Why track all-time price highs?
this topic is addressed in this older video interview of Eric Crittenden of Blackstar Funds who keeps a lot of different metrics to track this sort of data ...
and his fund investment model uses this data for a symbol selection criteria ... he also uses ATR criteria to manage the trade once a symbol is owned by his fund portfolio -
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selected symbols within several sectors -- ranked by the proximity to the 52-week intraday high, as of the Aug. 23, 2012 close:
NOTE: Yahoo Finance is the data source, and their method for calculating the % distance from the 52-week intraday high is relied upon for the data set shown below ... none of the calculations or 52--week intraday high values have been independently validated
HAIN achieved a new all-time price high on August 23rd
CRUS achieved a new all-time price high on August 23rd (not shown in the sectors below)
commodity "funds"
Price - Symbol -% Chg from 52-Wk High
28.65 DBC -5.32%
28.88 DBE -8.23%
29.85 DBA -12.74%
57.49 DGL -13.94%
27.01 DBO -15.75%
57.37 DBP -17.35%
17.89 DBB -23.22%
52.69 DBS -30.71%
21.87 DUG -51.91%
Mfrs. of Consumer Goods sector -
Price - Symbol - % Chg from 52-Wk High
67.77 HAIN -0.78%
41.28 KFT -0.78%
21.93 SKX -1.17%
72.66 PEP -1.34%
35.37 MAT -1.42%
23.10 PHG -1.62%
66.68 PG -1.87%
57.19 UA -2.21%
71.97 CLX -2.28%
31.60 GIL -2.59%
80.94 BUD -3.70%
19.83 CTB -3.74%
104.71 CL -4.67%
29.27 CCE -4.75%
37.29 HAS -4.87%
148.52 VFC -4.89%
73.77 PEET -4.94%
83.42 KMB -5.47%
82.06 TM -5.84%
38.11 KO -6.28%
87.07 PVH -6.44%
45.35 CVS -6.86%
27.76 MOV -7.37%
51.16 K -7.49%
33.45 MO -7.83%
38.94 CALM -8.16%
24.69 CAG -9.69%
82.31 FMX -10.11%
60.70 ALV -12.80%
30.73 HELE -13.07%
35.43 PLT -13.20%
118.05 KOF -13.73%
6.21 ELY -14.81%
33.17 HMC -15.71%
29.55 KMX -15.98%
10.98 AXL -16.06%
37.34 ABV -16.33%
53.94 TUP -20.22%
101.13 SAM -21.04%
42.43 HOG -21.89%
21.34 GM -22.90%
51.17 THS -23.91%
30.28 SCHL -24.64%
11.86 GT -24.94%
26.91 JCI -25.15%
37.28 NILE -25.44%
9.45 F -27.59%
21.85 TTM -28.66%
50.46 HLF -30.88%
25.19 IRBT -34.28%
15.50 AVP -35.25%
12.16 CBOU -35.46%
28.74 MFRM -40.35%
16.31 CROX -44.71%
49.05 DECK -58.75%
31.72 TPX -63.72%
25.22 GMCR -78.25%
Mfrs of Industrial Goods sector -
Price - Symbol - % Chg from 52-Wk High
24.62 WY -0.49%
139.81 SHW -1.74%
58.88 ITW -1.87%
92.20 LMT -1.90%
55.68 RTN -2.18%
20.64 GE -2.60%
64.20 TDY -3.15%
7.55 GLDD -3.45%
11.65 LFRGY -4.51%
66.92 NOC -4.67%
7.97 CX -4.89%
20.02 BAESY -5.57%
58.48 HON -5.68%
28.17 ATU -6.01%
112.10 MIDD -6.38%
69.71 LLL -6.79%
45.91 ROLL -7.74%
18.65 AKZOY -7.95%
70.36 BA -9.60%
27.49 GVA -9.84%
81.76 PH -10.62%
27.57 EME -10.81%
37.37 WTS -11.82%
65.61 GD -11.98%
55.19 PLL -14.50%
76.66 MLM -15.36%
5.39 TASR -16.95%
53.21 FLR -17.72%
22.88 HXL -18.31%
21.10 FWLT -19.10%
49.38 COL -19.66%
17.63 ABB -19.72%
27.84 BGC -20.21%
9.51 DAKT -20.35%
31.98 KOP -21.25%
31.48 NICE -21.38%
37.07 URS -21.40%
37.42 CBI -21.62%
7.66 SWHC -25.27%
11.25 MTRX -25.30%
9.70 STRL -27.01%
56.04 ASEI -29.05%
19.89 FLIR -29.82%
4.9050 FTEK -30.03%
23.85 CRDN -34.85%
5.75 AXR -36.04%
8.33 ZOLT -44.50%
Retailers -
Price - Symbol - % Chg from 52-Wk High
21.61 PSS -0.28%
56.55 HD -1.10%
21.93 SKX -1.17%
42.37 WSM -1.33%
57.07 JWN -1.52%
34.84 ANN -1.64%
47.19 CAB -2.16%
36.83 URBN -2.25%
14.81 BWS -2.31%
69.18 ROST -2.32%
56.07 PLCE -2.57%
21.88 AEO -2.71%
18.05 CHS -2.85%
62.99 TGT -3.08%
94.74 COST -3.09%
73.79 DDS -3.33%
34.97 GPS -3.48%
11.66 SKS -3.95%
71.56 WMT -4.89%
34.04 FL -4.94%
35.66 WAG -5.18%
17.98 PIR -5.81%
48.88 DKS -6.00%
45.35 CVS -6.86%
20.13 SSI -7.02%
38.92 M -7.71%
47.77 LTD -7.85%
363.26 AZO -8.98%
51.45 KSS -9.20%
11.80 JNY -10.06%
9.62 HOTT -10.34%
55.86 HIBB -11.88%
66.18 BBBY -12.74%
53.32 VSI -13.76%
156.48 RL -14.25%
48.50 DLTR -14.64%
36.20 GNC -15.22%
27.36 LOW -15.27%
62.68 FDO -16.12%
86.46 ORLY -19.29%
33.44 ZUMZ -20.31%
71.96 AAP -22.69%
30.67 MW -25.14%
41.27 JOSB -26.87%
58.46 TIF -27.82%
18.90 GME -29.11%
25.95 GES -30.15%
55.31 COH -30.60%
30.76 BIG -34.86%
10.98 SPLS -35.14%
54.42 SHLD -36.65%
18.01 BBY -36.87%
9.11 PBY -41.07%
13.30 ARO -42.30%
5.46 BEBE -43.01%
24.50 JCP -43.26%
35.55 ANF -54.12%
11.71 BKS -54.96%
2.65 RSH -80.99%
Food Retailers sector -
Price - Symbol - % Chg from 52-Wk High
95.08 WFM -2.98%
60.51 TFM -3.15%
56.51 CASY -10.30%
14.52 PTRY -11.25%
35.05 SUSS -11.40%
21.69 KR -12.65%
43.10 CBD -13.77%
56.70 ALB -17.24%
15.31 SWY -33.89%
7.77 RNDY -37.84%
2.12 SVU -75.77%
Banks, Brokers, Insurers, and stock Exchanges -
Price - Symbol - % Chg from 52-Wk High
35.22 BAM -0.82%
22.06 SEIC -1.69%
33.92 WFC -2.53%
14.63 FITB -2.60%
7.01 RF -2.64%
38.10 DFS -2.66%
33.74 MMC -2.71%
13.14 ONB -2.74%
85.50 MTB -2.86%
24.91 STI -3.30%
33.76 AIG -3.68%
32.76 USB -3.93%
44.27 HBC -4.03%
127.15 V -4.10%
6.5350 HBAN -4.32%
6.54 HTBK -4.53%
45.66 SAFT -4.62%
135.73 ICE -4.92%
63.53 SBNY -5.04%
10.47 SUSQ -5.21%
55.63 COF -5.21%
31.01 BBT -5.28%
8.34 KEY -5.44%
6.83 FCF -5.53%
27.71 CBU -5.97%
80.98 TD -6.45%
61.65 TROW -6.59%
14.28 BXS -6.61%
15.10 GBCI -6.67%
15.71 SLM -6.99%
46.06 WABC -7.01%
46.28 BOH -7.42%
28.42 PL -7.58%
57.83 BMO -7.91%
34.27 FFIN -8.00%
56.14 CFR -8.13%
56.42 AXP -8.14%
52.83 BNS -8.23%
28.44 LAZ -8.70%
84.12 ASPS -8.85%
61.83 PNC -8.93%
22.44 BK -9.22%
24.60 AROW -9.39%
10.40 BSRR -9.49%
27.05 PFG -9.71%
53.55 RY -10.15%
30.54 CMA -10.18%
418.33 MA -10.42%
19.91 MBFI -11.35%
38.30 CIT -11.65%
16.87 BBD -11.72%
35.12 IBN -12.11%
53.33 CME -12.46%
41.25 LFC -12.48%
41.22 STT -12.67%
4.68 MTU -12.69%
34.45 MET -12.90%
12.00 PBCT -12.98%
12.80 ASBC -13.10%
23.53 LNC -14.56%
25.24 LM -14.61%
6.43 HCBK -15.62%
13.00 SCHW -16.29%
22.87 NDAQ -16.35%
19.00 ZION -16.68%
43.35 FCFS -16.92%
53.80 PRU -17.45%
25.40 NYX -18.72%
32.35 SF -18.80%
104.08 GS -19.14%
16.62 AMTD -19.28%
8.15 BAC -19.31%
37.23 JPM -19.92%
18.01 HIG -22.67%
19.32 UNM -22.72%
29.58 C -22.96%
16.83 ITUB -23.50%
11.30 UBS -23.55%
33.89 AIZ -23.91%
8.32 FHN -24.29%
18.53 DLLR -25.55%
18.25 TWGP -25.93%
8.02 FNFG -26.35%
12.05 BCS -26.57%
6.84 SAN * -26.69%
5.49 GROW -29.89%
7.25 ING -30.49%
14.50 MS -31.57%
8.40 ETFC -32.53%
34.34 DB -34.64%
7.38 MIG -38.04%
19.23 CS -40.67%
5.24 GNW -45.87%
13.00 BMA -53.02%
5.16 IRE -59.69%
2.86 KCG -79.57%
selected REIT's
48.10 RYN -0.72%
24.20 AKR -1.22%
41.84 O -1.78%
111.58 BXP -1.98%
32.82 SKT -2.78%
56.29 SSS -2.93%
33.19 EXR -3.12%
69.50 CPT -3.46%
80.83 SLG -3.77%
50.92 PPS -3.89%
156.46 SPG -4.45%
45.88 ACC -4.62%
143.74 AVB -4.95%
26.70 AIV -5.65%
152.05 ESS -5.87%
50.23 BRE -6.23%
58.80 MAC -6.41%
22.04 CLP -6.77%
61.27 EQR -6.77%
141.30 PSA -7.45%
74.55 DLR -7.49%
81.58 VNO -7.82%
15.36 AEC -14.29%
Homebuilders
32.03 LEN -2.38%
18.51 MHO -2.89%
18.78 DHI -2.95%
32.62 TOL -3.15%
37.28 MTH -3.54%
6.39 SPF -4.05%
13.32 PHM -4.24%
33.24 MDC -4.32%
25.93 RYL -4.49%
804.15 NVR -8.62%
10.70 KBH -18.45%
2.66 HOV -19.64%
2.94 BZH -26.13%
12.72 HXM -43.39%
Restaurants
4.81 DENN -2.24%
62.57 CBRL -2.99%
39.80 BOBE -3.14%
33.08 CAKE -3.27%
33.85 EAT -3.78%
52.60 DIN -5.40%
51.45 DRI -7.86%
152.42 PNRA -8.18%
23.86 AFCE -8.34%
51.51 PZZA -8.69%
25.75 JACK -9.46%
17.16 TXRH -11.32%
64.67 YUM -13.12%
50.78 THI -13.15%
88.25 MCD -13.67%
9.21 SONC -15.81%
35.03 DPZ -17.01%
31.20 RRGB -17.85%
74.77 BWLD -21.14%
5.99 RUTH -22.61%
47.90 SBUX -22.74%
7.31 KKD -22.81%
4.26 WEN -23.66%
28.16 DNKN -23.93%
29.94 CEC -25.17%
16.07 BBRG -26.85%
6.76 RT -28.01%
291.99 CMG -34.00%
12.16 CBOU -35.46%
3.28 PZZI -53.61%
5.18 TAST -67.40%
Producers of Copper and Copper Products
29.35 WIRE -4.52%
21.40 OLN -8.78%
32.69 SCCO -12.29%
69.05 BHP -19.93%
36.77 FCX -24.90%
46.55 RIO -26.32%
1.23 CUU.V -28.07%
2.85 TGB -33.72%
17.17 VALE -39.56%
Steel Producers
52.64 RS -10.14%
39.14 NUE -14.45%
83.29 PKX -16.58%
83.29 PKX -16.58%
49.53 CRS -17.45%
12.33 STLD -25.99%
15.55 MT -34.17%
31.41 ATI -40.74%
5.67 AKS -45.11%
Coal Producers
7.01 HW -2.23%
24.38 PVR -11.35%
66.15 ARLP -21.06%
6.47 PVA -24.50%
32.99 CNX -29.66%
21.25 NRP -30.28%
7.51 CHNR -39.58%
7.84 WLB -41.80%
14.83 YZC -49.86%
22.93 BTU -54.24%
35.76 WLT -63.25%
6.76 ACI -67.55%
2.96 JRCC -74.31%
6.59 ANR -81.25%
Producers of Iron products
69.05 BHP -19.93%
46.55 RIO -26.32%
17.17 VALE -39.56%
39.32 CLF -54.09%
Titanium producers
22.98 RTI -22.13%
12.75 TIE -28.97%
31.41 ATI -40.74%
Mfrs. of Mining and Construction Equipment
41.14 CNH -13.82%
76.12 DE -15.14%
100.40 CMI -22.48%
20.69 TEX -22.71%
36.65 KMT -23.36%
87.63 CAT -25.07%
12.71 MTW -25.10%
12.90 CYD -31.71%
56.84 JOY -40.79%
Companies which participate in the farming industry as suppliers of inputs or equipment
98.08 AGU -3.74%
68.72 SYT -3.86%
85.83 MON -4.35%
206.73 CF -5.28%
64.68 BG -7.86%
38.51 LXU -8.92%
72.87 CMP -10.44%
29.88 DBA -12.74%
21.97 PICO -12.89%
41.14 CNH -13.82%
76.12 DE -15.14%
9.78 HOGS -21.76%
57.60 MOS -22.16%
39.38 ANDE -23.53%
18.86 AG -24.56%
42.13 SMG -24.70%
215.02 TNH -28.14%
21.51 TWI -28.18%
41.35 POT -31.56%
24.21 TITN -34.43%
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for comparison to the symbol selection above, shown below is a "saved" symbol list
from those symbols having close proximity to their 52-week intraday price highs as of early January, 2010
when the major US indices had been in rally mode to new multi-month highs
* ranked by the August 23, 2012 proximity to the 52-week intraday high
21.61 PSS -0.28%
676.80 GOOG -0.56%
55.51 HNZ -0.88%
18.39 MTP -1.08%
56.55 HD -1.10%
41.98 CRUS -1.22%
51.72 DTV -1.30%
107.45 DEO -1.72%
662.63 AAPL -1.82%
47.54 VRSN -1.94%
73.43 OSIS -2.09%
32.03 LEN -2.38%
91.98 MMM -2.46%
49.17 this -2.92%
94.74 COST -3.09%
33.08 CAKE -3.27%
56.31 TMO -3.53%
33.50 ADBE -3.68%
27.13 VMED -3.76%
68.72 SYT -3.86%
58.80 SNI -3.87%
127.15 V -4.10%
23.50 OHI -4.12%
60.99 IFF -4.37%
9.12 KFN -4.40%
39.99 PAC -4.58%
16.52 ACXM -4.78%
37.29 HAS -4.87%
63.53 SBNY -5.04%
31.31 STN -5.09%
37.13 AKAM -5.14%
35.26 HMSY -5.19%
9.07 NYT -5.22%
43.48 WDC -5.35%
57.21 RAX -5.52%
33.69 STX -5.66%
48.88 DKS -6.00%
34.15 PDCO -6.23%
38.11 KO -6.28%
34.17 IP -6.38%
31.58 ORCL -6.58%
58.19 INTU -6.64%
46.06 WABC -7.01%
195.70 IBM -7.11%
46.28 BOH -7.42%
33.45 MO -7.83%
57.83 BMO -7.91%
31.88 WMB -7.94%
34.27 FFIN -8.00%
57.73 RHT -8.00%
42.04 BMC -8.01%
19.75 STR -8.01%
56.42 AXP -8.14%
38.94 CALM -8.16%
30.25 MSFT -8.18%
37.12 MAR -8.23%
52.83 BNS -8.23%
81.84 COO -8.36%
69.21 AMT -8.48%
61.83 PNC -8.93%
14.48 HUN -9.39%
79.20 UTX -9.49%
70.36 BA -9.60%
40.64 COG -9.69%
24.69 CAG -9.69%
161.66 PCP -9.92%
418.33 MA -10.42%
81.76 PH -10.62%
107.01 EOG -10.80%
146.77 CRM -10.91%
33.54 XLNX -11.12%
34.52 MCHP -11.21%
35.21 BRCM -11.22%
24.38 PVR -11.35%
65.58 RKT -11.56%
44.24 ITRI -12.14%
66.18 BBBY -12.74%
60.70 ALV -12.80%
50.78 THI -13.15%
22.93 CCJ -13.31%
33.20 VECO -13.43%
49.34 TOT -13.53%
37.56 NTGR -13.54%
88.25 MCD -13.67%
35.72 ALTR -14.18%
78.76 IOC -14.28%
23.30 JBL -14.96%
76.12 DE -15.14%
177.30 BLK -15.32%
14.305 NVDA -15.36%
11.80 AMAT -15.39%
120.88 CLB -15.59%
29.55 KMX -15.98%
10.98 AXL -16.06%
64.99 CTSH -16.68%
95.45 NKE -16.86%
32.14 CAVM -16.89%
27.79 CREE -16.92%
43.35 FCFS -16.92%
9.93 CFI -17.18%
15.03 XTEX -17.60%
86.60 NBL -17.88%
58.79 VAR -18.29%
66.74 SWK -18.51%
32.35 SF -18.80%
71.03 CERN -19.58%
69.05 BHP -19.93%
19.76 PRGS -20.19%
64.36 LULU -20.63%
4.06 KNDI -20.86%
42.27 SNDK -20.93%
66.15 ARLP -21.06%
14.93 KNX -21.17%
87.55 APA -21.89%
7.21 NVMI -22.31%
47.90 SBUX -22.74%
23.93 NUAN -23.18%
11.62 JDSU -23.40%
593.53 PCLN -23.41%
593.53 PCLN -23.41%
49.58 CHKP -23.72%
51.17 THS -23.91%
30.28 SCHL -24.64%
36.30 INT -26.14%
17.15 WCRX -26.33%
11.55 GLW -26.67%
9.25 ZINC -26.88%
9.86 VSH -27.07%
9.45 F -27.59%
58.46 TIF -27.82%
72.18 UFS -28.41%
33.40 NTAP -28.63%
21.85 TTM -28.66%
12.75 TIE -28.97%
99.02 FFIV -29.00%
32.99 CNX -29.66%
19.89 FLIR -29.82%
30.95 SWN -30.23%
55.31 COH -30.60%
43.75 WLL -31.61%
6.2550 MU -31.71%
1.28 OTIV -32.63%
291.99 CMG -34.00%
15.55 MT -34.17%
21.19 X -34.84%
30.76 BIG -34.86%
10.98 SPLS -35.14%
29.26 TCK -35.35%
10.42 MRVL -38.20%
6.89 ELX -38.43%
17.17 VALE -39.56%
23.40 HMIN -40.53%
17.64 HPQ -41.22%
1.59 QTM -45.17%
3.98 AMSC -46.14%
13.22 CLNE -46.59%
3.20 MLNK -46.67%
8.74 SGI -48.25%
19.44 LXK -49.30%
14.83 YZC -49.86%
39.32 CLF -54.09%
22.93 BTU -54.24%
0.75 IVAN -56.72%
49.05 DECK -58.75%
2.24 DRWI -59.27%
35.76 WLT -63.25%
31.72 TPX -63.72%
0.35 ZANE -65.35%
3.98 ASYS -65.60%
2.05 YGE -68.80%
5.13 TSL -69.43%
0.9077 MTSN -72.49%
4.85 RMBS -73.85%
25.22 GMCR -78.25%
2.65 RSH -80.99%
6.59 ANR -81.25%
1.35 TSTC -85.86%
0.25 CAGC -92.31%
Edited by hiker, 24 August 2012 - 07:09 AM.