S&P 500 Flashes 36-Year Oversold Divergence as 46.8% of Stocks Are Overbought

The S&P 500 entered extreme oversold territory on November 2 while 46.8% of its stocks were overbought, a divergence not seen in 36 years. The index closed more than two standard deviations below its 50-day moving average, according to BeInCrypto, citing Bespoke Investment Group. Since 1990, five similar cases saw no more than 33.4% of stocks overbought. In October, the S&P 500 fell 0.9%, while its equal-weighted counterpart gained 5%, the widest gap since April 2009; nine of 11 sectors advanced as investors questioned AI spending. The rotation could benefit energy, healthcare and consumer staples, but October’s gains raise reversal risk.