IWM

Ok-Hornet1453

[$IWM](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/IWM) This will be interesting [finance.yahoo.com/news/live...](https://stkt.co/L0Utd6rh) Would Powell Resign? Would Trump offer Powell a package to leave office?

Silent_Road3852

If youre bearish, spy and qqq puts are not the move. IWM and its growth stocks will get slaughtered as rotation continues into dominant large caps, especially tech once the bill is passed.

BVVanceRefrigeration

IWM is legit garbage.

Silent_Road3852

Im waiting for a little bit of recovery on IWM and then im loading the boat on puts. Seems like today was pretty obvious rotation out of riskier stocks. Being generally bearish for what these tariffs are doing and what 🌮 can continue to do, IWM is poised to crater

looool_k_libtard

IWM with basically half daily volume. Algos just punted today.

looool_k_libtard

Low volume bullshit on IWM today but growth stocks getting clobbered. I am going to call Obama demanding his fix this.

Metacog_Drivel

IWM getting clapped today

WillNo4999

Can IWM even go back to 215 today or no. Doesn’t seem possible when there’s 50 fucking shares traded all morning it seems. Fuck this bullshit

WillNo4999

So where the action? IWM to 220 NOW!!!! 🤬🤬🤬

WillNo4999

What would it take for IWM to go back to 215. I would never trade options again. Legit 100 bagger

syedhuda

its one indicator- if small caps are failing that means theres larger issues looming. also follow HYG as that collapses before IWM

Longjumping-Bonus723

I once heared from a finance YouTuber that if IWM starts falling, it's a sign for recession coming. True?

kjl8921

okay. chill IWM

I_am_Nerman

Why is IWM getting smoked?

chibi78

on IWM

Silent_Road3852

Why are people bullish on small caps? IWM going to get wrecked from all the peak tariff data coming in July. This

Classic_Revolt

Terslr puts up bigly the one time i didnt get them cuz i was busy all day yesterday 🤡 IWM red when other index green and you know which one i own 🤡

bub356

$IWM RSI under 30 and potentially forming an inverse head and shoulders 🤔

BVVanceRefrigeration

IWM has to bounce here

The_Albertino

Strange day out there, SPY and QQQ fine IWM down in the dumps

WillNo4999

IWM why??? Fr?????

cresstheory2016

Who shot IWM??

hoopaholik91

Damn I didn't realize IWM is still down 15% from its highs. If the AI bubble pops the same time we hit a recession it's gonna be a blood bath

Amerigasm

IWM killed John wicks dog

Predadoor

IWM guh

Beautiful_Cod9182

Fly IWM FLU

The_Jeremy_O

Oh I see what you’re talking about now, I hadn’t even looked at SPY. Usually IWM and SPY are pretty similar. Yeah SPY is actually seeing gains all day, I usually trade IWM options since the action is similar to SPY but the options cost are significantly lower

The_Jeremy_O

$216c IWM $213p IWM It’s literally not moving, just bouncing around

A_FerociousTeddyBear

I need like 1.50 drop on IWM to just lose a little lol

Ok_Cry7572

Lots of IWM puts coming in, markets gonna dump today?

boxxa

IWM the small green monster

andytobbles

I was happier when IWM was 214.70 instead of 213.50

Haunting_Working_617

SPY 1/16/26 625 - down 50% IWM 1/16/26 240 - down 25% This is fine. The market is staying irrational longer than I am staying solvent.

Ok-Maximum6662

My IWM calls got revived from the dead

PrettyLittleRosey

If Bowman’s serious, TLT and Gold could fly. IWM might follow with risk-on flows. But watch the next CPI, could still be a headfake rug.

andytobbles

Holding my AMD position tight, grabbed 6K in IWM 9/19 calls on the dip. Small caps are cooling

SomePolack

Oof IWM is a slow mover 

highhkage

I was so poor I bought IWM puts because I couldn't afford SPY puts

NecessaryNarrow2326

According to a Tastytrade study, simply selling put credit spreads on SPY will be net profitable over the long term. Entering a 30 Delta put spread $5 or $10 wide at 45 DTE and close it at 21 DTE will net you a decent return over time. You don't need any market timing, indicators, stops, etc. Just keep doing it over and over. Naturally, you will lose money during down trends, but overall you'll be up long term. If you want to get more granular, you can use MACD to find optimal entry points. You don't really need to do much more than that. This should work on any issue that tends to rise over time. SPY, QQQ, IWM should work. However, don't try this with TSLA or PLTR. You will crater your account. Tastytrade has an article on how this can work. Sometimes the simple and boring strategies are the best.

Pale_Assignment_2602

I bought IWM puts and UVIX shares on Friday.... can we open the casino yet???

sloanemonroe

I bought $400 worth of $208 puts expiring Monday on IWM. Got just a few in case this happened and here we are. I thought that maybe it could turn into $4000. If we get below 200 it will.

highhkage

Let IWM open below 200

phungus420

I'm too spastic and reactive to explain my trading style; while it's been working for me it's impossible to describe. I was doing really well until the Mango regime wrecked the market. That was good times under Sleepy - just buy near the money calls on good companies a couple months out and hit a decent percentage of those plays and rake in profits.... Now I'm changing my thesis and positions multiple times a day sometimes, it's been alot more stressful. I play the VIX alot and browse the various trading subreddits looking for plays - then check out the company's posted earnings over time, and evaluate the thesis presented in the DDs, only opening positions on the plays that seem the best (and even then I whiff on alot of swings). I limit my positions to 10% of my portfolio max (and that's rare, only when I'm near certain in a play), most positions I open are in the 1% - 5% range depending on confidence in the play. I make plays based on the market's mood: If the market is giving off good vibes, I go long (near the money call options 1 month out usually, but it depends on the play) on profitable companies; if the market is angry I go short on stuff that looks bad, and specifically target indexes that look to be impacted (for instance I just went short - near the money put options that expire in August on IWM - due to tariffs and war/oil uncertainty I think the Russel is going to go down in July). My plays are too hectic to really give advice and I use too much of a combination of vibes and logic to explain. I never open a position based on a singular type of reasoning - I only open positions I simultaneously feel good about and have a sound logic behind them; if I just logically think something, or feel something about a play I won't open the position: Only if my intuition and logical brain are in alignment do I pull the the trigger. I also always buy expiration dates well past the length of time I think I need, and I cut losers for loses quick if the play doesn't go my way; I also take profits quickly instead of chasing. Basically I've inversed the whole "time in the market and timing the market" strategy - I wouldn't recommend doing that for anyone: I only think it works for me because I have crippling ADD and can release winners and losers quickly without the need to hold like most people seem compelled to do. Ultimately though I've only been actively trading a year, so if what I hear about the cycle of trading is true I'm about to lose my shirt in a string of bad plays. In short I don't think I'm the right person to take advice from; I've probably just gotten lucky for the most part recently. In terms of Penny stocks, it seems to be about finding ones making profit and increasing revenues from the last earnings they reported (I use this subreddit to find them - I'm sure there are better ways, but I don't know them). Then sit on those positions until they run or flop and if they run then I either hold or sell for profit depending on the type of play I have in mind and the qualities of the company. These are the second most profitable plays for me, and the only plays I make that could be considered investing in the traditional sense; otherwise I'm just making short to mid term options plays I can't even really describe the strategy behind because they are too specific to the play/position.

Yen6899

I used this strategy on IWM last year when the strike price was 238. Even after more than 6 months, it has still lost a significant amount of capital.

Ok-Maximum6662

Luckily I'm hedged on ACDC calls and IWM calls

Hot_Independent3941

Webull. You can trade SPX, SPY, QQQ and IWM. You can use cash account and settlement is T+1. Plus, their mobile app is pretty good.

sloanemonroe

IWM puts and qqq puts. Traded in and out of qqq puts a couple times.

Practical-Cycle-2464

I have used Schwab for years and traded ODTE on SPY, IWM, and others available. Unless you are a margin trader you will want to be careful and not violate the good faith on funds settlement (I have had a restriction on that for a while because I didnt realize I was trading on good faith in ToS and ... here we are.) Anyway, this can all be remedied if you go through margin level (not amount but the level clearance - not a big deal) high enough to trade against unsettled funds. I have stopped trading 0DTE for the most part so I didn't bother.

RazDoStuff

IWM/SPY/QQQ puts will print because IM declaring war on Iran. They shouldn’t have fucked with me.

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

buy calls on IWM dips, it seems. market happy to bid up shitcos on expectations of lower short term rates.

narrowant341

I see Fed Waller is eyeing for the Fed Chair job. IWM is going to rally because of his statements (he wants rate cuts in July) today.

sloanemonroe

Was counting my IWM put money during the morning yesterday. What an idiot.

theoptionpremium

If you want a good complement, you should be looking for something that is uncorrelated to SPY, not something leveraged that has the same underlying exposure. Maybe a commodities ETF, or something energy related. Possibly IWM, EFA, etc. although not as uncorrelated as maybe one would like that's trying to diversify. Also, look to diversify the levels of IV, not just the underlyings.

Sick0h

Calls on SPY or puts on IWM, this day doesn’t end with the Russel 4x higher than S&P

RazDoStuff

Why does IWM not move like SPY

TruereaIone

Looking at IWM puts rn

bounceonadick

Down 12% on IWM puts what’s the chances it comes back?

xStringerBellx

I still have no idea what companies are in IWM Very bullish on it though!

LeakMyBigBowls

Bought IWM 0dte calls yesterday that lost me the $800 and did the same today that made me $1300 lol

kjl8921

IWM ripping like rate cuts are coming

Gathering_Sky

Should have kept those IWM 112p, but who knew we could participate in beheading another world leader and not ask congress for war powers.

BurryDeezNutsInUrMom

!banbet IWM 209 1D

hgreenblatt

Figure out what you are looking at and REPOST. IWM strikes top out at 250, are you talking about Spy?

BVVanceRefrigeration

Interestingly enough this is the longest period in 40ish years without a significant pick up in the business cycle (pmi’s are a decent indicator of this). Usually there’s a “pump” every 3-4 years that lasts about a year. This is because of elevated inflation, but I digress. The reason hood got so low was because funds were risk off, which they still mostly are (look at IWM). If we see the business cycle pick up which it’s very overdue, RH is going to fucking rip to like 300 easy.

PaperTowel5353

Pmcc works if the underlying has an upwards drift. IWM is not one that has an upwards drift. Likely best case you get back what you paid in premium for the option. Assuming things don't drop after July. Dividend shares don't have an expiration so they could have been paying for years on end.

RazDoStuff

we could have full on war and my IWM puts would barely break even

RazDoStuff

how low do we go. my IWM puts crying today

Gathering_Sky

IWM calls

notexactly_butclose

Cup and handle IWM

liteagilid

he's in the 'there will be a global panic and everyone will flee to treasuries' so this will totally eat shit for a while. If you think Trump keeps his head down and goes all 1981 Ronnie on us, this should do well but not sure how it would beat the IWM

Fit_Combination6988

I have a singular IWM put, time to sell on open and buy a new house :dude rubbing hands peaking behind a tree:

AskingforFriend69

I had 50 IWM 210 pts at .17 moved stops to .32 and left no runners. Cons went deep itm hours later. Wendys and free pron tonight. No premium 8k

RazDoStuff

How big are your positions? $500 on spy and one unlucky move will kill you. I’d stay away from 0DTE. Grow your account much safer with 14 DTE on IWM contract. Trust me. I blew up half of my account on 0DTE

softboiledjadepotato

Honestly kinda sad watching SPY and IWM just trying so hard to keep buying the dip

The_Albertino

So far IWM has managed to hold its breakout, will it pump next week?

Key-Chemistry7151

Made $4k on IWM puts. Lost $6k on ASTS puts and LULU calls. We lit

BarbellPadawan

My Roth is looking forward to taking assignment on IWM short puts, buying in at a lower basis. ::Chad Emoji::

whyshw

Stupid IWM. Good thing my OTM calls are long dated

Ok-Maximum6662

All I care about is down at open 😅after that IWM can go to the moon

Ok-Maximum6662

Exactly. I have IWM puts for 212, market was at 206 at a point. Could have made bank. Right now it's 209.50.

Fit_Combination6988

I think Netenyahu pretty much addressing the US population tonight was intended to buy their support amongst oil prices climbing and likely holding high for the coming months, driving inflation. TLT holding up well overnight, but if oil stays up, bonds will be under pressure (inflation up -> interest rates up -> bonds down). IWM hurt most due to rising oil and inflationary pressures

Technical-Ball-828

I was on hopium on a couple of trades with IWM. To witch, I lost 1k each time. All because I had a trade before that that went against me and just said f@€k it expecting to lose it all. A few hours later it came back, and I eventually sold out for a 100 profit. Looked at it again 15 minutes later.. if I would've have held it a little longer, I could have sold for a 30k profit Skip a few weeks later. I buy in again and no surprise a minute after I bought in it flipped and ran the other way. Took a big ol dose of hopium that it would do a come back.

2WO-RIP

I’m in the same boat as you, but don’t have to invest in a lump sum, I’m putting $6,500 weekly into VOO (S&P 500) and VBK (IWM Small Caps). In the meantime, it’s sitting in a money market account collecting about 4%.

lookingforajob2020

should've bought IWM puts instead of SPY puts lol

Past-Entertainer335

Trade talks do more good to China small cap ECNS than US small cap IWM

Difficult-Fix-5221

IWM pump

mdnmdn11

I’m 28 and have been really into investing, trading, and technical analysis on charts for 6 years now. Have experimented with shares of volatile penny stocks, trading options on large cap companies, and just investing into the S&P and Nasdaq (qqq)) taken many losses and big wins over that time trying to learn obviously. Looking back in hindsight I wish I took a larger portion of my “play money” (money used for risky stocks or options) and just put it into the s&p or Nasdaq or similar ETF’s. It’s great in my opinion to take 75-85% of investment cash into these index’s and using the rest for some higher risk bets that can pay off big time or go to 0/tank. If you have that risk appetite for it. Picking a few ETFs that get you different level of company exposure like the Russell 2000 is for smaller caps and the IWM IWO ETFs have mid cap companies so you aren’t just heavily exposed to the top companies of the S&P can be a good idea for long term exposure Some risky bets that could really pay off in my opinion are in the small/mid cap market right now but I don’t want to say individual tickers. I like the crypto, EV, and financial tech spaces personally. You gotta have your own research and conviction aka due diligence as cliche as it is!! One more thing is I REALLY don’t reccomend experimenting with options unless you’re prepared to most likely lose a lot of money when starting out. That can really be used as a gambling tool and you have to be ridiculously disciplined to not treat it as such

TruereaIone

Port got saved with IWM puts.. literally .09 went up 400% lol

Fit_Combination6988

die IWM :red dog:

SliceExisting4186

IWM calls

TruereaIone

Wow IWM puts saved my port last minute literally

modedevie

oh my, my IWM puts are printing

95Daphne

I mean, I think it's fair to say that this wasn't the kind of movement expected, y'all (especially considering that I've seen multiple chest thumping posts today, most nuked if it's not in the daily or other posts). Even IWM, which isn't as pumped, is not up over a percent, like what was seen in premarket. If you don't get a catalyst, I do recognize that we'll probably drift to where the futures highs were though.

fomoandyoloandnogrow

Arguably the inflation print is way more bullish for small caps than the S&P, after all rate cuts help them way more. Surprised IWM isn’t up 1%+ right now

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

surely IWM holders are retarted, no?

GoodLittleDancer

IWM way OTM calls i guess.

lookingforajob2020

IWM shot up from 214 to 218 back to 216 lol

LongTermStocks

IWM pop (2%), small caps need lower interest rates $RKT pop 3%. it should do very well. This will rip if they 'finally' cut interest rates. Also, a big short squeeze candidate

YouAlwaysHaveAChoice

IWM flying

kudles

Should’ve bought IWM 219c 2dte yesterday 🥵