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What is RSI Divergence?

price and momentum disagreeing, new highs with weaker RSI, or new lows with stronger RSI.

The number

RSI Divergence is price and momentum disagreeing, new highs with weaker RSI, or new lows with stronger RSI.

What it means

it means the move is running on fumes even while price pretends otherwise.

Why it matters

divergences are the earliest warning that a trend is about to flip.

From the desk

The desk watches this alongside the nine Pulse Score signals when reading a coin. See Methodology for how the score fuses its inputs.

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Explainer generated Sep 24, 2026 from the desk glossary. Not financial advice.