oversold
adjective
over·sold
ˌō-vər-ˈsōld 
: likely to show a rise in price because of prior heavy selling and accompanying decline in price
an oversold stock
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Tatro believes investors could start selling on any future relief rally as an oversold bounce is due.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Other technical indicators are also oversold, suggesting the market can easily bounce from here.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
UnitedHealth is one of this week’s most oversold stocks, with an RSI reading of just 27.8.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
The indicator usually became oversold on new swing lows, and when the price bounced higher on countertrend rallies, the RSI rarely got above the 60 threshold.
—David Keller, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Other technical indicators are also oversold, suggesting the market can easily bounce from here.
—Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
UnitedHealth is one of this week’s most oversold stocks, with an RSI reading of just 27.8.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025
The indicator usually became oversold on new swing lows, and when the price bounced higher on countertrend rallies, the RSI rarely got above the 60 threshold.
—David Keller, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Oversold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversold. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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