Tag: small cap stocks

Despite the nearly identical drops of 2.2% this week by the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) and S&P 500 ETF (SPY), the small caps have...

Earlier this morning, several traders (including myself) noted that the Russell 2000 bounce was lagging other major equity indices. Why would this be important?...

The small caps have slowly creeped higher since bottoming in October and are now bumping up against annual highs and threatening to breakout. The...

In my humble opinion, and as a member of the crumb traders of the world, it has come to my conjecture, that there are...

Since bottoming on October 15th, the Russell 2000 Index (RUT) has rallied 10.6% through Friday’s closing price. The rally has given small caps stocks new...

Many market pundits were noting the significant underperformance of US small caps a month ago. The benchmark Russell 2000 (RUT) peaked in early 2014,...

For much of 2014 the Russell 2000 (RUT), which represents small caps stocks, has underperformed. This highlighted a move to safer risk assets, such...

One positive mentioned plenty in the market this week is small cap outperformance. One might suggest that we are at a sign of a...

Unless you live under a rock, odds are high that you are well aware that its been a rough year for the small caps. The...

Small Cap benchmark index Russell 2000 (RUT) has careened back-and-forth through a 13% range throughout 2014 - up until last week when it plunged...