S&P 500 stocks hitting or approaching new 52-week highs and lows.
"New" = within 1%, "Near" = within 5%.
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There's an old line on Wall Street: stocks hitting new highs tend to keep making them, and stocks hitting new lows tend to keep doing that too. It's an imperfect rule — but it's imperfect in a way that's been profitable for a very long time. This scanner surfaces every S&P 500 name currently pressing against its 52-week high or low. Breakouts, breakdowns, and the quiet consolidations just beneath them all live in the same place. We flag stocks as “new” when they're within 1% of the extreme, and “near” when they're within 5% — so you can see both the ones that just tagged the level and the ones coiling to get there.
Stocks making new 52-week highs on strong volume are among the most commonly watched potential breakout patterns. When a stock clears a level that has not been exceeded in a full year, it is noted by technical traders and can attract momentum-driven institutional flows.
Contrarian investors look at new 52-week lows for potential turnaround candidates. If a fundamentally sound company hits a new low due to temporary headwinds rather than structural deterioration, it may attract value-oriented investors looking at discounted valuations.
The “By Sector” tab reveals which areas of the market are showing the most bullish or bearish activity. Sectors with many new highs and few new lows are leading the market. Sectors dominated by new lows are under distribution.
The ratio of new highs to new lows across the S&P 500 is a powerful breadth indicator. A healthy bull market typically produces many more new highs than lows. When new lows start expanding even as indices hold near highs, it signals deteriorating internals.
It means the stock is trading at its highest price in the past 12 months. This is typically seen as bullish because it shows sustained buying pressure. Research shows that stocks making new highs have historically shown above-average returns over the following 1–3 months on average.
Not automatically. Stocks at 52-week lows can continue falling (“catching a falling knife”). Always investigate why the stock is declining. If the business fundamentals remain intact and the decline is driven by broad market sentiment or temporary issues, it may be worth considering. If there are structural problems, the low may get lower.
“New” means the stock is within 1% of its 52-week extreme (essentially at the high or low). “Near” means within 5%, giving you an early warning of stocks approaching major levels before they actually break through.
