overbought
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verb
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The weighted ratio is at its lowest levels since November 2021, but that only means it’s overbought.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
Furthermore, many market sectors do look overbought in Yardeni’s mind, especially when compared with their 200-day moving averages.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
“There is no question this market is overbought and due for a pullback,” said Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
Generally, an index reading above 70 indicates that a stock is overbought, meaning there is potential to fall.
From Barron's • May 6, 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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