small caps

The United States’ macroeconomic environment was favorable to large-cap companies and unfriendly to small-caps through the first half of 2024. That changed in July. Best Performers: These were the 10 best-performing small caps (defined as a market cap between $500 million and $10 billion) in...

July marked a significant market rotation, with investors flocking to small-cap stocks anticipating that the Federal Reserve’s expected interest rate cuts would make borrowing cheaper for smaller companies. This strategic pivot led the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) to experience its...

Small-cap stocks celebrated their third consecutive week of gains, driven by growing investor optimism towards interest rate-sensitive industries and companies, bolstered by firm expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September. Markets are currently pricing in a 100% likelihood of a Fed...

Small-cap stocks have gained in recent weeks with the Russell 2000 outpacing other major indexes. A market strategist thinks the make-up trade is just beginning and there is more room to run. What Happened: For several months, Freedom Capital Markets Chief Global Strategist Jay Woods has been...

Anne-Marie Baiynd, trading expert and author, joined Benzinga's PreMarket Prep Monday morning to break down the recent price action in the overall market and which areas traders should be looking toward for profitable ideas. One sector Baiynd discussed with concern was small-cap stocks,...

U.S. stocks started the week on a neutral note, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices hovering around the flatline by midday trading in New York. This comes after both indices reached fresh record highs last Friday. Small-cap stocks outperformed their larger counterparts, with the iShares...

Investors chasing the phenomenal returns delivered by the U.S. technology mega caps have wrought havoc on small cap stock prices, opening up a massive gulf in percentage terms between the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000 indexes. Data compiled by the Financial Times suggests that the Russell 2000...

Goldman Sachs’ equity research team has projected a bright near-term future for U.S. small-cap stocks. According to their analysis shared in a note to clients this week, the Russell 2000 small-cap index, as tracked by the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) is set to witness a significant...

Amidst the resounding fanfare surrounding the Nasdaq 100’s record-breaking surge, U.S. small-cap stocks have quietly carved out their own moment of glory. Rally Record: The Russell 2000 index, closely monitored through the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM), has experienced a remarkable year...

The relative value of small-cap stocks compared to that of large-cap stocks is trading at its lowest point in over two decades. As the chart below shows, the price ratio between the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) is at its lowest level since...

The week began with a surge in oil prices, as WTI crude reached over $85 per barrel, its highest level in 10 months. Saudi Arabia and Russia jointly decided to extend production cuts by 1.3 million barrels per day until the end of 2023, sparking concerns among analysts and economists about...

All three leading U.S. stock indices — the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 — have simultaneously breached a crucial technical support level this week. The break below the widely-watched 50-day moving average, a technical indicator that gauges the average closing price over the past 50...

Small-cap stocks have been on an ascent in June, with the Russell 2000 Index, tracked by the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM) beating larger-cap indices including the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones, and Russell 1000, which may portend a potential turning point in the prevailing market trend...

The surge of artificial intelligence (AI) is sparking a transformative shift in the relative valuations of prominent U.S. stock averages as the tech sector outperforms other industries and small-cap stocks. The price of the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index compared to the small-cap-rich Russell 2000...

Shares of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) have been in a steady downtrend. This ETF tracks small cap stocks. If it drops to the $171 level, there’s a chance the sell-off ends and the market reverses. As you can see on the following chart, this level was previously resistance. And...