overbought
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verb
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This is momentum tracker that many use to first determine whether a charted instrument becomes overbought or oversold.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026
These ratios remain on buy signals for the stock market even though they are in overbought territory.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The S&P 500 information technology index fell 1.5% on Wednesday and showed overbought signals, with analysts warning of potential pullbacks.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Also, daily relative strength index has stayed stuck in overbought territory for several sessions, which points to limited upside potential or even a pullback in the currency pair, Simpson adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
But that one of us twain who was singly concerned in encajes had fatigued and perhaps overbought herself at the antiquity shop, and she signified a regret which they divined too well was dissent.
From Familiar Spanish Travels by Howells, William Dean
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