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.
Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
(As of market close 12/13/2024)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) | $248.13 | $165.00 | $248.13 | 100% |
| Amazon.Com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) | $227.46 | $144.57 | $230.26 | 97% |
| American Express Co (NYSE:AXP) | $302.14 | $179.79 | $305.57 | 98% |
| Booking Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) | $5227.61 | $3305.62 | $5300.34 | 97% |
| Blackrock Incorporated (NYSE:BLK) | $1056.54 | $747.30 | $1065.26 | 98% |
| Citigroup (NYSE:C) | $71.01 | $49.66 | $72.50 | 95% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) | $989.35 | $644.69 | $994.69 | 99% |
| Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) | $58.62 | $44.74 | $60.02 | 92% |
| Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) | $191.38 | $132.56 | $196.71 | 93% |
| Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) | $189.82 | $131.40 | $195.40 | 93% |
| Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) | $227.62 | $190.36 | $233.91 | 87% |
| Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) | $529.00 | $418.57 | $534.45 | 96% |
| Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) | $620.35 | $334.92 | $632.68 | 97% |
| Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) | $918.87 | $468.50 | $936.56 | 97% |
| PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) | $91.02 | $56.13 | $91.02 | 100% |
| Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) | $179.60 | $136.79 | $183.84 | 92% |
| AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) | $23.63 | $16.09 | $23.88 | 97% |
| Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) | $436.23 | $142.05 | $436.23 | 100% |
| Visa Inc (NYSE:V) | $314.74 | $253.74 | $316.65 | 97% |
| Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT) | $94.25 | $50.91 | $95.70 | 98% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 12/13/2024)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) | $126.91 | $126.91 | $211.38 | 0% |
| Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) | $270.62 | $262.75 | $337.38 | 12% |
| ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) | $101.02 | $100.91 | $133.52 | 0% |
| CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) | $49.37 | $49.37 | $81.42 | 0% |
| Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) | $40.86 | $40.86 | $59.99 | 0% |
| Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) | $146.62 | $144.38 | $167.38 | 10% |
| Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) | $61.93 | $61.44 | $76.87 | 4% |
| Pepsico Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) | $157.97 | $156.72 | $183.11 | 5% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P-100 Stocks
(As of market close 12/13/2024)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.