Overbought – Overbought Stock

Overbought is the condition in which a stock is extended to the upside following an uptrend, and is due for some consolidation or retracement.  Overbought readings may be found by using oscillators, or simply by seeing that a stock has moved too far up in too short of time.  An overbought stock has made a price advance at an unsustainable rate.

Overbought is the opposite of oversold.

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