52-Week Range

How to read a stock’s 52-week high and low, why stocks near their highs often keep leading, and how to use the range as quick context on any quote.

A year at a glance

The 52-week range shows the lowest and highest prices a stock has traded at over the past year. It is one of the quickest ways to see where today’s price sits in the bigger picture: near the top, near the bottom or somewhere in between.

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