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To: DJBEINO who wrote (5987)	9/17/1999 10:30:00 AM
From: DJBEINO	Respond to of 9582

STOCKWINNERS.COM recommend purchases of Alliance Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ALSC), STOCKWINNERS.COM Announces Investment Opinion BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sep 17, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Daily stock picks posted on the STOCKWINNERS.COM web site led to successful trading, over the past eight weeks. "Over half of our 67 picks registered short-term, double digit gains," according to company spokesperson Faye F. Nia. "On average, the group was up 13% in nine days. There were 40 purchases and 27 short sales. The large number of short recommendations came about as a result of recent market pressures." "Choppy stock prices emphasized the need for precise timing of entry points. Our specially designed search criteria allow us to focus on stocks with the greatest potential for gain, over a designated period. In choosing our morning picks, we concentrated on a one to thirty day window," Nia said. "Our Sapient Corporation (NASDAQ: SAPE) call developed nicely over that period. Within eight days, the price had improved by 18%. Eleven days after that, SAPE shares were up 51%." "Other choices during the period involved purchases of Alliance Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ALSC), Noble Drilling (NYSE: NE), Marine Drilling (NYSE: MRL), Mercury Interactive (NASDAQ: MERQ) and Comverse Technology (NASDAQ: CMVT); plus short sales of Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), Covad Communications (NASDAQ: COVD), Pharmaceutical Product Development (NASDAQ: PPDI), Pacific Gateway (NASDAQ: PGEX), Lyondell Chemical (NYSE: LYO), HealthSouth (NYSE: HRC) and the Metris Companies (NYSE: MXT). Those choices gained 20% to 67%, within four to thirty-four days of our postings," Nia remarked. In addition to daily stock picks, the service offers real-time quotes, intra-day market alerts via E-mail, pre-market/post-market prices, daily option picks and a Rumor Mill. "Our rumors have been coming true regularly," said Nia. "Since the first of the year, we have published stories anticipating twenty-eight stock splits. The most recent was the action taken this week by Vitesse Semiconductor (NASDAQ: VTSS). On average, the split announcements were made within fifteen days of our postings. The stocks involved rose an average 43%, by the time the splits were transacted. Our analysts have determined that fifteen more major firms are likely split candidates. All fifteen names have been posted for our subscribers." STOCKWINNERS.COM has recently featured a variety of stocks, including Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER), Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), America Online (NYSE: AOL), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN), Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) and Dell Computer (NASDAQ: DELL). Free two-week on-line trial subscriptions to the service are available. The company may be reached at 205/408-9280. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved.