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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Lab equipment maker Waters Corp was among this week’s oversold names, having an RSI of 26.2 and seeing a week-to-date plunge of more than 18%.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 July 2025
In trading on Wednesday, shares of TJX Companies entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.7, after changing hands as low as $120.1952 per share.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Thousands had gathered at the Harlem campus for an oversold charity basketball game organized by an up-and-coming music producer then known as Puff Daddy.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
This relatively oversold condition is shared by other defensive sectors, like utilities and REITs.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 July 2025
In trading on Wednesday, shares of TJX Companies entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.7, after changing hands as low as $120.1952 per share.
—Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Thousands had gathered at the Harlem campus for an oversold charity basketball game organized by an up-and-coming music producer then known as Puff Daddy.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
This relatively oversold condition is shared by other defensive sectors, like utilities and REITs.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 June 2025
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“Oversold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversold. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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