overbought

[ oh-ver-bawt ]

adjective

1. marked by prices considered unjustifiably high because of extensive buying: Compare oversold.

   The stock market is overbought now.

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of overbuy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overbought¹

First recorded in 1955–60; over- + bought

Example Sentences

Interest rates continue to hover near zero, and many feel the stock market is overbought.

From Fortune

After a sharp rise in prices, both West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude futures settled technically overbought on Wednesday, a sign that a possible reversal had been on the cards.

From Fortune

Interestingly, BofA sees stocks, in general, as “overbought, not over-owned.”

From Fortune