IJR News and Press, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap From 03/14/24

2024-03-14 00:54:34 ET Summary Russell 2000 implied volatility hits a two-month low, which means less in the way of option premium to be collected from selling upside calls. Small caps continue to struggle relative to large caps, but IWM's absolute chart shows signs of life, sugge...

2024-03-13 10:06:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2024-03-12 23:34:36 ET Summary Arch Resources is a major coal mining company in the US, with a focus on metallurgical coal production. Q4 2023 saw an increase in earnings due to higher met coal sales prices and decreased operating costs. ARCH plans to decrease its share count ...

2024-03-12 09:17:00 ET Summary Shares of small companies and value stocks have had a tough time keeping up with the broad market in recent years, and the headwind for these risk factors is still blowing so far in 2024. The momentum factor surged nearly 17% so far this year, dramat...

2024-03-08 09:30:00 ET Summary MoneyShow's Mike Larson speaks with Ralph Acampora, Hedge Fund Advisor for Hedge Friend, and Craig Johnson, Managing Director and Senior Technical Analyst at Piper Sandler & Co. Ralph and Craig both see the markets taking a breather in the near t...

2024-03-08 04:50:00 ET Summary In the last four months, we’ve seen quite a bit of change to the ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard, with four indicators moving from recessionary red to yellow caution. We still think that the odds of a recession are 40% as the historical p...

2024-03-08 04:50:00 ET Summary From 2009 to 2021, the large caps in the S&P 500 and the small caps in the Russell 2000 moved more or less in lock-step. We are seeing a similar divergence in U.S. labor market data as well with a huge gap developing between two different surveys...

2024-03-07 06:30:00 ET Summary When the regional banking woes unfolded in March 2023, we argued that the challenges were not likely to be systemic. We continue to think that the challenges facing regional banks are likely contained, though near-term market volatility is always pos...

2024-02-25 20:25:50 ET Summary Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund ETF holds 300+ small caps showing high growth metrics relative to peers. The portfolio is well diversified, and quality metrics and performance since inception are superior to the benchmark. Anothe...

2024-02-23 15:15:00 ET Summary Retail investors have started chasing small-cap stocks in hopes of a rate cutting cycle by the Fed and avoiding a recession. The primary economic data points continue to be very robust. Low unemployment, strong economic growth, and declining rates of...