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OPT.TO Relative to the S&P 500

OPT.TO Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the Optiva Inc. (TSE:OPT.TO) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of December 27 and a Sell Date of March 16 has resulted in a geometric average return of 10.13% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 5 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 3 of those periods. This is a fair rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 5 years by an average of 61.57% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Technology sector, which runs from October 9 to February 15. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Technology Sector Seasonal Chart.

A word of caution: Only 5 years of data is available for shares of OPT.TO, perhaps insufficient to create a seasonal profile that accurately gauges the seasonal tendencies influencing the investment. Ideally, while 20 years is preferred, at least 10 years of data is required to perform a seasonal analysis that is considered to be reliable for future seasonal periods.

Optiva, Inc. provides software products, solutions and services to network operators throughout the world, including wireless, wireline, broadband and satellite. The firm offers real-time billing, a cloud-enabled converged billing and customer care platform, which provides real-time unified billing, rating, and charging for the operator’s data, voice, and messaging services; customer care capabilities; subscriber promotions and loyalty programs; and self-care options for prepaid, postpaid, and hybrid subscribers. It also provides Brand Challenger, a cloud-based end-to-end converged billing solution for mobile network operators, mobile virtual network enablers, and mobile virtual network operators. The company was founded on November 1, 2006 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

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