Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Highs and Lows
Momentum trading strategies often involve the buying of stocks that are trading at or 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 at or 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 at 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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Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
(As of market close 01/21/2022)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co (NYSE:CL) | $83.67 | $74.42 | $85.34 | 86% |
| Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) | $126.91 | $85.20 | $129.38 | 95% |
| Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) | $56.77 | $38.60 | $57.76 | 96% |
| Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) | $60.45 | $48.15 | $61.39 | 94% |
| Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) | $68.36 | $52.94 | $68.36 | 100% |
| Pepsico Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) | $174.22 | $128.83 | $175.64 | 97% |
| Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) | $162.62 | $122.15 | $164.21 | 97% |
| Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) | $102.92 | $79.06 | $106.10 | 90% |
| Southern Company (NYSE:SO) | $67.81 | $56.72 | $68.66 | 93% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 01/21/2022)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) | $2852.86 | $2852.86 | $3731.41 | 0% |
| Biogen Inc (NASDAQ:BIIB) | $220.52 | $220.52 | $414.71 | 0% |
| Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) | $569.69 | $569.69 | $821.01 | 0% |
| Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) | $137.38 | $137.38 | $201.91 | 0% |
| 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) | $172.65 | $169.04 | $207.33 | 10% |
| Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) | $397.50 | $397.50 | $691.69 | 0% |
| PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) | $163.54 | $163.54 | $308.53 | 0% |
| Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) | $96.31 | $95.72 | $126.06 | 2% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P-100 Stocks
(As of market close 01/21/2022)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.