Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Highs and Lows
Momentum trading strategies often involve the buying of stocks that are trading near their 52-week high in the expectation that the stock will continue to reach new highs. See study "52-Week High and Momentum Investing" cited below for evidence on the effectiveness of this trading strategy.Contrarian trading strategies, on the other hand, can involve buying stocks near 52-week lows in anticipation that a bottom may be near, but this strategy can be quite risky, as such stocks tend to be highly volatile in either direction.
Short selling stocks near 52-week lows may be quite profitable, but is also dangerous, as stocks will frequently bounce higher after hitting 52-week lows, even if they are headed far lower in the longer term.
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S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
(As of market close 10/20/2017)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| ABBV - AbbVie Inc | $96.10 | $55.78 | $96.48 | 99% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $56.32 | $37.60 | $56.32 | 100% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $139.49 | $113.21 | $139.49 | 100% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $92.97 | $66.72 | $94.70 | 95% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $92.09 | $65.33 | $92.86 | 98% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $264.75 | $135.63 | $264.75 | 100% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $27.17 | $16.48 | $27.17 | 100% |
| BIIB - Biogen Inc | $338.10 | $246.54 | $344.58 | 94% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $476.62 | $338.61 | $480.59 | 98% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $64.42 | $46.82 | $65.35 | 96% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $189.04 | $142.95 | $189.04 | 100% |
| C - Citigroup | $73.53 | $48.17 | $75.72 | 94% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $131.36 | $81.11 | $131.55 | 100% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $34.25 | $29.25 | $34.44 | 97% |
| CVX - Chevron Corp | $118.64 | $99.92 | $120.22 | 93% |
| DWDP - DowDuPont Inc | $71.18 | $53.13 | $71.68 | 98% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $65.78 | $49.41 | $65.78 | 100% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $39.58 | $30.00 | $39.77 | 98% |
| FB - Facebook Inc | $174.98 | $115.05 | $176.11 | 98% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $225.07 | $170.20 | $226.33 | 98% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $213.86 | $149.67 | $213.86 | 100% |
| GM - General Motors Company | $45.61 | $30.96 | $45.88 | 98% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $988.20 | $736.08 | $992.81 | 98% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1005.07 | $753.22 | $1012.74 | 97% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $163.43 | $119.89 | $166.12 | 95% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $145.35 | $108.25 | $145.35 | 100% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $40.43 | $33.46 | $40.43 | 100% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $142.40 | $110.99 | $142.40 | 100% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $99.51 | $67.76 | $99.51 | 100% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $46.38 | $40.17 | $46.87 | 93% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $87.23 | $65.97 | $87.65 | 98% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $320.00 | $230.52 | $321.15 | 99% |
| MA - Mastercard Incorporated | $145.38 | $100.18 | $147.34 | 97% |
| MCD - McDonalds Corp | $166.30 | $111.04 | $166.50 | 100% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $53.29 | $41.25 | $53.29 | 100% |
| MMM - 3M Company | $221.32 | $164.25 | $221.32 | 100% |
| MON - Monsanto Co | $122.15 | $97.90 | $122.42 | 99% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $50.68 | $32.78 | $50.68 | 100% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $78.81 | $58.12 | $78.81 | 100% |
| NSC - Norfolk Southern Corp | $132.75 | $90.03 | $133.69 | 98% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $36.42 | $29.89 | $36.45 | 100% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $70.97 | $38.34 | $70.97 | 100% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $188.90 | $132.97 | $188.91 | 100% |
| SO - Southern Company The | $52.21 | $46.59 | $52.21 | 100% |
| TWX - Time Warner Inc | $101.83 | $86.33 | $103.64 | 90% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $95.18 | $67.60 | $95.18 | 100% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $207.49 | $137.71 | $207.49 | 100% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $119.76 | $102.87 | $120.79 | 95% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $120.93 | $98.67 | $123.71 | 90% |
| V - Visa Inc | $107.55 | $75.43 | $108.66 | 97% |
| WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc | $87.44 | $65.66 | $87.44 | 100% |
S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 10/20/2017)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $188.28 | $187.15 | $256.15 | 2% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $18.42 | $18.40 | $22.94 | 0% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $41.02 | $40.05 | $47.19 | 15% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $63.15 | $62.88 | $87.48 | 1% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $35.54 | $35.54 | $43.02 | 0% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $68.06 | $67.20 | $87.73 | 5% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P 100 Stocks
(As of market close 10/20/2017)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $156.25 | $105.71 | $164.05 | 89% |
| ABBV - AbbVie Inc | $96.10 | $55.78 | $96.48 | 99% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $56.32 | $37.60 | $56.32 | 100% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $139.49 | $113.21 | $139.49 | 100% |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $188.28 | $187.15 | $256.15 | 2% |
| AIG - American International Group | $64.87 | $57.38 | $67.20 | 78% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $92.97 | $66.72 | $94.70 | 95% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $182.96 | $135.22 | $191.00 | 88% |
| AMZN - Amazon.Com Inc | $982.91 | $719.07 | $1052.80 | 82% |
| APC - Anadarko Petroleum Corp | $49.01 | $40.52 | $72.69 | 33% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $92.09 | $65.33 | $92.86 | 98% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $264.75 | $135.63 | $264.75 | 100% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $27.17 | $16.48 | $27.17 | 100% |
| BIIB - Biogen Inc | $338.10 | $246.54 | $344.58 | 94% |
| BK - The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $53.12 | $42.87 | $54.88 | 87% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $476.62 | $338.61 | $480.59 | 98% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $64.42 | $46.82 | $65.35 | 96% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $189.04 | $142.95 | $189.04 | 100% |
| C - Citigroup | $73.53 | $48.17 | $75.72 | 94% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $131.36 | $81.11 | $131.55 | 100% |
| CELG - Celgene Corp | $121.33 | $97.63 | $146.52 | 54% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $350.76 | $244.10 | $402.50 | 72% |
| CL - Colgate-Palmolive Co | $72.32 | $64.53 | $77.23 | 63% |
| CMCSA - Comcast Corp Cl A | $37.22 | $30.33 | $41.99 | 63% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $89.67 | $72.32 | $96.12 | 76% |
| COP - ConocoPhillips | $50.25 | $41.54 | $52.64 | 80% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $160.77 | $142.24 | $182.45 | 49% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $34.25 | $29.25 | $34.44 | 97% |
| CVS - CVS Health Corporation | $76.49 | $72.44 | $88.00 | 28% |
| CVX - Chevron Corp | $118.64 | $99.92 | $120.22 | 93% |
| DIS - The Walt Disney Company | $99.40 | $91.91 | $115.84 | 34% |
| DVN - Devon Energy Corp | $34.93 | $29.54 | $49.01 | 33% |
| DWDP - DowDuPont Inc | $71.18 | $53.13 | $71.68 | 98% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $65.78 | $49.41 | $65.78 | 100% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $39.58 | $30.00 | $39.77 | 98% |
| F - Ford Motor Co | $12.10 | $10.56 | $13.17 | 62% |
| FB - Facebook Inc | $174.98 | $115.05 | $176.11 | 98% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $225.07 | $170.20 | $226.33 | 98% |
| FOX - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $26.84 | $25.38 | $31.82 | 25% |
| FOXA - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $27.50 | $25.56 | $32.44 | 31% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $213.86 | $149.67 | $213.86 | 100% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $23.83 | $22.98 | $32.25 | 11% |
| GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc | $81.21 | $64.12 | $85.47 | 82% |
| GM - General Motors Company | $45.61 | $30.96 | $45.88 | 98% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $988.20 | $736.08 | $992.81 | 98% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1005.07 | $753.22 | $1012.74 | 97% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $244.73 | $174.67 | $252.89 | 91% |
| HAL - Halliburton Co | $43.33 | $38.66 | $58.21 | 28% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $163.43 | $119.89 | $166.12 | 95% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $145.35 | $108.25 | $145.35 | 100% |
| IBM - International Business Machines Corporation | $162.07 | $139.70 | $181.95 | 56% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $40.43 | $33.46 | $40.43 | 100% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $142.40 | $110.99 | $142.40 | 100% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $99.51 | $67.76 | $99.51 | 100% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $18.42 | $18.40 | $22.94 | 0% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $46.38 | $40.17 | $46.87 | 93% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $87.23 | $65.97 | $87.65 | 98% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $320.00 | $230.52 | $321.15 | 99% |
| LOW - Lowe's Companies Inc | $80.04 | $65.63 | $86.06 | 73% |
| MA - Mastercard Incorporated | $145.38 | $100.18 | $147.34 | 97% |
| MCD - McDonalds Corp | $166.30 | $111.04 | $166.50 | 100% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $41.02 | $40.05 | $47.19 | 15% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $78.34 | $70.61 | $89.30 | 44% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $53.29 | $41.25 | $53.29 | 100% |
| MMM - 3M Company | $221.32 | $164.25 | $221.32 | 100% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $65.00 | $61.19 | $77.71 | 25% |
| MON - Monsanto Co | $122.15 | $97.90 | $122.42 | 99% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $63.88 | $58.43 | $66.58 | 68% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $50.68 | $32.78 | $50.68 | 100% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $78.81 | $58.12 | $78.81 | 100% |
| NKE - Nike Inc Cl B | $53.06 | $49.62 | $60.14 | 35% |
| NSC - Norfolk Southern Corp | $132.75 | $90.03 | $133.69 | 98% |
| ORCL - Oracle Corp | $49.25 | $37.93 | $52.80 | 79% |
| OXY - Occidental Petro Cp | $65.47 | $58.02 | $75.03 | 47% |
| PCLN - The Priceline Group Inc | $1942.11 | $1424.28 | $2049.00 | 85% |
| PEP - Pepsico Inc | $111.61 | $99.03 | $119.10 | 65% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $36.42 | $29.89 | $36.45 | 100% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $88.25 | $81.86 | $94.40 | 53% |
| PM - Philip Morris International | $109.52 | $87.33 | $122.90 | 66% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $70.97 | $38.34 | $70.97 | 100% |
| QCOM - Qualcomm Inc | $52.02 | $49.64 | $70.09 | 14% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $188.90 | $132.97 | $188.91 | 100% |
| SBUX - Starbucks Corporation | $54.57 | $51.77 | $64.57 | 24% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $63.15 | $62.88 | $87.48 | 1% |
| SO - Southern Company The | $52.21 | $46.59 | $52.21 | 100% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $164.72 | $152.26 | $197.27 | 30% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $35.54 | $35.54 | $43.02 | 0% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $61.76 | $50.18 | $78.61 | 46% |
| TWX - Time Warner Inc | $101.83 | $86.33 | $103.64 | 90% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $95.18 | $67.60 | $95.18 | 100% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $207.49 | $137.71 | $207.49 | 100% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $112.99 | $87.89 | $116.64 | 89% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $119.76 | $102.87 | $120.79 | 95% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $54.09 | $43.84 | $56.41 | 83% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $120.93 | $98.67 | $123.71 | 90% |
| V - Visa Inc | $107.55 | $75.43 | $108.66 | 97% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $49.53 | $42.89 | $54.64 | 59% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $68.06 | $67.20 | $87.73 | 5% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $54.92 | $44.60 | $59.73 | 71% |
| WMT - Wal-Mart Stores Inc | $87.44 | $65.66 | $87.44 | 100% |
Notes:
Stocks are deemed to be near their 52-week high (low) if they are within 3 percent of the high (low) or they achieved a new high (low) within the 5 most recent market days.Price relative to 52-week range is calculated as [log(price)-log(low price)]/[log(high price)-log(low price)]*100%. Thus a stock with a current price of $4 with a 52-week high of $8 and a 52-week low of $2 will have price relative to range of 50%.
See George, Thomas J. and Chuan-Yang Hwang (2004). "The 52-Week High and Momentum Investing." The Journal of Finance. Volume LIX. Number 5. 2145-2176.