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Small-caps show relative weakness

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

Even though the market as a whole was up on Thursday afternoon, a quick look at the intraday market summary reveals some relative weakness in small-caps. Of the 10 major indices shown, the Russell 2000 ($RUT) and the S&P 600 SmallCap Index ($SML) are the only two losers. Large-caps (S&P 100) and techs (Nasdaq) are relatively strong.

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More