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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Cooper Companies and Copart were also oversold, with RSI’s of 24.5 and 20.9, respectively. Pia Singh, CNBC, 31 May 2025 For basic economy fliers who are automatically assigned a seat at check-in, completing the process early gives them a better chance of securing their place on the plane, which in some cases might lessen their chances of being bumped from their plane in the event of an oversold flight. Jessica Puckett, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025 This week, the stock’s RSI reading also reached a level that marked its deepest oversold condition since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, Wolfe Research found. Pia Singh, CNBC, 17 May 2025 The stock surged +17% from its oversold lows once execution got better and the margin story unfolded. Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for oversold

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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 6 Jun. 2025.

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