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To: sixty2nds who wrote (23112)	5/2/2005 8:11:55 AM
From: sixty2nds	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95467

I do not agree with the "nibble" comment which is included in the following KLIC article. I have had better results waiting for a long side entry until a recent high has been taken out. Yes, I miss some of the glory BUT I also miss some of the nicks and cuts of a blade....err...the falling knife. Practice patience, don't be a patient. This is from Briefing.com Updated: 29-Apr-05 10:33 ET Small Cap Profile: Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) [BRIEFING.COM -- Robert J. Reid] Kulicke & Soffa has exhibited some encouraging, yet still muted, developments pointing to the possibility that the stock is near a cyclical bottom. Last week, Intel raised its cap-ex guidance and KLIC reported a fairly positive MarQ report yesterday. It is difficult to time the bottom of a semi cap equipment cycle, but with a $4-$20 range the past few years it may be time to start nibbling on this one. Background Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC 5.19 +0.04) is a supplier of semiconductor wire bonding assembly equipment. The co believes it is the only major supplier that provides semiconductor wire bonding equipment along with the complementing packaging materials and test interconnect products. Wire bonders are used to connect very fine wires, typically made of gold, aluminum or copper, between the bond pads of a semiconductor die and the leads on the integrated circuit (IC) package to which the die has been attached.

To: sixty2nds who wrote (23112)	5/2/2005 11:30:13 AM
From: Donald Wennerstrom	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 95467

From Briefing.com report <<11:00 ET Dow +59, Nasdaq +7, S&P +4.51: [BRIEFING.COM] More of the same as stocks continue to trade in a narrow range near intra-day highs... Also helping to underpin an improved underlying sentiment has been another round of better than expected earnings reports (i.e. HUM, SYY, TSN)... Since Q1 earnings overall remain excellent, it now appears that operating earnings for the S&P 500 in aggregate will be up 14% - roughly double the 7% growth analysts expected at the beginning of the quarter... NYSE Adv/Dec 1862/1076... Nasdaq Adv/Dec 1569/1191.>>