Based on Dan Zanger's works, I've created a screening to look for stocks that having "Parabolic Curve Formation". Here are the stocks my screen uncovered this morning: OPTN (Last Close = 14.70) OSK (43.38)
Can you tell us what exactly are the parameters that your scanner follow to pick these moves? Answer would be appreciated.
I am new here and not allowed to post link to a commercial site. Please google for "Dan Zanger" and have a look at his site; there has a full explanation about this formation.
I'd think that a small cap stock would be more likely to go parabolic than a large or mid-cap stock would. I cannot support this with any evidence off hand; I am making an educated guess based on my experience.
whats the best time to enter into a position on stock that might make an extreme move and ride it into big profits? a. intraday breakout ( hourly or less ) b. daily breakout c. weekly breakout
None of the stocks that you've listed fulfill the state of 'parabolic' - even going by the defn of the link you provided (later removed). The tickers you've shown are just stocks that have moved up sharply in a short time frame (4-5 days). That's not parabolic.