#russell 2000

[jeffhirsch]

Small Caps Heat Up

Three weeks ago we gave you a heads up that it was Open Season for Small Caps. The Russell 2000 small cap index was beginning to rally off its new multi-year low at the end of October. Though it was still lagging big caps. Small caps are leading again today. But beware there still may be some chop as you can see here in the chart before small cap season officially opens mid-December.

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MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor Declares Bitcoin as the 'Universal Merger Partner'

In a recent interview with “Scarce Assets,” Michael Saylor emphasized Bitcoin’s critical role in revitalizing struggling companies. During the discussion, Saylor argued that Bitcoin is the “universal merger partner” and a key solution for “zombie companies” in the Russell 2000. His recommendation? Recapitalize these businesses using Bitcoin to ensure their survival. According to Saylor, Bitcoin…

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Gladiator (2000)

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Gladiator (2000) Dir. Ridley Scott

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Russell Adler as Graves’ dad AU 🤣

Idk man the concept is hilarious to me

Annmd GASP! They have a good relationship!

Shadows be like oh shit hot dilf on base

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"Am I not Merciful?" - Joaquin Phoenix as Commodus (Gladiator, 2000)

Pt. 1, Pt. 2

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Anya Taylor-Joy & Malcolm McRae

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19-2000. requested by @gopostal

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My favorite lps doggies!! Jack Russel #803 my beloved!

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Gladiator (2000)

[jeffhirsch]

Open Season for Small Caps

A Soft CPI reading this morning and a nice pop in the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index today remind us that seasonally speaking, small caps are set up for their annual yearend rally into Q1, often referred to as the “January Effect,” where small caps outperform large caps in January.

Small caps have been struggling for two years now, hurt by non-transitory high inflation, the most aggressive rate-hiking regime we’ve seen since the 1980s, geopolitical turmoil with war on two fronts, fallout from pandemic and post-pandemic economic and labor woes. And the Russell 2000 small cap index recently hit a new multi-year low at the end of October.

As we point out on pages 112 and 114 of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, most of the “January Effect’s” small cap outperformance takes place in the last half of December when tax-loss selling abates. Our annual November stock basket published last week for members contains some brand-new, undervalued, off-Wall-Street’s-radar small cap picks.

As you can see in the accompanying chart the R2K has been tracking the pattern quite well since July and it looks like the small fry are coming out of hibernation just in time for small cap stock hunting season. Small cap stocks are facing several obstacles mentioned above, but they rallied strongly off the October 27 low with the rest of the market. 

As illustrated in the chart, small caps exhibit some chop from late-October through mid-December. Our small cap stock picks have historically done well as long as you honor the buy limits and stop losses. Last pre-election year in 2019 R2K had a nice rally from October to January before it was crushed by the pandemic.

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On the set of Gladiator (1999)

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Trivia for Death Proof (2007)

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Keri Russell curls

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"Just once, ask me who it is you're fighting."

Cinderella Man (2005)