OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday Report for Thursday, February 26th BRYN, ACLS, SFI, CYRV, FORC, APDN

Our Stocks to Watch today include Bryn Resources Inc. (OTC: BRYN), Axcelis Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ACLS), iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE: SFI), Crystal River Capital Inc. (OTCBB: CYRV), Force Energy Corp. (OTCBB: FORC) and Applied DNA Sciences Inc. (OTCBB: APDN).

BRYN RESOURCES INCORPORATED (OTC: BRYN)

BRYN Resources Inc. (BRYN) is focused primarily on exploration and development of mineral resources and is currently arranging for the necessary capital to provide for the expenditures of surface sampling, assay work, IP work and further exploration requirements to define potential drill targets on the 1,980 acres of the Pequop Gold, Golden Eagle, Ace and Ore Claims this summer. The company is also proceeding to acquire additional claims with the JV exploration partner in this high value gold target area on a continuing basis.

AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (NASDAQ: ACLS)

"Up 123.53% in morning trading"

Axcelis Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, provides innovative, high-productivity solutions for the semiconductor industry. Axcelis is dedicated to developing enabling process applications through the design, manufacture and complete life cycle support of ion implantation and cleaning systems.

ISTAR FINANCIAL INCORPORATED (NYSE: SFI)

"Up 25.00% in morning trading"

iStar Financial Inc. is a leading publicly traded finance company focused on the commercial real estate industry. The Company primarily provides custom-tailored investment capital to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate, including senior and mezzanine real estate debt, senior and mezzanine corporate capital, as well as corporate net lease financing and equity. The Company, which is taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns on equity to shareholders by providing innovative and value-added financing to its customers.

CRYSTAL RIVER CAPITAL CORPORATION (OTCBB: CYRV)

"Up 32.31% in morning trading"

Crystal River Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance REIT. The Company invests in commercial real estate, real estate loans, and real estate-related securities, such as commercial and residential mortgage-backed securities.

FORCE ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCBB: FORC)

"Up 8.33% in morning trading"

Force Energy Corp. is an Oil & Gas Exploration and Development Company based in Denver, CO with a focus on Wyoming. Using a geology-based methodology, the US Geological Survey estimate a mean of 2.4 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas and a mean of 41 million barrels of undiscovered oil in the Wind River Basin Province of Wyoming. They further estimate a mean of 84.6 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas and a mean of 131 million barrels of undiscovered oil in the Southwestern Wyoming Province. Force Energy Corp. has entered into LOI's to drill and develop two prospects located within each of these prolific areas.

APPLIED DNA SCIENCES INCORPORATED (OTCBB: APDN)

Applied DNA Sciences markets and sells DNA security solutions to protect products, brands and intellectual property from counterfeiting and diversion. Its patented technologies sold under SigNature DNA use DNA from plants to mark and authenticate products in a unique manner that essentially can not be copied. Applied DNA also provides BioMaterial GenoTyping™ services by using genomic DNA present in natural materials to identify the original source of DNA present in finished products. Both platform technologies protect brands and products in a wide range of industries and provide a forensic chain of evidence to enable enforcement agencies to prosecute perpetrators.

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Disclosure: OTCPicks.com has been compensated ten thousand free trading shares by a third party (Downshire Capital) for BRYN advertising and promotional services. OTCPicks.com has been compensated three thousand dollars by a third party for FORC advertising and promotional services, and we were compensated three thousand dollars for a previous FORC email send in Sept. 2008. OTCPicks.com has been compensated two thousand five hundred dollars by a third party for APDN advertising and promotional services.

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