parabolic

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The VanEck Semiconductor ETF’s parabolic upward move might show signs of fatigue after recording a rare doji candle last week, which often predicts potential trend changes from the prevailing direction.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Chip stocks have pulled back from a parabolic rally, and there are technical and historical reasons for investors to worry that a deeper selloff in the sector will hurt the broader stock market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Whatever you call it—bubble or not—this is textbook parabolic price action,” wrote the team at BTIG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

As first-quarter earnings loom “amidst parabolic AI revenue inflections at foundational model leaders,” Citi Research analysts expect the concerns around the durability of business models for software-as-a-service companies to intensify in the months ahead.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

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