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Extended
Trader shorthand for a market or instrument that has moved a long way in one direction without meaningful retracement. The implication: the move is mature, potentially nearing exhaustion. Extended markets carry higher reversal risk than markets in earlier stages of a trend. But “extended” is subjective and isn’t a precise technical signal. Various indicators try to quantify the concept. Distance above or below long-term moving averages. RSI readings near extremes. Percentage moves over specific lookback periods. Counts of consecutive higher highs or lower lows. None of these reliably calls tops or bottoms. Together, they help frame the question of whether a position is being added at favourable risk/reward or being chased late. The label is descriptive, not predictive. Example: Nvidia’s run from $200 to $900 across 2023-24, with limited corrections beyond the 10% range, left the stock looking extended on multiple metrics by mid-2024. Well above its 200-day moving average. RSI elevated. Year-on-year percentage gains at multi-decade extremes for any large-cap stock. The label didn’t predict an exact top. It captured the conditions. The conditions resolved in their own time.
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