Tag: small cap stocks
Is The Russell 2000 Top In? Or Do Higher Targets Loom?
The Russell 2000Â (RUT) has been consolidating for the past several weeks in a wide range. And since the other major US equity indices have...
Russell 2000: When the Levee Breaks
After a blistering +37% run in 2013, Small Cap benchmark index Russell 2000 has spent the balance of this year oscillating a broad sideways...
Russell 2000: Bulls and Bears Favorite Way Of Looking At Small...
Year-to-date, the Russell 2000 (RUT) has lagged the S&P 500 by almost 8%, a fairly wide divergence. This divergence has a few investors concerned...
Break Points: Cyclical Setups for US Small Caps and the Greenback
Following yesterday's nearly 20 point fade from the highs near 1190, the Russell 2000 Mini Futures (TF) consolidated during European trade in a narrow...
Why The Russell 2000 May Outperform In The Days Ahead
Over the past few days, I've been watching the Russell 2000. And more specifically, the Russell 2000 (RUT) to S&P 500 (SPX) performance ratio....
Will Small Caps Continue To Weaken?
Understanding where weakness and strength are coming from is often a critical component in analyzing the stock market. Right now it looks like...
Take A Long, Hard Look at the Russell 2000
In the wake of Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen's allusions during her Senate testimony today to a "reach for yield" and "isolated pockets" of valuations stretched...
Large Cap Stocks Redefining “Risk-On” In 2014
Despite a quick wave of uncertainty and renewed European bank fears, U.S. equities continue to show resiliency in the face of selling. Especially large cap...
Small Cap Stocks In Focus: Russell 2000 Resistance Looms Large
The first sign of relative weakness in the equities market showed up in the form of risk-off for high beta stocks. These included small cap...
Stock Market Hits New Highs, But Lack of Confirmation Concerning
While the S&P 500 breaks through 1900 and traders rejoice over the fresh new high, it seems the same level of excitement is not...
