overpopulated

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"It is happening because of regulations, as proprietary trading is not allowed any more and because people have overspeculated in the past years and got badly burnt."

From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2011

The market was really overspeculated, with people saying to themselves, 'I won't get out now, but as soon as stocks start to fall, I will sell.'

From Time Magazine Archive