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RSI

American  

abbreviation

  1. repetitive strain injury.


RSI British  

abbreviation

  1. repetitive strain (or stress) injury

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And in 2022, which was the last time Microsoft’s stock suffered a yearly decline, the RSI first fell below 30 in late January, and the last time it was oversold was in late September.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Back in 2015, while the stock bottomed on Aug. 25 of that year, the RSI had dipped into oversold territory for the first time in 18 months in the previous January.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Bearish RSI divergence occurred in January and February: the relative strength index made a lower high while price carved out a higher high, suggesting momentum was waning.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

But note the bearish RSI divergence, where the RSI made a lower high as price made a higher high.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Although some have speculated that the hand pain was the result of repetitive stress injury, or RSI, an injury common among software programmers, Stallman is not 100% sure.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Williams, Sam