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The Russell 2000 Index reconstitution is a major event in the US equity calendar, which presents risk management challenges for some and potential alpha trade opportunities for others. Reconstitution ...

Arianne Criqui, Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services at Cboe Global Markets, said: “The Russell 2000 Index continues to be one of the most widely followed U.S. small cap benchmarks, and we ...

The Russell 2000, commonly referred to as RUT, is a benchmark index that tracks about 2,000 small-cap companies. Experts say some investors pass over this index, since its stocks are often more ...

I will venture a little off-piste today and, at the suggestion of a colleague, cover the Russell 2,000 US stock index. This is a very popular trading vehicle and contains 2,000 small-cap US shares.

The weekly chart for the Russell 2000 begins the week negative with the average below its five-week MMA at 1,509.14 with its 12-week slow stochastic reading falling to 64.26.

The Russell 2000 (1,728.41 on August 27) set a new all-time intraday high of 1,737.63 on August 28 and the small-cap average is in bull market territory, 20.1% above its 2018 low.

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