parabolic

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“We’ve seen parabolic moves in gold and silver,” said Ron Albahary, chief investment officer at Laird Norton Wetherby.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 1, 2026

For proof, check out the parabolic growth of meme stocks, which have often benefited from the power of the retail trader.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

“That is why you’re seeing these parabolic moves,” he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Then usage, which everybody expected to increase as the price fell, went absolutely parabolic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Nevertheless, his idealized parabolic trajectory in a vacuum was an essential precondition for the much more sophisticated analysis by Robins and Euler of actual trajectories.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton