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overbought

American

[oh-ver-bawt] / ˈoʊ vərˈbɔt /

adjective

marked by prices considered unjustifiably high because of extensive buying.

The stock market is overbought now.

verb

simple past tense and past participle of overbuy.

Etymology

Origin of overbought

First recorded in 1955–60; over- + bought

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On the Relative Strength Index it is nowhere near overbought, unlike in 2022 and 2023 when it was above 70.

From Barron's

See also: Crude-oil futures haven’t been this overbought since 1990.

From MarketWatch

With that rally, the widely followed Relative Strength Index, a momentum indicator introduced in the late 1970s that measures the magnitude of gains over a specific time period against the magnitude of losses, is now suggesting crude futures are wildly overbought.

From MarketWatch

Many chart watchers view a rise above 70 as indicating an overbought condition.

From MarketWatch

Keep in mind that the term overbought can be a misnomer.

From MarketWatch

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