AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 16, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The following is an investment opinion issued by Stockwinners.com.
Concerns over profitability in the business software group are easing, the result of stabilizing earnings and corporate guidance. 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 Siebel Systems (Nasdaq:SEBL) December $7.50 calls, up 164% in ten days, and BEA Systems (Nasdaq:BEAS) December $7.50 calls, up 78% in four days."
Overall, the recent Stockwinners.com options portfolio has more than doubled. In the three months ending December 13th, the independent research firm addressed the upward price potential of 256 publicly traded stock options. On average, the entire group was up 104% in eight days. The postings included one hundred fifty-seven calls and ninety-nine 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 Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT), up 29% in eighteen days, and Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL), up 34% in thirty-two days."
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