How to Use overbought in a Sentence

overbought

adjective
  • The market is still overbought but the rally hasn’t quit.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The following table shows this week’s most overbought names.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Remember, in the short-term the market is very overbought and due to pullback.
    — Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Now investors ask if there’s cause for optimism that more gains are in store — or if the market is too overbought.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Still, the stock is overbought with its relative strength index at 75.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The market isn't overbought either.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • The stochastics are not yet overbought, increasing the likelihood that the up-move has more room.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
  • In light of the market’s strong run, there are many more overbought CEFs than usual.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, reading above 70 suggests a stock could be overbought and see a pullback in the near term.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The market is verging on such overbought levels that not even reliably bullish analysts can keep up with the new highs.
    — Bloomberg.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • On the other hand, a reading above 70 suggests that a stock is overbought, meaning that a slide may be on the horizon.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Given this week’s rally, certain stocks have tipped into overbought territory and could see a dip in the near term.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The last two major pattern breakouts led to extreme overbought readings in the following months.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Micron Technology emerged as one of the most overbought stocks this week as the stock market rallied to new record highs.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 May 2026
  • This makes sense — overbought conditions, whether on a daily or weekly timeframe, can only persist for so long.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Despite the muted session, Jim Cramer says the market’s still overbought.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Stocks are considered overbought when their RSI tops 70.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
  • When the reading is over 4%, the market is technically overbought.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The monthly momentum shows a series of higher lows but no overbought condition.
    — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The market is extremely overbought.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The second is overbought conditions.
    — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 9 June 2026
  • The market is overbought, leadership is narrow, and macro catalysts remain stacked against it.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • Citigroup and Morgan Stanley were also among this week's most overbought names.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 19 June 2026
  • However, this puts the stock is now even deeper into overbought territory.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Semiconductor stocks emerged as one of the most overbought cohorts this week as investors continued to pour love into the sector.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The stock never reached overbought levels and its RSI continues to trend higher.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 July 2026
  • However, some stocks ended the week in overbought territory.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Despite hovering above overbought levels for the past two weeks, the stock closed at its fourth consecutive record on Monday.
    — Sofia Horta E Costa, Bloomberg.com, 22 May 2017
  • However, Jim said that to feel comfortable buying the dip at this stage, the stock market must first work off its overbought condition.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024
  • By definition, underperforming stocks are out of favor, so screening in this way should avoid overbought stocks.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024

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