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 04/20/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| APC - Anadarko Petroleum Corp | $66.49 | $40.52 | $66.49 | 100% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $100.79 | $76.37 | $102.37 | 95% |
| COP - ConocoPhillips | $65.79 | $42.50 | $66.51 | 98% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $193.56 | $150.44 | $198.91 | 90% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $223.11 | $188.94 | $229.95 | 85% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $351.99 | $267.32 | $361.00 | 92% |
| MON - Monsanto Co | $125.00 | $115.00 | $125.70 | 94% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $95.00 | $66.40 | $96.77 | 95% |
| OXY - Occidental Petro Cp | $76.47 | $58.02 | $77.63 | 95% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $227.35 | $154.04 | $228.06 | 99% |
| V - Visa Inc | $124.20 | $91.15 | $126.32 | 95% |
S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 04/20/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $51.17 | $51.17 | $68.98 | 0% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $310.94 | $303.33 | $402.50 | 9% |
| CL - Colgate-Palmolive Co | $67.52 | $67.52 | $77.50 | 0% |
| CMCSA - Comcast Corp Cl A | $33.21 | $32.99 | $42.99 | 3% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $40.11 | $39.30 | $47.19 | 11% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $57.23 | $57.23 | $77.71 | 0% |
| PEP - Pepsico Inc | $102.48 | $102.48 | $121.76 | 0% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $73.80 | $73.80 | $94.40 | 0% |
| PM - Philip Morris International | $84.27 | $84.27 | $122.90 | 0% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $147.25 | $147.25 | $172.42 | 0% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $50.43 | $49.25 | $58.11 | 14% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $63.92 | $62.85 | $86.54 | 5% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P 100 Stocks
(As of market close 04/20/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $165.72 | $142.27 | $181.72 | 62% |
| ABBV - AbbVie Inc | $92.60 | $63.82 | $123.21 | 57% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $59.19 | $42.98 | $63.62 | 82% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $152.41 | $118.69 | $164.74 | 76% |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $158.51 | $144.02 | $256.15 | 17% |
| AIG - American International Group | $55.43 | $53.12 | $66.06 | 20% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $98.31 | $79.73 | $104.91 | 76% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $171.56 | $153.02 | $198.00 | 44% |
| AMZN - Amazon.Com Inc | $1527.49 | $898.53 | $1598.39 | 92% |
| APC - Anadarko Petroleum Corp | $66.49 | $40.52 | $66.49 | 100% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $100.79 | $76.37 | $102.37 | 95% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $338.67 | $177.40 | $364.64 | 90% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $30.26 | $22.23 | $32.84 | 79% |
| BIIB - Biogen Inc | $263.02 | $246.54 | $367.91 | 16% |
| BK - Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $55.42 | $46.20 | $58.42 | 78% |
| BKNG - Booking Holdings, Inc | $2131.37 | $1645.72 | $2206.09 | 88% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $524.42 | $378.06 | $593.26 | 73% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $51.17 | $51.17 | $68.98 | 0% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $200.13 | $161.26 | $217.25 | 72% |
| C - Citigroup | $70.00 | $57.72 | $80.08 | 59% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $153.25 | $94.32 | $170.89 | 82% |
| CELG - Celgene Corp | $88.95 | $84.98 | $146.52 | 8% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $310.94 | $303.33 | $402.50 | 9% |
| CL - Colgate-Palmolive Co | $67.52 | $67.52 | $77.50 | 0% |
| CMCSA - Comcast Corp Cl A | $33.21 | $32.99 | $42.99 | 3% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $97.98 | $76.92 | $105.71 | 76% |
| COP - ConocoPhillips | $65.79 | $42.50 | $66.51 | 98% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $193.56 | $150.44 | $198.91 | 90% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $44.09 | $30.37 | $45.55 | 92% |
| CVS - CVS Health Corporation | $65.12 | $60.60 | $83.63 | 22% |
| CVX - Chevron Corp | $122.31 | $103.04 | $133.60 | 66% |
| DIS - Walt Disney Company | $100.24 | $96.93 | $115.84 | 19% |
| DVN - Devon Energy Corp | $35.40 | $29.54 | $44.81 | 43% |
| DWDP - DowDuPont Inc | $66.04 | $60.20 | $77.02 | 38% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $70.20 | $57.44 | $74.05 | 79% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $38.60 | $33.50 | $42.39 | 60% |
| F - Ford Motor Co | $10.82 | $10.24 | $13.23 | 22% |
| FB - Facebook Inc | $166.28 | $143.68 | $193.09 | 49% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $247.12 | $185.28 | $274.32 | 73% |
| FOX - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $36.18 | $24.43 | $38.40 | 87% |
| FOXA - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $36.68 | $24.97 | $38.81 | 87% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $223.11 | $188.94 | $229.95 | 85% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $14.54 | $12.83 | $29.55 | 15% |
| GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc | $73.70 | $64.12 | $88.80 | 43% |
| GM - General Motors Company | $37.61 | $32.42 | $46.48 | 41% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $1072.96 | $843.19 | $1175.84 | 72% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1077.32 | $858.95 | $1187.56 | 70% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $251.96 | $211.26 | $273.38 | 68% |
| HAL - Halliburton Co | $51.96 | $38.66 | $56.83 | 77% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $177.01 | $144.58 | $207.23 | 56% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $150.57 | $127.08 | $164.99 | 65% |
| IBM - International Business Machines Corporation | $144.90 | $139.70 | $169.12 | 19% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $51.53 | $33.46 | $53.61 | 92% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $126.66 | $121.76 | $148.14 | 20% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $111.47 | $82.15 | $118.77 | 83% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $16.47 | $14.81 | $20.92 | 31% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $43.74 | $42.33 | $48.53 | 24% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $79.06 | $74.21 | $87.89 | 37% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $351.99 | $267.32 | $361.00 | 92% |
| LOW - Lowes Companies Inc | $83.62 | $72.56 | $107.40 | 36% |
| MA - Mastercard Incorporated | $177.08 | $114.27 | $183.24 | 93% |
| MCD - McDonalds Corp | $158.77 | $133.41 | $178.36 | 60% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $40.11 | $39.30 | $47.19 | 11% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $79.90 | $76.55 | $89.30 | 28% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $47.49 | $44.08 | $55.73 | 32% |
| MMM - 3M Company | $217.75 | $191.50 | $258.63 | 43% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $57.23 | $57.23 | $77.71 | 0% |
| MON - Monsanto Co | $125.00 | $115.00 | $125.70 | 94% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $58.83 | $53.27 | $66.16 | 46% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $54.46 | $40.97 | $58.91 | 78% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $95.00 | $66.40 | $96.77 | 95% |
| NKE - Nike Inc Cl B | $66.09 | $50.83 | $69.65 | 83% |
| NSC - Norfolk Southern Corp | $136.75 | $112.12 | $154.34 | 62% |
| ORCL - Oracle Corp | $46.23 | $44.17 | $52.97 | 25% |
| OXY - Occidental Petro Cp | $76.47 | $58.02 | $77.63 | 95% |
| PEP - Pepsico Inc | $102.48 | $102.48 | $121.76 | 0% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $36.63 | $31.75 | $39.02 | 69% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $73.80 | $73.80 | $94.40 | 0% |
| PM - Philip Morris International | $84.27 | $84.27 | $122.90 | 0% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $78.73 | $43.81 | $85.45 | 88% |
| QCOM - Qualcomm Inc | $51.44 | $49.64 | $68.91 | 11% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $227.35 | $154.04 | $228.06 | 99% |
| SBUX - Starbucks Corporation | $58.00 | $52.70 | $64.57 | 47% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $69.23 | $61.31 | $79.79 | 46% |
| SO - Southern Company | $45.22 | $42.92 | $53.25 | 24% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $147.25 | $147.25 | $172.42 | 0% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $34.67 | $32.86 | $40.44 | 26% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $70.32 | $50.18 | $78.58 | 75% |
| TWX - Time Warner Inc | $96.24 | $87.05 | $103.64 | 58% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $99.96 | $76.41 | $119.89 | 60% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $235.06 | $168.12 | $248.47 | 86% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $135.66 | $101.40 | $141.97 | 86% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $108.55 | $101.66 | $134.09 | 24% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $50.43 | $49.25 | $58.11 | 14% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $123.08 | $109.55 | $138.32 | 50% |
| V - Visa Inc | $124.20 | $91.15 | $126.32 | 95% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $47.90 | $42.89 | $54.72 | 45% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $63.92 | $62.85 | $86.54 | 5% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $52.56 | $49.58 | $65.93 | 20% |
| WMT - Walmart Inc | $86.98 | $73.23 | $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.