or 24.5%, to $4.73 in the absence of any company-specific news. Investors posting on Internet message boards argued that Wave Systems was trading here on sheer momentum a week before reporting fourth-quarter results. Bearish traders added that the breakout is overextended, and that the parabolic movement in the stock means that a selloff is imminent. Volume topped 2.22 million shares, compared to the 50-day average daily volume of 517,000.
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