After that, the divided signal is channelled for analysis to the visual cortex, a large, convoluted region at the very back of the brain.

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Also in traditional technical analysis, the bearish signal is stronger when a stock closes at or near the low of the day, which is the case in Apple stock.

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The Signal can bring real-time voter analysis whereas polls can take weeks to bring such information light, he says.

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In traditional technical analysis this is considered a negative signal.

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Yahoo, using statistical analysis from a product called The Signal, is calling the race for Barack Obama, projecting the president to top Mitt Romney by a vote of 303 to 235 in the electoral college.

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When a fish passes over them, a signal is generated which is sent to the counter for analysis.

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The reason behind the signal was a complex set of quantitative criteria mixed with our analysis that the market participants were misinterpreting supply chain data.

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The reason is that a meta-analysis of the degludec major trials showed a potential adverse CV signal.

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