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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

New 52 Week Highs: (SYNA), (PEET), (DLTR), (EIX), (CRI)

Stocks hitting new 52 week highs on October 25 are Synaptics Inc, Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc, Dollar Tree, Inc, Edison International, and Carter's, Inc. Investors are buying the stock and pushing it higher because they may think that these stocks were undervalued. This could be a result of higher than expected earnings, overall market growth, or simply investor speculation.

Shares of Synaptics Inc (SYNA) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $32.88 per share and are currently trading at $33.10. The stock traded higher by 1.75% or $0.57/share to $33.10. The stock recorded a trading volume of 399116 today. This represents 2.5 times the average volume for Synaptics Inc. Higher than average volume can sometimes signal a technical breakout or perhaps that new information was released about the company. Volume is often used as a lie detector and high volume gives validity to the price move. Stay tuned for more updates on the company and investors may want to look for this momentum to continue.

Shares of Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc (PEET) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $63.99 per share and are currently trading at $63.97. The stock traded higher by 1.11% or $0.70/share to $63.97. The stock recorded a trading volume of 43853 today. This represents 0.88 times the average volume for Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. This is considered normal volume for the stock which means the new high is most likely caused by a steady uptrend. Expect the stock to continue its upward trend. A pullback could be a great opportunity to get onboard.

Shares of Dollar Tree, Inc (DLTR) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $81.79 per share and are currently trading at $81.78. The stock traded higher by 0.05% or $0.04/share to $81.78. The stock recorded a trading volume of 259008 today. This represents 0.56 times the average volume for Dollar Tree, Inc. Lower than average volume can mean the new high may not represent the stock's true value. Investors may want to watch out for this stock adjusting back down to its true value.

Shares of Edison International (EIX) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $39.60 per share and are currently trading at $39.63. The stock traded higher by 0.18% or $0.07/share to $39.63. The stock recorded a trading volume of 870200 today. This represents 1.19 times the average volume for Edison International. This is considered normal volume for the stock which means the new high is most likely caused by a steady uptrend. Expect the stock to continue its upward trend. A pullback could be a great opportunity to get onboard.

Shares of Carter's, Inc (CRI) had a total return adjusted 52 week high today of $35.84 per share and are currently trading at $35.62. The stock fell by 0.47% or $-0.17/share to $35.62. The stock recorded a trading volume of 166531 today. This represents 0.64 times the average volume for Carter's, Inc. Lower than average volume can mean the new high may not represent the stock's true value. Investors may want to watch out for this stock adjusting back down to its true value.