BullTrade.com Continues to Provide Consistent Profitable Results.Business Editors NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an investment opinion issued by BullTrade.com SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 2, 2000 After a stellar 1998, in which the BullTrade (http://www.bulltrade.com) portfolio gained over 80%, the pressure was on to perform for 1999. After the completion of 1999, the BullTrade.com portfolio had a year-to-date gain of 78.4%. Using compounding interest on a quarterly basis, the BullTrade.com portfolio had more than a 130% gain for the year. The BullTrade.com portfolio emphasizes patience and diversification to win over the volatile markets. One sector that the BullTrade.com portfolio has excelled in is the Internet sector, sometimes reaching gains of over 100% during certain trades. Some of the Internet stocks followed by the portfolio were portals, such as Excite (Nasdaq:ATHM ATHM Excite@Home (NASDAQ symbol) ATHM Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine ATHM American Textile History Museum (Lowell, MA) ), InfoSeek (Nasdaq:GO), Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO YHOO Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ symbol) ), and Lycos (Nasdaq:LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) A technology used to make microdisplays for rear-projection TVs and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Each LCoS chip hosts a grayscale LCD shutter sandwiched between a cover glass and a mirror. ), Internet service providers or ISPs, such as America Online (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL), Earthlink (Nasdaq:ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ) and Mindspring , and e-brokers, such as J.B. Oxford (Nasdaq:JBOH), Ameritrade (Nasdaq:AMTD AMTD Arithmetic Mean Temperature Difference AMTD Automatic Magnetic Tape Distribution AMTD Affordability and Manufacturing Technology Demonstration ), E*Trade and other online services, such as Egghead.com (Nasdaq:EGGS) and IDT (Nasdaq:IDTC IDTC Interdeployment Training Cycle IDTC Indefinite Delivery-Type Contract(s) ), Covad (Nasdaq:COVD), Copper Mountain (Nasdaq:CMTN). Technology stocks, which are always a staple in the BullTrade.com portfolio, were also present during 1999. PC stocks, such as Gateway (NYSE:GTW), Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL), Compaq (NYSE:CPQ), and Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) are always a hot topic. Some of the other technology stocks covered by the portfolio were Rambus (Nasdaq:RMBS), Network Associates (Nasdaq:NETA), CBT Group (Nasdaq:SMTF), Checkpoint (Nasdaq:CHKP), Peoplesoft (Nasdaq:PSFT), NeoMagic (Nasdaq:NMGC), Ciena (Nasdaq:CIEN), 3Com (Nasdaq:COMS) with the insight into the Palm (Nasdaq:PALM) IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. , Pairgain (Nasdaq:PAIR), Applied Micro (Nasdaq:AMCC), Anadigics (Nasdaq:ANAD), Broadcom (Nasdaq:BRCM), Broadvision (Nasdaq:BVSN), E-tek (Nasdaq:ETEK), Exodus (Nasdaq:EXDS), Vignette (Nasdaq:VIGN), SDL Inc. (Nasdaq:SDLI) and JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq:JDSU). The other major sectors, though not always the focus of the BullTrade portfolio, do not go unnoticed. Pharmaceuticals, banking, oil, entertainment, and consumer product companies are also covered. Some of these stocks included Warner Lambert (NYSE:WLA), BP Amoco (NYSE:BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ), Gillette (NYSE:G), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL), American Express (NYSE:AXP), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Citigroup (NYSE:C), Global Industries (Nasdaq:GLBL), Disney (NYSE:DIS), First Union (NYSE:FTU), Reltec (NYSE:RLT), and Office Depot (NYSE:ODP). BullTrade Corp. (http://www.bulltrade.com) provides investors with a daily newsletter and financial forum. Members receive a newsletter before each market session, via e-mail and on-site, that outlines the current month's trading portfolio, as well as views on the current market conditions and issues that are relevant to successful trading. The BullTrade newsletter is ideal for both beginner and experienced investors, and is available for a very affordable $20 per month. For more information, visit the BullTrade web site at http://www.bulltrade.com. |
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