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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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.
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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
Bristol Myers Squibb and UnitedHealth Group were the only two oversold names on the Street this week.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
For The 1st Time — At Lower Prices The resolution of the clash will likely be an oversold rally by the strongest energy stocks.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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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
Bristol Myers Squibb and UnitedHealth Group were the only two oversold names on the Street this week.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 26 Apr. 2025
For The 1st Time — At Lower Prices The resolution of the clash will likely be an oversold rally by the strongest energy stocks.
—Bill Sarubbi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Oversold.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversold. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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