Breaking to new 52-week low - strong bearish signal
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The 252-day low is the lowest closing price over approximately one trading year. "Close below 252-day low" means today's close is lower than every close in the prior 252 sessions. The close requirement filters out intraday undercuts that recover. There is no volume filter on this base screen -- it is a pure structural signal.
New 52-week lows in a broad bear market are common and less informative -- they reflect macro selling rather than stock-specific deterioration. In a bull or sideways market, a single stock making a new 52-week low stands out as a structural outlier and warrants catalyst investigation. The main contrarian failure mode: stocks at 52-week lows can continue significantly lower. "Cheap" relative to where a stock was is not a reason to buy -- value traps are common among 52-week low lists. Short sellers face their own failure mode: heavily shorted stocks at new annual lows are vulnerable to violent short-squeeze reversals on any positive catalyst. Compare to New 52-Week High for the opposite signal. Near 52-Week Low tracks the zone before the break.
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This screener finds stocks closing below their 52-week low -- a new annual price floor. Short sellers and risk managers use this as a bearish signal: every buyer from the past 12 months is now at a loss. Who uses this: short sellers entering on fresh breakdowns, portfolio managers flagging deteriorating positions, and contrarian value buyers who wait for extreme lows before accumulating. Search phrases: stocks hitting 52-week lows today, new annual low screener, 52-week low breakdown. For the pre-breakdown zone, see Near 52-Week Low. For the shorter-term version, see New 20-Day Low.
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