The Russell 2000 is Breaking Higher!

Those words have not been heard in over 14 months. While the S&P 500 has made something like 800 new all-time highs and the Nasdaq 100 keeps marching towards the 2000 top, the Russell 2000 has been in a range since October 2013. The only brief moment out of that range was a false breakdown in October that got the entire investment world convinced that a 2009 like breakdown was imminent.

What a crazy view of sentiment. The Russell 2000 holds in a range near all-time highs with only a minor breakdown to the 100 week SMA, and you want to sell everything. Think the memory of the Financial Crisis has faded?

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But now, the Russell 2000 is breaking to the upside. It was a concern when the Russell 2000 was not rising, because it had led all equities higher for so long. So when it lagged the world was ending.

Now that we have seen the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 continue to rise over the time period when the Russell did nothing, what will happen if the Russell continues higher? Time to go all in? Finally time to sell Bonds?

Prices will tell over time, but a continuation higher in the Russell 2000 now out of a long base is very bullish. Using the IWM ETF chart above it would seeks a move to 147, or 21% higher.

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