Act II for Small Caps?
The Russell 2000 small cap index made a cameo appearance in the bull camp during the summer. Now, some traders might think it’s back for an encore.
The first pattern on today’s chart is July 16’s last price at 2,264. RUT ended yesterday above it, representing the highest close in almost three years.
Second, a series of higher lows may reflect accumulation by institutional investors.
Third, the index is still about 7 percent below its all-time peak in late 2021. Does that provide space for a potential move higher, especially with other indexes at or near new highs?
Finally, there’s the idea of a rotation back to small caps after a long period of underperformance. The second chart with two-week candles shows the ratio of RUT against the Nasdaq-100. Notice how the ratio has held a 50 percent retracement of July’s surge. That may potentially suggest a new upward trend has begun.
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The first pattern on today’s chart is July 16’s last price at 2,264. RUT ended yesterday above it, representing the highest close in almost three years.
Second, a series of higher lows may reflect accumulation by institutional investors.
Third, the index is still about 7 percent below its all-time peak in late 2021. Does that provide space for a potential move higher, especially with other indexes at or near new highs?
Finally, there’s the idea of a rotation back to small caps after a long period of underperformance. The second chart with two-week candles shows the ratio of RUT against the Nasdaq-100. Notice how the ratio has held a 50 percent retracement of July’s surge. That may potentially suggest a new upward trend has begun.
TradeStation has, for decades, advanced the trading industry, providing access to stocks, options and futures. If you're born to trade, we could be for you. See our Overview for more.
Past performance, whether actual or indicated by historical tests of strategies, is no guarantee of future performance or success. There is a possibility that you may sustain a loss equal to or greater than your entire investment regardless of which asset class you trade (equities, options or futures); therefore, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford to lose. Online trading is not suitable for all investors. View the document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options at https://www.TradeStation.com/DisclosureOptions. Before trading any asset class, customers must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on https://www.TradeStation.com/Important-Information/. System access and trade placement and execution may be delayed or fail due to market volatility and volume, quote delays, system and software errors, Internet traffic, outages and other factors.
Securities and futures trading is offered to self-directed customers by TradeStation Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a futures commission merchant licensed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission). TradeStation Securities is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the National Futures Association, and a number of exchanges.
TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Technologies, Inc. are each wholly owned subsidiaries of TradeStation Group, Inc., both operating, and providing products and services, under the TradeStation brand and trademark. When applying for, or purchasing, accounts, subscriptions, products and services, it is important that you know which company you will be dealing with. Visit https://www.TradeStation.com/DisclosureTSCompanies for further important information explaining what this means.
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