The lists below highlight the best and worst performing stocks traded on the U.S. exchanges year to date with at an average daily volume of 500,000 shares/day. There is also a list of stocks that follow a “rule of 3”: Stocks that are at least 3% above their 200, 50, and 20 day Moving Average and are up at least 3 days in a row.

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Top Stocks Year to Date

1. USBE – US BIOENERGY CORP.
2. ADRX – ANDRX CORP DEL ANDRX GROUP
3. ENMC – ENCORE MED CORP
4. CF – CF INDS HLDGS INC
5. RNAI – SIRNA THERAPEUTICS INC
6. FSL – FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC COM CL A
7. MIK – MICHAELS STORES INC
8. NCOG – NCO GROUP INC
9. VTS – VERITAS DGC INC
10. ISSX – INTERNET SEC SYS INC
11. REY – REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CO CL A
12. TCC – TRAMMELL CROW CO
13. MYOG – MYOGEN INC
14. GT – GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO
15. CNCT – CONNETICS CORP

Bottom Stocks Year to Date

1. CPST – CAPSTONE TURBINE CORP
2. AVNR – AVANIR PHARMACEUTICALS CL A NEW
3. JRCC – JAMES RIVER COAL CO COM NEW
4. TOPT – TOP TANKERS INC
5. INSM – INSMED INC COM NEW
6. IMCL – IMCLONE SYS INC
7. LSTR – LANDSTAR SYS INC
8. NFLD – NORTHFIELD LABS INC
9. ANR – ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INC
10. FMDAY – FUTUREMEDIA PLC SPONSORED ADR

Rule of 3: MAs & Up Days

1. PSYS – PSYCHIATRIC SOLUTIONS INC
2. CIT – CIT GROUP INC
3. PBY – PEP BOYS MANNY MOE & JACK
4. KKD – KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS INC
5. TIF – TIFFANY & CO NEW
6. IFX – INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG SPONSORED ADR
7. NTY – NBTY INC
8. RITA – RITA MED SYS INC DEL
9. ITMN – INTERMUNE INC
10. TAP – MOLSON COORS BREWING CO CL B
11. HIG – HARTFORD FINL SVCS GROUP INC
12. SKYF – SKY FINL GROUP INC
13. CRAY – CRAY INC
14. HORC – HORIZON HEALTH CORP
15. STEC – SIMPLETECH INC