Market prices that have risen too steeply and too fast and may stall or pullback
Technical analysis term indicating a stock has risen too much and/or is too expensive. see also oversold, overbought/oversold indicator.
A situation arising in the market after prompt and substantial increase in the price (rate).
Referring to a market condition under which heavy liquidation of long positions appears imminent. (Opposite of Oversold).
A term describing a market (or a particular security), which is at an artificially high price level due to excessive buying. When a market (or security) is believed to be overbought, it is also believed to be due for a downward correction. On the other hand, when a market (or security) is believed to be oversold, it is believed that there has been excessive selling and the price is due for an upward correction.
Term used to describe a security that has advanced appreciably & in which the probability of a corrective decline is high. Many technical oscillators, such as RSI & Stochastics, are used to try to determine at what point an overbought condition exists. The stronger the uptrend, however, the more likely an oscillator will give the technician a false signal.
Used in the context of general equities. Technically too high in price, and hence a technical correction is expected. See: Heavy. Antithesis of oversold.
a condition that occurs in the market when there are more buyers than sellers and stock prices hover at a precariously high level. An overbought market is ripe for a correction.
A market condition under which hefty liquidation of long positions appears likely.
An opinion as to price levels where a security or the overall market has had a sharp rise after a period of vigorous buying, leaving prices unreasonably high (vs. Oversold). See also: Resistance.
a security that has had a sharp rise, or a market as a whole after a period of vigorous buying, making prices too high. Opposite of oversold.
It refers to a single security or the market as a whole after a period of vigorous buying which, it may be argued, has left prices “too high.
A market condition in which prices have risen too fast or too far, relative to the underlying economic fundamental factors. Traders would expect prices to fall in this type of market, at least in the near term.
A technical term used to describe the opinion that more and stronger buying has occurred in a market than is warranted by fundamental considerations.
A market condition under which the demand for securities has pushed prices above what is generally considered as fair value for those securities.
when the market or security moves up too far, too fast,. At this point it is vulnerable to a downward correction.
The evolution of price action to a state in which it runs out of buying pressure.
When the market moves up too far, too fast. At this point the market is vulnerable to a downward correction.
A technical opinion that the current market price is high in relation to a price-based indicator such as a moving average.
A market condition wherein a stock, group or market has recently extended or exceeded its normal range of movement on the upside. Often accompanied by increased volume and/or a string of unbroken up days. The condition implies a near term reversal is imminent.
Market prices that have risen too steeply or too fast.
Overbought (the opposite of oversold) is a term describing a market where people think prices have risen too high given underlying factors and so where a correction (a downturn) is expected.
A term used in technical analysis that indicates that a particular security has risen too much and is likely to fall again. Opposite of oversold.
A single security or a market that technical analysts believe has risen to an unreasonable level and thus, should start to decline. If all shareholders who want to buy the stock have already done so, there should only be sellers in the market, and thus, the price will drop. See: Correction; Oversold; Technical Analysis
Market prices that have risen too steeply and too quickly.
A technician's term to describe a market in which the price has risen relatively too quickly to be justified by the underlying fundamental factors.
A term used to characterize a market in which asset prices have risen at a pace that is above typical market acceleration, and hence is due for a retracement. The EUR/USD chart above is a good example of an overbought condition.
A commodity for which the price has been pushed up to unrealistically high levels.
An opinion as to price levels. May refer to a security that has had a sharp rise or to the market as a whole after a period of vigorous buying which, it may be argued, has left prices "too high."
When an investor jumps onboard today's hot stock and buys $10,000 worth when they only had $8,000 in the Money Market.
A technical term which means that prices are considered too high and susceptible to a decline. Overbought conditions can be classified by analyzing the chart pattern or with indicators such as Stochastic Oscillator and RSI. It is important to keep in mind that overbought is not necessarily the same as being bearish. It merely infers that the stock has risen too far too fast and might be due for a pullback.
A term associated with specific oscillators to denote when a price has moved too far, too fast in an upward direction.
Situation where price movement has risen 150% faster or stronger than normal, rising too far in response to net buying. A price movement that becomes overbought is expected to soon make a contrarian move. In other words, the price of the currency pair is expected to soon fall.
A technical opinion that the market price has risen too steeply and too fast in relation to underlying fundamental factors.
A market that is susceptible to a downward correction in price levels. Implies that prices have risen more than fundamentals would dictate.
After a rapid rally of a stock to prices too high to be sustained, the stock is said to be overbought; a drop may follow.
A market that has had a sharp decline. Rank-and-file traders (who were bullish and long earlier) have turned bearish.
In technical analysis, it is a market in which the volume of buying that has occurred is greater than the fundamentals justify.
A term used to describe a market or a stock that has appreciated so rapidly and has generated such excessively bullish sentiment that a near-term decline is highly likely
describes a stock that is priced at speculative levels
Condition in which a security or market has recently experienced a sharp rise in price and is vulnerable to a price drop (because few buyers are left to drive the price up any farther).
See on: Investopedia A situation in which the demand for a certain asset unjustifiably pushes the price of an underlying asset to levels that do not support the fundamentals. In technical analysis, this term describes a situation in which the price of a security has risen to such a degree - usually on high volume - that an oscillator has reached its upper bound. This is generally interpreted as a sign that the price of the asset is becoming overvalued and may experience a pullback.
A security, usually a stock, that has had a sharp rise, usually as a result vigorous buying, making prices too high. This is the opposite of being oversold.