During trading Friday, 94 stocks traded to a 52-week high, while 1 stocks bottomed out at new 52-week lows. The S&P 500 is down 0.47% so far today while the Dow is down 0.35% and the Nasdaq is down 0.23%. Markets are falling Friday after President-elect Joe Biden releases plans for a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. The proposed bill includes a round of $1400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits as the economy's recovery has slowed considerably since the middle of the year. The package would also include funding for covid-19 testing and vaccinations as well as a federal minimum wage of $15.
The following stocks traded to 52-week highs:
AAXN, ADPT, AES, ALTR, AMBA, AMP, AMRS, ARVN, ATR, BIP, BJRI, BLBD, CALX, CASA, CDNA, CDXS, CHGG, CHUY, CORT, CRSP, CRUS, ENTG, EQT, ESTC, EVH, FL, FRGI, FTAI, FVRR, GSHD, HAE, HALO, HCAT, HSII, IOVA, JACK, KLDO, KOD, KOP, KRNT, LLY, LPRO, LSI, MOV, MX, NPTN, NTCT, NTLA, NTRA, NUAN, OCSL, OPRX, ORBC, PACB, PD, PODD, PRG, QTRX, QTWO, RAMP, RCUS, RDUS, ROKU, RRC, SAGE, SAH, SBLK, SCPL, SENS, SFIX, SHAK, SLCA, SSYS, STOK, SUPN, SWN, SYNH, TBBK, TECH, TRV, TRXC, TSCO, TUFN, TVTX, TWLO, TWST, UCTT, UIS, ULTA, UNIT, VRNT, WK, XNCR, ZUMZ
The following stocks traded to 52-week lows:
CVIAQ
The following ETFs traded to a 52-week high:
DBA, EWH, IBB, JJA, XBI
No ETFs traded to a 52-week low today.
Healthcare: ADPT, ARVN, CDNA, CDXS, CORT, CRSP, EVH, HAE, HALO, HCAT, IOVA, KLDO, KOD, LLY, NTLA, NTRA, OPRX, PACB, PODD, QTRX, RCUS, RDUS, SAGE, SENS, STOK, SUPN, SYNH, TECH, TRXC, TVTX, TWST, XNCR
Healthcare stocks dominated our list of highs today with 32 out of the 94 total stocks that reached their high coming from the Healthcare sector. The Healthcare sector is outperforming the market, increasing 0.27% so far on the day. Over the last month the Healthcare sector has outperformed the market, increasing 4.65% while the S&P increased 2.07%. Healthcare stocks are leading highs after a strong trading month in the wake of vaccines beginning to be administered all across the globe.
Technology: ALTR, AMBA, CALX, CASA, CRUS, ENTG, ESTC, MX, NPTN, NTCT, NUAN, PD, QTWO, RAMP, SSYS, TUFN, UCTT, UIS, VRNT, WK
The Technology sector had the second largest presence on our 52-week highs, with 20 out of 94 highs coming from the Technology sector. The Technology sector is outperforming the market today, decreasing -0.38% so far on the day. Over the last month the Technology sector has outperformed the market, increasing 3.7% while the S&P increased 2.07%. Tech stocks fall to second highest on the day as shares fell on Friday but the sector still has outperformed the market over the past month.
