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Overbought Stocks is a list of the most overbought stocks today based on the RSI momentum technical indicator. Overbought stocks are worth watching for traders because the trend for overbought stocks may reverse.

12/5/2024
Symbol Chart Company Open High Low Close Volume % Change
PSTX Poseida Therapeutics Inc 9.37 9.39 9.34 9.36 248.9K 0.32%
URTH World Ishares MSCI ETF 162.88 163.03 162.54 162.67 274.3K 0.01%
BTC Community Bankers Trust Corp 45.62 46.05 43.42 43.94 2.13M 0.00%
BCOV Brightcove Inc 4.30 4.35 4.30 4.33 588.2K 0.00%
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Grow Index Fund 238.38 238.92 237.81 238.08 206.9K -0.03%
RECS Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF 36.40 36.50 36.33 36.37 298.2K -0.05%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index (ETF) 410.20 411.28 409.38 409.69 1.01M -0.06%
SPYG SPDR S&P 500 Growth Portfolio ETF 89.69 89.87 89.47 89.55 1.19M -0.07%
PTY PIMCO Corporate Opportunity Fund 14.81 14.83 14.80 14.80 423.5K -0.07%
CCCS CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc 12.78 12.88 12.64 12.74 2.03M -0.08%
TSLX Tpg Specialty Lending Inc 21.48 21.52 21.26 21.50 368.8K -0.09%
MGK Vanguard Mega Cap 300 Growth Index ETF 350.78 351.58 349.94 350.36 237.8K -0.09%
VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 105.65 105.85 105.35 105.40 1.31M -0.10%
PDEC Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF Dec 39.00 39.01 38.94 38.94 287.6K -0.13%
VUG Vanguard Growth (ETF) 421.69 422.01 420.11 420.41 1.08M -0.15%
SMWB Similarweb Ltd 12.98 13.28 12.78 13.04 388.2K -0.15%
GEN Genon Energy Inc 31.48 31.56 31.13 31.37 374.1K -0.16%
PBH Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc 85.42 86.02 84.38 85.68 292.8K -0.16%
GTLS Chart Industries, Inc 192.12 193.69 188.54 190.60 488.9K -0.20%
FDGR Two Roads Shared Trust 14.18 14.20 14.16 14.17 991.6K -0.21%
CLM Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc 9.22 9.29 9.17 9.19 1.62M -0.22%
NET Cloudflare Inc Cl A 109.41 112.84 108.61 110.46 3.24M -0.23%
XLC S&P 500 Communication Sector SPDR 100.51 100.57 99.92 100.01 2.48M -0.23%
LRN K12 Inc 110.98 112.53 109.58 110.54 862.6K -0.23%
KD Kyndryl Holdings Inc 34.77 35.18 34.62 35.00 311.8K -0.23%
GEO The Geo Group, Inc 29.75 29.86 28.56 29.13 2.49M -0.24%
GWRE Guidewire Software Inc 205.95 209.15 203.63 206.57 1.46M -0.27%
GLBE Global E Online Ltd 53.50 53.99 53.12 53.18 751.1K -0.32%
FDN First Trust DJ Internet Index Fund (ETF) 252.24 253.06 251.47 251.74 206.7K -0.39%
TPR Tapestry Inc 63.74 64.30 63.25 63.57 4M -0.41%
PEB Pebblebrook Hotel Trust 14.57 14.71 14.43 14.58 1.42M -0.41%
DIS The Walt Disney Company 116.55 117.27 116.06 116.50 9.8M -0.42%
PAY VeriFone Holdings, Inc 37.31 38.00 36.76 37.15 222.9K -0.43%
BROS Dutch Bros Inc 54.08 54.71 53.73 53.98 1.66M -0.44%
REAL The Realreal Inc 6.15 6.38 6.00 6.12 2.56M -0.49%
CCRN Cross Country Healthcare, Inc 18.15 18.19 18.06 18.07 4.9M -0.50%
ALAB Astera Labs Inc. 115.14 117.66 112.54 114.68 2.74M -0.51%
SKX Skechers USA, Inc 70.42 71.77 70.11 70.29 1.79M -0.51%
AVPT AvePoint Inc 18.75 19.00 18.54 18.65 1.99M -0.53%
PNQI PowerShares Nasdaq Internet Portfol(ETF) 48.90 48.90 48.57 48.57 236K -0.53%
IWP iShares Russell Midcap Growth Idx 137.91 138.22 136.95 136.99 786.7K -0.54%
LX Lexinfintech Holdings Ltd 5.45 5.71 5.30 5.42 3.71M -0.55%
ENR Energizer Holdings, Inc 39.00 39.11 38.67 38.80 300K -0.56%
RLJ Rlj Lodging Trust 10.56 10.75 10.42 10.54 1.9M -0.57%
VOT Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF 274.48 275.13 272.73 272.88 235.3K -0.58%
ATSG Air Transport Services Group Inc 22.01 22.12 21.99 22.00 571.2K -0.59%
WK Workiva Llc 101.14 101.34 100.07 100.80 268.6K -0.62%
ARKF Ark Fintech Innovation ETF 41.09 41.25 40.44 40.47 480.6K -0.64%
DAN Dana Holding Corporation 12.51 13.09 12.25 12.28 4.46M -0.65%
AS Amer Sports Inc. 24.02 25.16 24.00 25.13 10.25M -0.67%
PEGA Pegasystems Inc 97.11 97.94 96.10 96.43 401.7K -0.72%
WTW Weight Watchers International, Inc 333.70 334.99 328.69 330.00 988.4K -0.76%
CUK Carnival plc (ADR) 24.66 24.66 24.05 24.06 1.38M -0.82%
EMR Emerson Electric Co 134.16 134.45 132.75 133.15 2.38M -0.88%
INTA Intapp Inc 67.50 68.78 66.88 66.96 659.8K -0.93%
HSAI Hesai Group 10.00 10.09 8.95 9.44 4.89M -0.94%
ELAB Elevai Labs Inc. 1.99 2.04 1.89 1.95 421.5K -1.02%
QTWO Q2 Holdings Inc 110.00 110.66 108.18 109.03 732.9K -1.03%
CARG Cargurus Inc Cl A 38.92 38.95 38.22 38.38 568.3K -1.03%
CNM Core & Main Inc 55.18 55.26 53.64 54.62 2.97M -1.14%
SGHC Super Group (SGHC) Limited 6.91 7.01 6.83 6.87 499.8K -1.15%
IGV iShares S&P NA Tec 109.26 109.61 108.46 108.55 7.69M -1.21%
BE Bloom Energy Corp Cl A 26.45 26.91 25.48 25.96 5.86M -1.22%
CCL Carnival Corporation 26.99 27.17 26.42 26.45 21.16M -1.23%
RSI Rush Street Interactive Inc 14.25 14.56 14.15 14.49 304.6K -1.23%
MDXG Mimedx Group Inc 9.52 9.59 9.41 9.47 595.7K -1.25%
ALRM Alarm.com 68.72 68.91 67.75 67.95 478.6K -1.25%
WEBL DJ Internet Bull 3X Direxion 30.25 30.61 30.05 30.12 337.4K -1.25%
PCOR Procore Technologies Inc 85.25 86.67 84.14 84.51 2.99M -1.41%
DDOG Datadog Inc Cl A 164.50 164.94 161.58 163.35 4.5M -1.53%
SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. 492.60 495.06 480.66 493.51 2.24M -1.77%
SNOW Snowflake Inc Cl A 186.34 186.55 182.30 183.06 6.66M -1.85%
VSCO Victorias Secret & Co 42.81 44.39 42.44 43.02 3.37M -2.00%
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc 184.54 186.74 181.57 182.93 1.43M -2.17%
AI Arlington Asset Investment Corp 37.76 38.70 37.45 38.10 2M -2.41%
GH Guardant Health Inc 37.89 38.11 36.68 37.11 1.5M -2.62%
NBIS 33.94 34.60 30.54 32.00 5.61M -2.74%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc 52.03 52.11 50.33 50.66 2.47M -3.60%
TEAM TechTeam Global, Inc 283.42 285.38 276.00 276.72 1.82M -3.75%
MOB Mobilicom Limited 2.71 2.89 2.60 2.80 266.6K -3.78%
ESTC Elastic N.V. 113.44 113.50 110.51 111.53 2.74M -4.04%
MRVL Marvell Technology Group Ltd 116.55 116.58 112.10 113.37 23.01M -4.05%
FTCI FTC Solar Inc 3.00 3.33 2.82 2.84 428.1K -6.27%
VUZI Vuzix Corp 2.62 2.73 2.41 2.46 1.49M -6.46%
ARQQ Arqit Quantum Inc 24.03 24.39 17.41 22.39 1.47M -7.48%
ESPR Esperion Theraptc 3.65 3.79 3.28 3.34 7.45M -8.74%
PRCH Porch Group Inc 5.16 5.53 4.93 4.97 726.2K -9.31%


What does overbought stock mean?

When a stock is overbought, that means it is overvalued. The definition of an overbought stock differs between investors and traders.

For a long term investor who focuses on fundamental analysis, an overvalued stock's PE ratio is too high, or the growth rate is too low.

For a short term trader who uses technical analysis, an overbought stock means the price of the stock rises too fast, and the trend may be reversed any time now.

Since our tools are based on technical analysis, we defined overbought stock as a trader. We use a technical indicator called the RSI to measure when a stock is overbought.

When the technical indicator RSI is above 70, a stock is considered an overbought stock. When the RSI indicator drops from 70, it generates a bearish signal. The most overbought stocks today listed above are based on the RSI indicator.


How to trade overbought stocks?

There are various ways to find stocks that are overbought using different types of technical indicators, RSI is one of the popular ones. Let's take a look at an example, TSLA.

  • The RSI for TSLA went above 70 briefly in late March and the beginning of April, which means the stock is overbought at that level.
  • A few days later, the MACD crossed down, which is another bearish signal
  • TSLA then went down from around $1,150 in April to a low of $620 by the end of May.

The overbought signal works perfectly for this trade.




Overbought stock example

Here's another example of an overbought stock, SES, where the RSI indicator is over 70.

  • The RSI for SES went above 70 and crossed down in late March. If you base your trade on the overbought signal, when the RSI crosses down 70 is when you go short on the stock, or to sell if you already have a long position.
  • A few days later, the MACD crossed down, which is another bearish signal. It gives you a second chance to get out of this trade in case you were long on this stock.
  • SES then went down from over $10 per share to a new low of $3.61 in less than 3 months.

Multiple technical indicators

In both of the above examples, we use an indicator called the MACD crosstown for confirmation on a stock. It is dangerous to rely solely on the RSI overbought signal.

Traders are free to use any other technical indicators for a confirmation signal. They can also use the overbought stock as a secondary signal to confirm with any primary indicator they use.


Why is stop loss important?

Please remember just because a stock is in the overbought zone doesn't necessarily mean it is a SELL. Some strong stocks may keep going up for a long time before they reach their peak.

During that time, the RSI will stay above 70 and the stock will remain overbought. It is not a good idea to sell or short a stock just because the RSI indicator indicates it is an overbought stock. You should combine the overbought signals with other technical indicators and the general trend of the market.

Therefore, if we use RSI above 70 as a bearish signal and short a stock based on this indicator, we need to have a tight stop loss in the case when we are wrong.

Price Stop - The stop loss could be a price stop-loss meaning if a stock keeps going up and hits a certain price, we would cut our losses and cover the trade.

Time Stop - Whenever we are in a trade using the overbought signal, we expect the trade to work in our favor quickly. If it does not, we need to cover the trade to protect ourselves from losses. You can set a time stop for a week or two depending on your strategy and comfortable level.

Let's take a look at the following example where the overbought stock gives us a false signal.


  • As we can see from the above chart for the stock MYE, the RSI indicator went above 70 in late March.
  • A few days later, the MACD crossed down, which is another bearish signal.
  • However, the stock price of MYE kept going up from around $21 to $25. That is why we should use a stop loss. A few of these failed trades might crush our portfolio if we stay in the trade without cutting losses.

To learn more about trading, read Swing Trading Strategies.




How to find overbought stocks

The stocks that you find on this overbought stocks list are based on the RSI indicator. If you prefer to use the stochastic oscillator for overbought stocks, you can use our free technical stock screener.

  • Go to https://stock-screener.org/
  • Scroll down to the Technical Analysis Screener
  • Check the box next to Stochastic Crossover
  • Set the stochastic between 80 & 100 - any stock with the stochastic oscillator over 80 is considered overbought.


Final Words

As with any other indicator, the overbought signal doesn't always work. As a trader, we should always cut our losses quickly if we are shorting a stock based on the overbought indicator.

Always keep in mind that technical analysis is an art, and not a science. One plus one does not always equal two in trading. It is also recommended that you combine the overbought indicator with other technical indicators, such as support & resistance levels, trendlines, candlestick patterns, or the MACD.

One should also backtest his strategy against historical data and see how well the strategy works. The best thing to do would be to study a lot of charts, and see if you can find patterns when the overbought pattern works the best.

The only way that you can trade for the long term is to first survive. Professional traders always cut their losses small which is the opposite of what beginners are doing. They let their losses run and cut profits too soon.


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