Semiconductor Equipment Makers Update - October 27, 2006

buyupside.com follows the following eight semiconductor equipment makers: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASX), Amkor Technology (AMKR), ASE Test (ASTSF), Asyst Technologies (ASYT), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Credence Systems (CMOS), Kulicke & Soffa (KLIC) and Tower Semiconductor (TSEM). Each stock has a cyclical price pattern. Use the Price Direction Indicator (PDI) to determine if each stock is on the upside or the downside.

Current Upside and Downside Status

Semiconductor Equipment Stocks - October 27, 2006
Stock	Symbol	Closing Price	Recent High	Recent Low	Pattern	Chart	Comment
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering	ASX	$4.54	$6.16 0n May 4, 2006	$2.85 on October 27, 2005	Upside	6m	ASX has resistance at $5.
Amkor Technology	AMKR	$6.74	$13.09 on April 27, 2006	$3.57 on October 13, 2005	Upside	6m	AMKR has resistance at $7.75.
ASE Test	ASTSF	$8.06	$11.85 on May 4, 2006	$5.33 on October 20, 2005	Upside	6m	ASTSF has resistance at $10.
Asyst Technologies	ASYT	$7.36	$11.20 on March 16, 2006	$3.99 on October 19, 2005	Upside	6m	ASYT has resistance at $8.
Axcelis Technologies	ACLS	$6.81	$8.20 on February 16, 2006	$4.05 on November 14, 2005	Upside	6m	ACLS has resistance at $8.
Credence Systems	CMOS	$3.28	$9.25 on March 3, 2006	$1.80 on August 10, 2006	Upside	6m	CMOS has resistance at $3.50
Kulicke & Soffa	KLIC	$8.93	$12.50 on February 9, 2006	$5.99 on November 2, 2005	Upside	6m	KLIC has resistance at $10.
Tower Semiconductor	TSEM	$1.81	$2.16 on October 9, 2006	$1.02 on October 19, 2005	Upside	6m	TSEM has resistance at $2.
Note: Closing prices from yahoo finance as of October 27, 2006. Weekly closing price change color codes: Green is up, black is unchanged and red is down.

Detailed Price Direction Indicator (PDI) Analysis

ASX is on the upside. As of August 10, 2006 the Price Direction Indicator (PDI), cumulative percent winners, cumulative returns and daily closes were above their respective 20-day moving averages.

AMKR is on the upside. As of August 29, August 30 and September 1, 2006 the cumulative percent winners, the Price Direction Indicator (PDI), and cumulative returns were above their respective 20-day moving averages. The daily closes were above their 20-day moving average as of August 31, 2006.

ASTSF is on the upside. As of August 14, 2006 the Price Direction Indicator (PDI), cumulative percent winners and cumulative returns were above their respective 20-day moving averages. The daily closes were above their 20-day moving average as of August 25, 2006.

ASYT is on the upside. As of August 15, 2006 the Price Direction Indicator (PDI), cumulative percent winners, cumulative returns and daily closes were above their respective 20-day moving averages.

ACLS is on the upside. As of August 15, 2006 the Price Direction Indicator (PDI), cumulative percent winners, cumulative returns and daily closes were above their respective 20-day moving averages.

CMOS is on the upside. The Price Direction Indicator (PDI), cumulative percent winners and daily closes moved above their 20-day moving averages on August 31, 21 and 29 respectively. On September 6 the cumulative returns moved above its 20-day moving average. The PDI analysis was from June 1, 2006 through September 8, 2006.

KLIC is on the upside. As of August 16, 2006 the Price Direction Indicator (PDI), cumulative percent winners, cumulative returns and daily closes were above their respective 20-day moving averages.

TSEM is on the upside. As of September 26, 2006 the Price Direction Indicator (PDI), cumulative percent winners, cumulative returns and daily closes were above their respective 20-day moving averages.

Posted October 27, 2006.