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The tendency for prices that stretched far from an average to move back toward it.
Mean reversion traders look for stocks that fell or rose sharply compared with their moving average or range. It tends to work in ranges and fail in strong trends.
Cheap can get cheaper. A stretched price in a strong trend can stretch further.
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