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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S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
(As of market close 12/07/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| DUK - Duke Energy Corp | $89.99 | $72.12 | $90.05 | 100% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $46.96 | $35.98 | $46.96 | 100% |
| FOX - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $48.99 | $32.34 | $49.39 | 98% |
| FOXA - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $49.26 | $32.75 | $49.79 | 97% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $145.43 | $119.40 | $148.14 | 91% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $49.09 | $41.55 | $50.51 | 85% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $182.86 | $145.29 | $182.86 | 100% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $92.45 | $70.94 | $94.51 | 92% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $188.42 | $146.74 | $190.59 | 96% |
S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 12/07/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AIG - American International Group | $37.90 | $37.90 | $64.80 | 0% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $83.81 | $83.81 | $104.91 | 0% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $25.43 | $25.43 | $32.84 | 0% |
| C - Citigroup | $58.35 | $58.35 | $80.08 | 0% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $82.67 | $82.67 | $105.71 | 0% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $62.95 | $62.95 | $78.52 | 0% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $201.39 | $201.39 | $274.32 | 0% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $167.38 | $167.04 | $229.95 | 1% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $ 7.01 | $ 7.01 | $19.02 | 0% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $179.67 | $179.67 | $273.38 | 0% |
| HAL - Halliburton Co | $29.68 | $29.68 | $56.83 | 0% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $172.79 | $168.85 | $213.85 | 10% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $138.71 | $138.71 | $167.34 | 0% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $103.29 | $103.24 | $118.77 | 0% |
| KHC - Kraft Heinz Company | $48.71 | $48.71 | $80.27 | 0% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $285.40 | $285.40 | $361.00 | 0% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $40.63 | $39.56 | $54.77 | 8% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $54.18 | $53.21 | $73.90 | 5% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $41.32 | $41.32 | $58.91 | 0% |
| NVDA - NVIDIA Corporation | $147.61 | $144.70 | $289.36 | 3% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $165.11 | $165.11 | $228.13 | 0% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $43.04 | $42.32 | $79.79 | 3% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $92.38 | $90.18 | $119.89 | 8% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $119.45 | $117.70 | $142.08 | 8% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $50.26 | $50.19 | $65.93 | 1% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P 100 Stocks
(As of market close 12/07/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $168.49 | $155.15 | $232.07 | 20% |
| ABBV - AbbVie Inc | $86.96 | $77.85 | $123.21 | 24% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $69.95 | $54.64 | $74.27 | 80% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $157.45 | $147.35 | $174.19 | 40% |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $152.42 | $143.80 | $193.46 | 20% |
| AIG - American International Group | $37.90 | $37.90 | $64.80 | 0% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $83.81 | $83.81 | $104.91 | 0% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $191.44 | $166.05 | $208.89 | 62% |
| AMZN - Amazon.Com Inc | $1629.13 | $1162.00 | $2039.51 | 60% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $106.68 | $88.34 | $112.89 | 77% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $323.22 | $283.16 | $392.30 | 41% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $25.43 | $25.43 | $32.84 | 0% |
| BIIB - Biogen Inc | $316.73 | $257.52 | $383.83 | 52% |
| BK - Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $47.71 | $45.33 | $58.42 | 20% |
| BKNG - Booking Holdings, Inc | $1834.51 | $1715.52 | $2206.09 | 27% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $393.10 | $378.66 | $593.26 | 8% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $53.08 | $48.83 | $68.98 | 24% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $204.88 | $184.91 | $223.76 | 54% |
| C - Citigroup | $58.35 | $58.35 | $80.08 | 0% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $123.55 | $112.34 | $170.89 | 23% |
| CELG - Celgene Corp | $70.08 | $66.65 | $109.41 | 10% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $315.70 | $261.04 | $387.50 | 48% |
| CL - Colgate-Palmolive Co | $62.71 | $57.88 | $77.50 | 27% |
| CMCSA - Comcast Corp Cl A | $37.41 | $30.59 | $42.99 | 59% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $82.67 | $82.67 | $105.71 | 0% |
| COP - ConocoPhillips | $65.91 | $51.57 | $79.89 | 56% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $224.86 | $178.61 | $244.21 | 74% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $46.44 | $37.61 | $49.14 | 79% |
| CVS - CVS Health Corporation | $74.09 | $60.60 | $83.63 | 62% |
| CVX - Chevron Corp | $115.49 | $108.93 | $133.60 | 29% |
| DHR - Danaher Corp | $101.87 | $92.16 | $109.54 | 58% |
| DIS - Walt Disney Company | $111.98 | $98.54 | $118.90 | 68% |
| DUK - Duke Energy Corp | $89.99 | $72.12 | $90.05 | 100% |
| DWDP - DowDuPont Inc | $53.75 | $52.00 | $77.02 | 8% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $62.95 | $62.95 | $78.52 | 0% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $46.96 | $35.98 | $46.96 | 100% |
| F - Ford Motor Co | $ 8.82 | $ 8.18 | $13.23 | 16% |
| FB - Facebook Inc | $137.42 | $131.55 | $217.50 | 9% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $201.39 | $201.39 | $274.32 | 0% |
| FOX - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $48.99 | $32.34 | $49.39 | 98% |
| FOXA - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $49.26 | $32.75 | $49.79 | 97% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $167.38 | $167.04 | $229.95 | 1% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $ 7.01 | $ 7.01 | $19.02 | 0% |
| GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc | $68.15 | $64.88 | $88.80 | 16% |
| GM - General Motors Company | $34.69 | $30.56 | $44.85 | 33% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $1036.58 | $1001.52 | $1268.33 | 15% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1046.58 | $1005.18 | $1285.50 | 16% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $179.67 | $179.67 | $273.38 | 0% |
| HAL - Halliburton Co | $29.68 | $29.68 | $56.83 | 0% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $172.79 | $168.85 | $213.85 | 10% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $138.71 | $138.71 | $167.34 | 0% |
| IBM - International Business Machines Corporation | $119.34 | $115.40 | $169.12 | 9% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $46.24 | $42.42 | $57.08 | 29% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $145.43 | $119.40 | $148.14 | 91% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $103.29 | $103.24 | $118.77 | 0% |
| KHC - Kraft Heinz Company | $48.71 | $48.71 | $80.27 | 0% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $16.35 | $14.81 | $19.63 | 35% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $49.09 | $41.55 | $50.51 | 85% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $113.58 | $74.21 | $118.64 | 91% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $285.40 | $285.40 | $361.00 | 0% |
| LOW - Lowes Companies Inc | $89.40 | $81.48 | $116.84 | 26% |
| MA - Mastercard Incorporated | $196.50 | $149.89 | $223.77 | 68% |
| MCD - McDonalds Corp | $182.96 | $148.27 | $189.26 | 86% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $43.80 | $37.57 | $45.87 | 77% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $94.24 | $76.55 | $99.49 | 79% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $40.63 | $39.56 | $54.77 | 8% |
| MMM - 3M Company | $198.24 | $184.54 | $258.63 | 21% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $54.18 | $53.21 | $73.90 | 5% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $76.72 | $53.27 | $79.34 | 92% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $41.32 | $41.32 | $58.91 | 0% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $104.82 | $84.16 | $115.61 | 69% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $182.86 | $145.29 | $182.86 | 100% |
| NFLX - Netflix Inc | $265.14 | $185.73 | $418.97 | 44% |
| NKE - Nike Inc Cl B | $73.34 | $61.30 | $85.55 | 54% |
| NVDA - NVIDIA Corporation | $147.61 | $144.70 | $289.36 | 3% |
| ORCL - Oracle Corp | $46.00 | $42.82 | $52.97 | 34% |
| OXY - Occidental Petro Cp | $66.54 | $62.96 | $86.48 | 17% |
| PEP - Pepsico Inc | $115.82 | $96.16 | $121.94 | 78% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $43.92 | $33.63 | $46.23 | 84% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $92.45 | $70.94 | $94.51 | 92% |
| PM - Philip Morris International | $84.56 | $76.85 | $110.60 | 26% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $82.77 | $71.73 | $93.07 | 55% |
| QCOM - Qualcomm Inc | $55.99 | $49.75 | $75.09 | 29% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $165.11 | $165.11 | $228.13 | 0% |
| SBUX - Starbucks Corporation | $65.47 | $48.54 | $68.72 | 86% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $43.04 | $42.32 | $79.79 | 3% |
| SO - Southern Company | $46.98 | $42.66 | $51.68 | 50% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $188.42 | $146.74 | $190.59 | 96% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $30.14 | $29.09 | $39.18 | 12% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $67.81 | $61.02 | $89.26 | 28% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $92.38 | $90.18 | $119.89 | 8% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $269.18 | $212.55 | $286.33 | 79% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $147.45 | $124.14 | $164.99 | 60% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $105.32 | $101.66 | $134.09 | 13% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $51.76 | $48.86 | $58.11 | 33% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $119.45 | $117.70 | $142.08 | 8% |
| V - Visa Inc | $137.11 | $112.12 | $150.79 | 68% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $57.68 | $46.29 | $60.65 | 81% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $81.19 | $59.70 | $85.69 | 85% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $50.26 | $50.19 | $65.93 | 1% |
| WMT - Walmart Inc | $93.19 | $82.40 | $109.55 | 43% |
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.