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FBP, GKSR, OSIS, FFCH, BGH, KWR Expected To Be Higher After Earnings Releases on Tuesday.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 October 2009-BUYINS.NET: FBP, GKSR, OSIS, FFCH, BGH, KWR Expected To Be Higher After Earnings Releases on Tuesday(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Tuesday, October 27th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and September earnings reports. First Bancorp (NYSE: FBP), G and K Services (NASDAQ: GKSR), OSI Systems (NASDAQ: OSIS), First Financial Holdings (NASDAQ: FFCH), Buckeye GP Holdings (NYSE: BGH) and Quaker Chemical (NYSE: KWR) are all expected to be higher after their earnings are released Tuesday. The movement of stock prices in the days and weeks leading to and following these earnings announcements may follow a predictable pattern. Most companies stock price histories show random or unpredictable movements around earnings dates. But some seem to repeat the same pattern quarter after quarter, year after year. The # of Reports in the table below shows how many previous quarterly reports comprise the indicator that predicts how a stock will act after its earnings are released. The specific technology used to make these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at http://www.squeezetrigger.com/services/strat/mh.php. The following stocks are expected to go higher after earnings are released Tuesday:

Symbol Company # of Reports Quarter Release Time

FBP First BanCorp (PR) October earnings Q3 After

GKSR G&K Services, Inc. 12 quarters Q1 Before

OSIS OSI Systems Inc. October earnings Q1 Before

FFCH First Financial Holding October earnings Q4 Before

BGH Buckeye GP Holdings 12 quarters Q3 After

KWR Quaker Chemical Corp 12 quarters Q3 After

Earnings, or profits, drive stock prices. The market values a company based on its current and anticipated future ability to make money. The market takes the earnings pulse of a company four times per year when quarterly reports are issued. When this information is released it can often be a trend-changing or a trend confirming event because the information is so vital to the market's perception of the vitality of that company.

This technology is designed to help the stock trader identify those companies that seem to have a consistent pattern of movement before or after the earnings release date, based on the history of earnings releases for that company. It combines a calendar of expected earnings releases with a history of past earnings releases in a way that lets you see if a pattern exists.

First BanCorp (NYSE: FBP) operates as the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico that provides financial services and products for retail, commercial, and institutional clients in Puerto Rico, the United States, and the British Virgin Islands. The company offers various deposit products, such as interest-bearing and non-interest bearing checking and...