parabolic

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The moves have been parabolic and, historically, they don’t get repaired by going sideways.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Front-month gold futures continued their parabolic move toward $5,000 a troy ounce, closing Friday at $4,976.20.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

But a rainy weather forecast means the sun's rays will not be able to light the parabolic mirror used by actresses in the garb of ancient priestesses.

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

Since then, the Nasdaq has climbed, the S&P 500 is near its highs, gold has gone parabolic — classic risk-on behavior.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 17, 2025

I wasn’t sure where we’d gone since the lessons in parabolic ratios the week before.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely