russell – Investment Watch

FTSE Russell leaves China out of flagship bond index: Move means country’s government debt market likely to miss out on inflows of up to $120bn

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

via FT: FTSE Russell will not include China in its flagship government bond index, citing market liquidity and foreign exchange concerns in the country’s $5tn government debt market. The index … Read more

Russell 3000-to-silver ratio is still near all-time highs!

July 18, 2019

via @TaviCosta: In case you think silver already had a big move: Russell 3000-to-silver ratio is still near all-time highs! This puts into perspective the incredible opportunity likely ahead of us. … Read more

Companies in the Russell 2000 with the highest exposure to China ahead of G-20

June 28, 2019

h/t the_hangman

CTAs Are Now Shorting The Russell And It’s Only A Matter Of Time Before They Turn Short On The S&P 500

June 4, 2019

via zerohege: Yesterday, when observing the latest equity fund flows, we showed two striking charts: according to Deutsche Bank, equity funds have now seen outflows of -$132bn YTD and -$237bn since … Read more

Russell Napier: A Terrible Market Combination Has Emerged That Suggests It Is Indeed All Over Now

March 31, 2019

by Russell Napier of the Electronic Research Interchange It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue: Now the Deflation then The Repression ‘You must leave now, take what you need, you think will … Read more

WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Charles de Gaulle Saw Brexit Coming: He said U.K. membership would weaken the EU and divide Britain.

January 22, 2019

via WSJ: Britain’s problem with the EU goes back decades. From the 1957 Treaty of Rome to the present day, Europe has been both the opportunity Britain cannot embrace and … Read more

Chris Vermeulen: Pay Attention To The Russell 2000 And The Financial Sector

January 21, 2019

by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders For those that still believe the US markets are weak and poised for a total collapse, we want to bring something to your attention. Throughout weeks … Read more

From the nearby highs, the SPX is -14.7%, Russell 2000 is -22.5%, Oil is -39.1%, Copper is -18.0%.

December 20, 2018

From the nearby highs, the SPX is -14.7%, Russell 2000 is -22.5%, Oil is -39.1%, Copper is -18.0%. It's not just the stock market. All markets are flashing a yellow … Read more

The World Is Diving Head First Into A 2019 Crisis, Russell 2000 Small Cap Index Hits A 52-week Low, Hedge Funds Still Have Stocks To Dump…

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018

the world is diving head first into a 2019 crisis pic.twitter.com/16piQJ6kA7 — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) December 10, 2018 Russell 2000 Small Cap Index hits a 52-week low, down 18% from … Read more

10 out of the 13 the stock market was already in a bear market…. Russell 2000 looking weak.

December 9, 2018

The pattern of extreme market volatility which has emerged since November has only happened 13 other times in the last nine decades. 10 out of the 13 the stock market … Read more

Fun Fact: The Russell 2000 index just hit record highs, but 60% of the debt issued by these companies are rated JUNK

August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

Make sense? US Stk Mkt at ALL TIME HIGH ("ATH"):– 60% of Russell 2k has debt rated JUNK– CAPE Ratio (p/e) at 33x (2nd highest ever) vs median CAPE of … Read more

Over 25% of Russell 2000 firms don’t make any money, yet the index is at a record high and it is up 12.18% year to date.

August 24, 2018

US Economy Showing Deteriorating Signals As we mentioned, the NFIB small business index is looking great and the S&P 500 earnings growth is strong. However, the Merrill Lynch chart below shows not all companies … Read more

Corporate debt crisis imminent? 60% of corporate debt issued by companies in the Russell 2000 is rated as Junk; Since 2009, corporate America has bought back $4 trillion of its own shares and doled out $3 trillion to shareholders in dividends.

August 24, 2018August 23, 2018

pic.twitter.com/PDSiYUEB2X — M/I_Investments (@MI_Investments) August 23, 2018 via Bloomberg: “Since March 2009, corporate America has bought back $4 trillion of its own shares and doled out $3 trillion to shareholders … Read more