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extrapolate

[ik-strap-uh-leyt] / ɪkˈstræp əˌleɪt /


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“Investors tend to extrapolate recent performance. Periods of strong gains foster overconfidence.”

From Barron's

“In complete contrast, markets extrapolate today’s conditions into the distant future.”

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“In complete contrast, markets extrapolate today’s conditions into the distant future.”

From Barron's

Labeled the “January Barometer” by famed academic Yale Hirsch, creator of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, the idea of extrapolating first- month returns over the calendar year has proven to be a winner.

From Barron's

Ms. Snider’s libretto fictionalizes and extrapolates from the historical record.

From The Wall Street Journal