The 52 week high is the highest price attained by the security within the last 52 weeks. This value is updated monthly. (see also calendar year high)
When filtering with the 52 week high, take in consideration the value of the stock you are looking for. For example, if you are trading stocks withing a value of $20-40, then filter all 52 week high's less than $45. It is also important with the 52 week high to add more criteria for limiting results.
Sample Filter using 52 week high greater than 10$:
You can also filter for stocks that have reached a 52 week high in the last (X) days (where X is any date upto 52 weeks in the past). When searching for 52 week highs, only the highest point in the last 52 weeks is recorded.
Sample Filter to find any stock that has reached a 52 week
high since 2000-DEC-01
(ie anything in the last 52 weeks):
Please note: the date format (YYYY-MMM-DD) and the
operator (greater than or Equal To)