iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) News
Track canonical SquawkNews coverage tagged to IWM, iShares Russell 2000 ETF. This hub brings together deduplicated headlines about etf, broad market catalysts, earnings, analyst actions, and wider market events so traders can review how a developing story changed over time. It contains 99 indexed stories across 38 publication days and is ordered by the same first-publication timeline used by LiveCast.
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US index futures mixed, Nasdaq 100 leads declines
US index futures trade mixed, with S&P 500 down 0.28%, Nasdaq 100 down 0.94%, Dow up 0.28% and Russell 2000 down 0.69%.
MACRO | Aug 24, 2026, 08:04 PM UTC
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IWM, SPY, QQQ show mixed new-high, new-low breadth
IWM, SPY and QQQ are listed with 274 broad market new highs and 228 broad market new lows, while SPY shows 16 new highs and 6 new lows and QQQ 2 new highs and 1 new low.
EQUITY | Aug 24, 2026, 04:38 PM UTC
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IWM Russell 2000 Holds Just Above 3,000 Level
IWM, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, is down 0.55% and holding just above the 3,000 level, with no catalyst supplied.
EQUITY | Aug 24, 2026, 04:11 PM UTC
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IWM, SPY, QQQ show mixed breadth with decliners leading
IWM, SPY and QQQ trade lower, with market breadth favoring decliners by 6:5 overall, SPY breadth favoring advancers by 3:2 and QQQ breadth favoring decliners by 4:3.
EQUITY | Aug 24, 2026, 02:42 PM UTC
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IWM hits new lows, down 0.6%
IWM, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF tracking U.S. small-cap equities, is hitting new lows and is down 0.6%, with no catalyst supplied in the alert.
EQUITY | Aug 24, 2026, 02:03 PM UTC
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Broad market new highs outnumber new lows across IWM, SPY, QQQ
IWM, SPY and QQQ are reported with 838 broad market new highs and 308 broad market new lows, with SPY at 9 highs and 3 lows and QQQ at 2 highs and 1 low.
EQUITY | Aug 21, 2026, 06:30 PM UTC
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Investors favor large-cap stocks and short-term bonds
U.S. investors are channeling money into large-cap equity funds and shorter-duration bond funds, while Nvidia’s Aug. 26 earnings are framed as the next test for the growth side of the barbell.
EARNINGS | Aug 21, 2026, 05:50 PM UTC
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IWM lags SPY and QQQ as market breadth turns negative
IWM trails SPY and QQQ, with market breadth favoring decliners 15:8 overall, 10:9 for SPY and 11:9 for QQQ.
EQUITY | Aug 20, 2026, 02:52 PM UTC
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IWM smallcaps hit new session low, still up 0.35%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) trades at a new session low while remaining up +0.35% on the day, per the feed.
EQUITY | Aug 19, 2026, 06:57 PM UTC
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IWM leads as breadth favors advancers over decliners
IWM, SPY and QQQ trade with breadth favoring advancers, while IWM rises 0.54%, SPY adds 0.29% and QQQ slips 0.13%.
EQUITY | Aug 19, 2026, 05:44 PM UTC
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IWM, SPY, QQQ show mixed breadth with more highs than lows
IWM, SPY and QQQ are reported with 465 broad market new highs and 182 broad market new lows, while SPY has 18 new highs and 0 new lows and QQQ has 4 new highs and 0 new lows.
EQUITY | Aug 19, 2026, 03:20 PM UTC
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IWM leads as breadth favors advancers over decliners
IWM gains 0.73% versus SPY up 0.32% and QQQ down 0.35%, with market breadth favoring advancers by 2:1, while SPY breadth is 19:7 and QQQ breadth is 11:6.
EQUITY | Aug 19, 2026, 02:30 PM UTC
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Treasury buyback expansion lifts SPY, QQQ and IWM
SPY extends gains, QQQ rises 0.5% and IWM is up about 1% as stock futures rise and bond yields fall after headlines that Treasury is increasing buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities.
MACRO | Aug 19, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC
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IWM slips 1.1% as Russell 2000 smallcaps pull back
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) is down 1.1%, reflecting a modest pullback in small-cap stocks after recent record highs; no catalyst was provided.
FX | Aug 18, 2026, 05:57 PM UTC
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IWM, SPY, QQQ breadth favors decliners 1.9:1 as small caps mix
Market breadth favors decliners by 1.9:1 while IWM is down -1.13%, compared with SPY at -0.60% and QQQ at -1.65%.
MACRO | Aug 18, 2026, 05:38 PM UTC
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Stocks slip lower as energy prices and bond yields drive Fed-tightening fears
Major U.S. indices trade lower, with elevated energy prices and higher bond yields raising concerns that inflation could prompt Fed tightening and weaken confidence in further stock upside.
MACRO | Aug 18, 2026, 04:08 PM UTC
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IWM, SPY, QQQ show mixed breadth across new highs, lows
IWM, SPY and QQQ print mixed breadth readings, with 219 broad market new highs and 381 broad market new lows, while SPY shows 9 new highs and 3 new lows and QQQ 1 new high and 0 new lows.
EQUITY | Aug 18, 2026, 03:28 PM UTC
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QQQ and IWM hit new lows as benchmarks fall
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) makes a new low and is down 1.78%, while iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) also makes a new low and is down 0.92%.
EQUITY | Aug 18, 2026, 02:56 PM UTC
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SGOV, IWM, SOXX Lead $3.2B ETF Inflow Wave; GLD Sees Redemptions
U.S. equity ETFs took in $1.93 billion and U.S. fixed-income ETFs added $911.59 million on Friday, while SGOV, IWM and SOXX led individual creations and GLD topped redemptions, per Etf.com.
MACRO | Aug 17, 2026, 01:05 PM UTC
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U.S. stocks end week higher as inflation eases Fed hike fears
U.S. stocks post modest weekly gains, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite advancing, the Russell 2000 hitting an all-time high, and softer inflation data reducing bets on another Fed rate hike.
EARNINGS | Aug 15, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC
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U.S. data weakens as yields rise and stocks split
U.S. retail sales fell 0.6% in July versus expectations for a 0.1% gain, consumer sentiment dropped to 51, and Treasury yields climbed as small caps held up while tech lagged.
EARNINGS | Aug 14, 2026, 05:22 PM UTC
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September Fed hike odds fall as CPI and PPI cool
Markets now price about a 25% chance of a September Federal Reserve rate hike on Polymarket, down from around 60% earlier this month, after July CPI and PPI met or undershot estimates and weak payrolls added to easing ex
CENTRAL_BANK | Aug 14, 2026, 01:56 PM UTC
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US index futures edge higher in early trade
US index futures are slightly higher, with S&P 500 up 0.03%, Nasdaq 100 up 0.01%, Dow up 0.05% and Russell 2000 up 0.03%.
MACRO | Aug 13, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC
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U.S. inflation data lifts stocks, chips lead record rally
The S&P 500 tops 7,800 for the first time after a flat July producer-price print and softer core PPI, while semiconductors and SanDisk’s 15% surge drive gains.
EARNINGS | Aug 13, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC
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Small—Cap Stocks Got a Payrolls Boost — But CPI Is the Real Test
A surprise contraction in US payrolls has given the stock market a break from worrying about a near-term interest-rate increase. Whether it gives small-cap stocks a durable reprieve depends on Wednesday’s inflation repor
EARNINGS | Aug 11, 2026, 08:33 PM UTC
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S&P 500 Eyes Records, Fed Hike Odds Near 51% Before CPI: Stock Market Today
U.S. equities drifted either side of the flatline by midday Tuesday, with the S&P 500 hovering just below the record high it tested at Monday’s close, as diplomatic signals out of the Persian Gulf took the heat out of cr
EARNINGS | Aug 11, 2026, 04:46 PM UTC
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US index futures: S&P 500 -0.02%, Nasdaq 100 -0.11%, Dow -0.26%, Russell 2000 -0.66%
US index futures: S and P futures is down 0.02 percent, Nasdaq futures is down 0.11 percent, Dow futures is down 0.26 percent and Russell futures is down 0.66 percent.
EQUITY | Aug 10, 2026, 05:32 PM UTC
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US index futures: S&P 500 -0.12%, Nasdaq 100 -0.29%, Dow -0.22%, Russell 2000 -0.59%
US index futures: S and P futures is down 0.12 percent, Nasdaq futures is down 0.29 percent, Dow futures is down 0.22 percent and Russell futures is down 0.59 percent.
EQUITY | Aug 10, 2026, 05:04 PM UTC
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JS&P 500 Hits Record As Jobs Shock Sinks Rate-Hike Bets: Stock Market Today
The S&P 500 cleared 7,755 and Wall Street is on course for its best week since April. The rally comes on the heels of a contraction in July payrolls. The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed 23,000 jobs in July against forecas
EARNINGS | Aug 07, 2026, 05:27 PM UTC
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Gold Jumps 4%, Dow Jones Smashes Record Highs: Stock Market Today
Gold ripped 4% higher to $4,233.89 an ounce on Wednesday, its biggest one-day advance since February, as a soft private payrolls report and easing energy costs knocked down the odds of another Federal Reserve rate hike.
EARNINGS | Aug 05, 2026, 06:14 PM UTC
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QUICK SPARK: QQQ Pulls In Nearly $5 Billion in a Day as Investors Pile Into Big Tech
The Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ ) attracted $4.95 billion in net inflows in the latest trading session, dwarfing every other ETF and underscoring continued investor appetite for mega-cap technology exposure. The iShar
RATES | Aug 05, 2026, 01:18 PM UTC
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S&P 500 Hits Record Highs, Palantir Jumps 27%: Stock Market Today
U.S. equities powered to fresh record highs by midday Tuesday as blowout guidance from Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR ) and a Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT ) earnings beat reignited the AI trade, while crude oil
EARNINGS | Aug 04, 2026, 05:07 PM UTC
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Oil Sinks 6%, Nasdaq 100 Rallies On Iran Talks: Stock Market Today
U.S. equities opened August with a broad-based relief rally Monday as crude oil tumbled and Treasury yields retreated from 18-month highs, after President Donald Trump called off a planned military strike on Iran over th
EARNINGS | Aug 03, 2026, 05:05 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 3:1 as small caps outperform with IWM (+1.55%) versus SPY (+1.06%) and QQQ (+1.12%) SPY bre
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 3:1 as small caps outperform with IWM (+1.55%) versus SPY (+1.06%) and QQQ (+1.12%) SPY breadth favoring advancers by 5:2 QQQ breadth favoring advancers by 13:9
EQUITY | Aug 03, 2026, 02:40 PM UTC
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DIA steady strength premarket, up 1.27%, outperformer with IWM smallcaps also +0.97% - SPY +0.55%, QQQ +0.18%
DIA steady strength premarket, up 1.27%, outperformer with IWM smallcaps also +0.97% - SPY +0.55%, QQQ +0.18%
EQUITY | Aug 03, 2026, 01:02 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring decliners by 5:3 as small caps underperform with IWM (-0.81%) versus SPY (+0.05%) and QQQ (+0.23%) SPY b
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring decliners by 5:3 as small caps underperform with IWM (-0.81%) versus SPY (+0.05%) and QQQ (+0.23%) SPY breadth favoring decliners by 8:5 QQQ breadth favoring decliners by 7:6
EQUITY | Jul 31, 2026, 03:02 PM UTC
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IWM Flat After Hitting Early Lows
IWM trades flat after early decline
EQUITY | Jul 31, 2026, 01:40 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 9:5 as small caps underperform with IWM (+0.90%) versus SPY (+1.41%) and QQQ (+3.01%) SPY b
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 9:5 as small caps underperform with IWM (+0.90%) versus SPY (+1.41%) and QQQ (+3.01%) SPY breadth favoring decliners by 2:1 QQQ breadth favoring decliners by 13:9
EQUITY | Jul 30, 2026, 05:14 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ 176 broad market new highs, 219 broad market new lows SPY 3 new highs, 4 new lows QQQ 0 new highs, 1 new lows
IWM SPY QQQ 176 broad market new highs, 219 broad market new lows SPY 3 new highs, 4 new lows QQQ 0 new highs, 1 new lows
EQUITY | Jul 30, 2026, 03:05 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ breadth favoring advancers by 1.5:1 as small caps underperform with IWM (+0.48%) versus SPY (+1.04%) and QQQ (+2.96%)
IWM SPY QQQ breadth favoring advancers by 1.5:1 as small caps underperform with IWM (+0.48%) versus SPY (+1.04%) and QQQ (+2.96%)
EQUITY | Jul 30, 2026, 02:51 PM UTC
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Oil Spikes 7%, Nasdaq 100 Sinks Before Fed: Stock Market Today
A deepening sell-off gripped Wall Street midday Wednesday as crude oil spiked on a fresh U.S.-Iran escalation just hours before the Federal Reserve’s rate verdict, dragging the S&P 500 to four-week lows and knocking the
EARNINGS | Jul 29, 2026, 05:16 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring decliners by 14:5 as small caps are split with large caps with IWM (-1.55%) versus SPY (-1.13%) and QQQ
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring decliners by 14:5 as small caps are split with large caps with IWM (-1.55%) versus SPY (-1.13%) and QQQ (-1.62%) SPY breadth favoring decliners by 3:2 QQQ breadth favoring decliners by
EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 04:21 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ 306 broad market new highs, 425 broad market new lows SPY 26 new highs, 2 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 1 new lows
IWM SPY QQQ 306 broad market new highs, 425 broad market new lows SPY 26 new highs, 2 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 1 new lows
EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 03:19 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ breadth favoring decliners by 2.5:1 as small caps underperform with IWM (-1.10%) versus SPY (-0.77%) and QQQ (-1.02%)
IWM SPY QQQ breadth favoring decliners by 2.5:1 as small caps underperform with IWM (-1.10%) versus SPY (-0.77%) and QQQ (-1.02%)
EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 03:04 PM UTC
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SPY spuz more lows, down 0.67% now to 7415 - IWM smallcaps down 0.83%, DIA -1.4%, QQQ -0.9%
SPY spuz more lows, down 0.67% now to 7415 - IWM smallcaps down 0.83%, DIA -1.4%, QQQ -0.9%
EQUITY | Jul 29, 2026, 02:13 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ 684 broad market new highs, 522 broad market new lows SPY 62 new highs, 1 new lows QQQ 7 new highs, 1 new lows
IWM SPY QQQ 684 broad market new highs, 522 broad market new lows SPY 62 new highs, 1 new lows QQQ 7 new highs, 1 new lows
EQUITY | Jul 28, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth neutral as small caps are mixed versus large caps with IWM (-0.34%) versus SPY (+0.03%) and QQQ (-1.24%) SPY brea
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth neutral as small caps are mixed versus large caps with IWM (-0.34%) versus SPY (+0.03%) and QQQ (-1.24%) SPY breadth favoring advancers by 3:1 QQQ breadth favoring advancers by 3:2
EQUITY | Jul 28, 2026, 02:57 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ breadth favoring advancers by 1.5:1 as small caps outperform with IWM (+0.14%) versus SPY (-0.21%) and QQQ (-0.83%)
IWM SPY QQQ breadth favoring advancers by 1.5:1 as small caps outperform with IWM (+0.14%) versus SPY (-0.21%) and QQQ (-0.83%)
EQUITY | Jul 27, 2026, 03:56 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ 357 broad market new highs, 313 broad market new lows SPY 27 new highs, 3 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 1 new lows
IWM SPY QQQ 357 broad market new highs, 313 broad market new lows SPY 27 new highs, 3 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 1 new lows
EQUITY | Jul 27, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC
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IWM +1.25% as Smallcaps early leaders
IWM +1.25% as Smallcaps early leaders
EQUITY | Jul 27, 2026, 01:44 PM UTC
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S&P 500 Rises As Oil Sinks On Iran Talk Hopes: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks rose at midday Friday in a broad-based rally, with the Dow up around 0.5% and the S&P 500 gaining 0.4%, as a roughly 4% slide in oil prices cooled the inflation and rate-hike anxieties that had gripped market
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 24, 2026, 05:59 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 3:2 as small caps are mixed with IWM (+0.27%) versus SPY (+0.43%) and QQQ (-0.38%) SPY brea
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 3:2 as small caps are mixed with IWM (+0.27%) versus SPY (+0.43%) and QQQ (-0.38%) SPY breadth favoring advancers by 3:1 QQQ breadth favoring advancers by 12:7
EQUITY | Jul 24, 2026, 05:26 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ 217 broad market new highs, 353 broad market new lows SPY 15 new highs, 4 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 2 new lows
IWM SPY QQQ 217 broad market new highs, 353 broad market new lows SPY 15 new highs, 4 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 2 new lows
EQUITY | Jul 24, 2026, 03:45 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 7:6 as small caps split large caps with IWM (-0.26%) versus SPY (-0.01%) and QQQ (-0.81%) S
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring advancers by 7:6 as small caps split large caps with IWM (-0.26%) versus SPY (-0.01%) and QQQ (-0.81%) SPY breadth favoring advancers by 5:2 QQQ breadth favoring decliners by 8:7
EQUITY | Jul 24, 2026, 02:05 PM UTC
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IWM DIA slide on the open, SPY QQQ bounce
IWM DIA slide on the open, SPY QQQ bounce
EQUITY | Jul 24, 2026, 01:35 PM UTC
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SPY QQQ After starting the day in negative territory on higher oil, rising yields and weakness in tech post earnings, major averages slipped
SPY QQQ After starting the day in negative territory on higher oil, rising yields and weakness in tech post earnings, major averages slipped further and never recovered, trading in a fairly tight range this afternoon wit
EARNINGS | Jul 23, 2026, 07:41 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ 128 broad market new highs, 734 broad market new lows SPY 17 new highs, 13 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 6 new lows
IWM SPY QQQ 128 broad market new highs, 734 broad market new lows SPY 17 new highs, 13 new lows QQQ 2 new highs, 6 new lows
EQUITY | Jul 23, 2026, 05:24 PM UTC
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Brent Tops $100, Alphabet, Tesla Sink Nasdaq 100: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks extended their slide on Thursday as Brent crude vaulted above $100 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to an 18-month high, while concerns over Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) rising AI capital e
CENTRAL_BANK | Jul 23, 2026, 05:16 PM UTC
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IWM nearing lows -0.9% as Smallcaps still outperform large caps
IWM nearing lows -0.9% as Smallcaps still outperform large caps
EQUITY | Jul 23, 2026, 03:12 PM UTC
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IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring decliners by 11:4 as small caps outperform with IWM (-0.66%) versus SPY (-1.20%) and QQQ (-1.87%) SPY br
IWM SPY QQQ market breadth favoring decliners by 11:4 as small caps outperform with IWM (-0.66%) versus SPY (-1.20%) and QQQ (-1.87%) SPY breadth neutral QQQ breadth favoring decliners by 2:1
EQUITY | Jul 23, 2026, 02:51 PM UTC