Shares of DBA Now Oversold

In trading on Thursday, shares of the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund ETF (DBA) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $19.70 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.

In the case of PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund, the RSI reading has hit 29.5 — by comparison, the RSI reading for the S&P 500 is currently 59.1.

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A bullish investor could look at DBA's 29.5 reading as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side.

Looking at a chart of one year performance (below), DBA's low point in its 52 week range is $19.55 per share, with $23.01 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $19.73. PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund shares are currently trading down about 1.1% on the day.