1% of All Liquid Stocks Doubled YTD

It is this time of the year again, when we take a look at the best and worst performers. So far 2011 has been extremely volatile and correlation in price moves reached record levels. Almost 2/3 of all stocks are down for the year. About 10% of the all stocks advanced 30% or more. 36 (1.1%) doubled at a minimum. See a list of the best performers below, excluding the acquired companies.