Relative Strength Index (RSI), which measures the magnitude and speed of price changes. On July 24, Tuesday, StockEdge reported that 20 stocks were trading in an overbought zone but had a bearish or declining RSI trend. Today, ETMarkets has selected 10 of these stocks to shed light on this intriguing contradiction.
The RSI is a momentum oscillator that ranges from 0 to 100 and is used to assess the strength and direction of a stock's price movements. An RSI value above 70 indicates that a stock is in an overbought zone and may be ripe for a price correction, while an RSI below 30 signifies an oversold condition and the potential for a rebound. The importance of RSI lies in its ability to provide valuable insights into stock movement for investors: Overbought/Oversold Levels: RSI helps identify potential turning points when a stock may be overbought and due for a pullback or oversold and ready for a bounce-back.
Divergence Analysis: RSI divergences against price trends can indicate a forthcoming trend reversal or continuation. Confirmation of Trend: Rising or falling RSI values can confirm the strength or weakness of an existing price trend.ETMarkets' Top 10 Overbought Stocks with Bearish RSI Trend 1) Medplus Health Services Ltd. (RSI: 69.52, Prev.
RSI: 76.83) 2) Kajaria Ceramics Ltd. (RSI: 69.07, Prev. RSI: 72.03) 3) Ipca Laboratories Ltd.
(RSI: 69.04, Prev. RSI: 70.8) 4) Patanjali Foods Ltd. (RSI: 67.45, Prev.
RSI: 76.6) 5) BSE Ltd. (RSI: 66.94, Prev. RSI: 71.09) 6) Procter & Gamble Hygiene and Health Care Ltd.
(RSI: 66.51, Prev. RSI: 70.78) 7) ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd. (RSI: 65.73, Prev.
RSI: 73.55) 8) Hatsun Agro Product Ltd. (RSI: 64.58, Prev. RSI: 79.04) 9) Shriram Finance Ltd.
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