Price trading within 5% of its 52-week high, positioning for a potential major breakout.
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The 252-day high captures the highest closing price over the past full trading year. The screen requires the current close to be above 95% of that value — within a 5% band beneath the 52-week high. The 5% threshold is deliberately permissive: it surfaces both stocks at the doorstep of a breakout and those that broke out, pulled back slightly, and may retest. Unlike 52-Week High + Volume, this screen has no volume requirement, so it captures stocks consolidating near the high as well as those actively breaking through.
Stocks within 5% of their 52-week high are generally in strong uptrends — the fact that they have returned to or held near the annual high despite any intervening volatility signals persistent demand. The primary failure mode is a "high shelf" that keeps getting tested and rejected: a stock may appear on this screen repeatedly as it spends months consolidating just below the annual high, forming a distribution zone rather than a launchpad. The second failure mode is sector rotation — a stock near its 52-week high in a sector that is beginning to underperform can break downward decisively. For the breakout confirmation, pair this watchlist with 52-Week High + Volume. For opposite-end context, compare to Near 52-Week Low. All-Time High Breakout is the stronger version of this signal for stocks clearing lifetime highs.
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This screen finds stocks trading within 5% of their 52-week high — the zone where resistance becomes support upon a breakout. Price proximity to the annual high is a relative strength indicator: stocks that hold near their 52-week high during market pullbacks are demonstrating demand. Swing traders and position traders use this to build watchlists for potential breakouts or as a trend-strength filter. Search phrases: stocks near 52-week high, near annual high breakout watch, relative strength stock screener.
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