Since Nov lows, small caps rule
Looking for a silver lining? Check out this: The Dow is 5.3% above the November lows, while the Russell 2000 is up 20.8% from its November lows.
NYSE: IWM | Feb 14, 2009
Happy New Year
The Russell 2000 notched the first weekly advance of the New Year this past week, marking the third-best weekly gain since the bear market collapse began back in mid-September.
NYSE: IWM | Feb 07, 2009
Russell 2000 swingline remains at 450
Forget about January; stay focused on 450.
NYSE: IWM | Jan 31, 2009
Friday bounce a hollow victory
Even with a bounce off 7-week lows, the Russell 2000 still generated the second lowest close in more than five years on weekly studies.
NYSE: IWM | Jan 23, 2009
Body blow or head fake?
Was the breach of 450 in the Russell 2000 the first body blow to value investors, or a "head fake" slide that served up a buying opportunity?
NYSE: IWM | Jan 17, 2009
Troubling start to New Year
The powerful Friday breach of 491 in the Russell 2000 was a troubling development, and the dip through minor short-term support at 484 didn’t help things, either.
NYSE: IWM | Jan 11, 2009
Russell 2000: Look for opportunities, not trends
The coming year is likely to be more of a “trader’s market” than a strong trending rally market. That’s not a style of investing that today’s money managers are all that familiar with.
Consolidation process still in play; waiting for a breakout move
This week saw the tightest range in the Russell 2000 since before the whole collapse kicked into gear back in mid-September.
NYSE: IWM | Dec 27, 2008
Baby steps
Yes, we are still in a bear market. No, we are nowhere near putting an official end to that bear market. But I find minor solace in tiny shifts of price action on the Russell 2000 charts lately
Boring = Breakout?
Sometimes boring is good. But tight ranges have an unnerving way of coiling the market into a violent breakout move.
NYSE: IWM | Dec 13, 2008
Opportunity or more despair?
There is precedence for stock market bulls to see opportunity where others see only despair.
NYSE: IWM | Dec 05, 2008
Test of repeating bearish patterns awaits in key week
If the Russell climbs above 491.24, it will bust through the previous correction highs and finally stop this painful process of lower lows and lower highs.
NYSE: IWM | Nov 30, 2008
Russell 2000 approaches 2002 value zone
There is a real chance that downside risk now is finally less than upside potential for small-cap stocks.
NYSE: IWM | Nov 22, 2008
Small caps stuck in bearish cycle behavior
The Russell 2000 generated the lowest weekly close since August 2003, maintaining a powerful bearish chart stance on long-term studies.
NYSE: IWM | Nov 15, 2008
"Fading" the news is usually tempting but lacks chart punch this time
As for Friday’s nice 2% rally in small caps, the chartist in me comes away asking “Where’s the beef?”
Strong seasonal, bullish pattern into huge data event risk week
Hopefully, the rally this week wasn’t just a Halloween trick, but the first nice treat into the key holiday season.
NYSE: IWM | Oct 31, 2008
'tis the season for a bottom, but buyer beware!
| Oct 25, 2008
Lack of upside followthrough dulls bullish reversal
| Sep 26, 2008
Close at highest weekly level since last December
| Sep 19, 2008
Russell 2000 charts still bearish despite slight gains
| Sep 13, 2008
Russell 2000: Bullish hammer vs bearish outside formation
| Sep 05, 2008
Lazy August rally now faces September test
| Aug 30, 2008
Russell 2000: Double top dominates immediate picture
| Aug 22, 2008
Bullish pattern, upside breakout on daily charts
| Aug 09, 2008
Russell 2000: Summer doldrums, or market indecision?
| Aug 02, 2008
Russell 2000: Bullish reversal after 2.6% gain
| Jul 19, 2008
Russell 2000: Good news, bad news on charts
| Jul 12, 2008
Russell 2000: Two straight weekly wipeouts
| Jul 04, 2008
Russell 2000: Fourth straight close below opening levels
| Jun 28, 2008
Russell 2000: Third weekly close below opening
| Jun 21, 2008
Bearish patterns still dominate chart structure
| Jun 14, 2008
Friday collapse takes Russell below key 750 line
| Jun 07, 2008
Russell 2000: Failing 750, now what?
| May 24, 2008
| May 18, 2008
Russell 2000: Sell in May and go away?
| May 10, 2008
Russell 2000: Sloppy close after upside breakout
| May 03, 2008
Russell 2000: Breakout at hand?
| Apr 26, 2008
Russell 2000: Bullish pattern on weekly charts
| Apr 19, 2008
Russell 2000: Friday plunge disconcerting
| Apr 11, 2008
Russell 2000: Critical test at 724 zone
| Apr 05, 2008
Russell 2000: Correction, or bottom in the making?
| Mar 29, 2008
Russell 2000: More upside needed for bottom confirmation
| Mar 21, 2008
Russell 2000: Reversal pattern emerges
| Mar 15, 2008
Russell 2000: Lowest weekly close since Oct 2005
| Mar 08, 2008
Russell 2000 path of least resistance: Down
| Mar 01, 2008
Russell 2000: Short-term intrigue
| Feb 23, 2008
