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Webster 1828 Edition
Oversold
OVERSOLD
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Definition 2024
oversold
oversold
English
Adjective
oversold (not comparable)
- (finance) A stock or commodity market condition where there has been significant trading driving prices down to lower levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term basis.
Usage notes
The term can be applied subjectively, or in technical analysis there are various different indicators which technical analysts may use for (more or less) objective identification of oversold conditions.