oversold

adjective

over·​sold ˌō-vər-ˈsōld How to pronounce oversold (audio)
: likely to show a rise in price because of prior heavy selling and accompanying decline in price
an oversold stock

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Thursday was a terrible day all around on Wall Street, which did take some of the momentum out of stocks and tilt the market into oversold territory, according to the S & P Short Range Oscillator . Zev Fima, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024 Other oversold stocks include coffee and soft drinks maker Keurig Dr Pepper and online e-commerce platform eBay . Pia Singh, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024 This tells us to watch for reactions to oversold conditions in both absolute and relative terms. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 On the other hand, health insurer Humana , with an RSI of just 14, is among the most oversold stocks on Wall Street. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oversold 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oversold was circa 1890

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“Oversold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversold. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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