Overview
The Overbought/Oversold (“OB/OS”) indicator is a market breadth indicator based on the smoothed difference between
advancing and declining issues.InterpretationThe OB/OS indicator shows when the stock market is overbought (and a correction is due) and when it is oversold (and a rally is due).
Readings above +200 are generally considered bearish and readings below -200 are generally considered bullish. When the OB/OS indicator falls below +200 a sell signal is generated. Similarly, a buy signal is generated when the OB/OS indicator
rises above -200.As with all OB/OS-type indicators, extreme readings may be a sign of a change in investor expectations and may not be followed by the expected correction. (Refer to the discussion on the Advance/Decline Ratio, and the McClellan Oscillator, for
additional comments on extremely overbought/oversold conditions.)
Example
The following chart shows the DJIA and the Overbought/Oversold indicator.
I drew “buy” and “sell” arrows when the indicator penetrated the +200/-200 levels. The OB/OS indicator works very well in
this type of trading-range market.
Calculation
The Overbought/Oversold indicator is a 10-period exponential moving average of the difference between the number of advancing and declining issues.
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The Overbought/Oversold (“OB/OS”) indicator is a market breadth indicator based on the smoothed difference between
advancing and declining issues.InterpretationThe OB/OS indicator shows when the stock market is overbought (and a correction is due) and when it is oversold (and a rally is due).
Readings above +200 are generally considered bearish and readings below -200 are generally considered bullish. When the OB/OS indicator falls below +200 a sell signal is generated. Similarly, a buy signal is generated when the OB/OS indicator
rises above -200.As with all OB/OS-type indicators, extreme readings may be a sign of a change in investor expectations and may not be followed by the expected correction. (Refer to the discussion on the Advance/Decline Ratio, and the McClellan Oscillator, for
additional comments on extremely overbought/oversold conditions.)
Example
The following chart shows the DJIA and the Overbought/Oversold indicator.
I drew “buy” and “sell” arrows when the indicator penetrated the +200/-200 levels. The OB/OS indicator works very well in
this type of trading-range market.
Calculation
The Overbought/Oversold indicator is a 10-period exponential moving average of the difference between the number of advancing and declining issues.
Courtesy Copyright Technical Analysis from A to Z .This content copyrights protected Written by Steven B. Achelis.