HOW TO PLAY IT: Getting in on the small-cap rally - Reuters

HOW TO PLAY IT: Getting in on the small-cap rally
Reuters
The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks is up about 12 percent since the end of 2011, almost double the 7 percent gain of the large caps in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. The jump in the Russell index follows a seesaw year that closed with a ...

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Who's Afraid of Small Cap Stocks Now? Apparently Equity Investors (IWM, IWN & IWO) - SmallCap Network (blog)


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Who's Afraid of Small Cap Stocks Now? Apparently Equity Investors (IWM, IWN & IWO)
SmallCap Network (blog)
iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (IWM), iShares Russell 2000 Value Index ETF (IWN) and iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index ETF (IWO) are all up but investors are heading towards the exits. Any small cap investor who has been paying attention to the iShares ...
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Why Small Companies' Stocks Deserve a Closer Look - ABC News

Why Small Companies' Stocks Deserve a Closer Look
ABC News
That's no longer a problem for the 2000 relatively small companies in the Russell 2000 index. Correlation among Russell 2000 stocks, as measured by data analysts at Credit Suisse, plunged to 20 percent in late January, from 74 percent in September.

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From Dogs to Darlings - Resource Investor

From Dogs to Darlings
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Take a look at the small-cap Russell 2000 Index which was decimated in July, days before the 50-day moving average fell below the 200-day moving average. I discussed how traders buy or sell off of these short-term and long-term moving averages when I ...

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Anacor, Humana, Lazard, O'Charley's: US Equity Movers - BusinessWeek

Anacor, Humana, Lazard, O'Charley's: US Equity Movers
BusinessWeek
Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ANAC US) fell the most in the Russell 2000 Index, erasing 7.6 percent to $6.86. The biopharmaceutical company said partner GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK US) stopped enrollment in four clinical trials of a treatment for urinary ...

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Russell 1000(R) and Russell 2000(R) Indexes: Growth and Dynamic Indexes ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Russell 1000(R) and Russell 2000(R) Indexes: Growth and Dynamic Indexes ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SEATTLE, WA, Feb 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Russell 1000(R) and Russell 2000(R) Growth and Dynamic Indexes have significantly outperformed their Value and Defensive counterparts year-to-date through January 31st, 2012. The Russell 1000 and ...
Russell 1000® and Russell 2000® Indexes: Growth and Dynamic Indexes ... Marketwire (press release)

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Equities Sector Coverage: Wall Street Trades Higher as Investors Remain Optimistic - Equities.com


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Equities Sector Coverage: Wall Street Trades Higher as Investors Remain Optimistic
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The S&P 500, Dow Transports and Russell 2000 still lag their 2011 highs at 1370.58, 5627.85 and 868.57 respectively. Asian stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday with the Nikkei 225 ending their session 8918 – down 0.13% on the day.

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