AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 2, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The following is an investment opinion issued by Stockwinners.com: Concerns over profitability in the semiconductor group are easing, the result of better-than-expected quarterly earnings, improving guidance and positive brokerage assessments. This has led to favorable performances by many of the group calls featured in recent Stockwinners.com http://www.STOCKWINNERS.com Option Picks postings.
"In choosing our options, we concentrate on finding underlying equities with developing momentum," according to company spokesperson Faye F. Nia. "Among the options featured recently were Applied Materials (Nasdaq:AMAT) December $17.50 calls, up 100% in two days, and Intel Corporation (Nasdaq:INTC) December $20 calls, up 63% in three days."
Overall, the recent Stockwinners.com options portfolio has more than doubled. In the three months ending November 29, the independent research firm addressed the upward price potential of 256 publicly traded stock options. On average, the entire group was up 113% in eight days. The postings included one hundred forty-nine calls and one hundred seven puts.
In addition to daily option picks, the service offers daily stock picks, a Rumor Mill, real-time quotes, intra-day market alerts via E-mail, pre-market/post-market prices, momentum plays and a continuously updated Active Traders page. "In our Active Traders section, we provide technically rigorous analyses of major option transactions, throughout the trading day. Gains by many of the stock positions featured in that section were anticipated by high volume trading in options of the equities involved. Among the stock plays found that way recently were Micron Technology (NYSE:MU), up 51% in fourteen days, and Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL), up 31% in eight days." Stockwinners.com may be reached at 800/946-7143. Free two-week on-line trial subscriptions to the service are available at http://www.stockwinners.com/info/first_time.html .
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