IWM

throwawaydonaldinho

IWM being decently down is the funniest part of this shit.

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

IWM finally responding appropriately. should be down huge.

FuckleUp

Monster volume candles on SPY QQQ IWM buy 0DTE way otm

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

IWM should be off 3% imo.

JakeSal10

IWM on a tear today

throwawaydonaldinho

I shifted my IWM puts to SPY instead yesterday because IWM seemed stronger. Sometimes it feels like the market has it out for you personally.

tripstermcgee808

If you didn’t buy some IWM and SPY puts when it kicked up you haven’t been paying attention.

throwawaydonaldinho

SPY fighting for its life at 683 and IWM goes for daily high lmfao.

throwawaydonaldinho

IWM below 200 USO above 100 tomorrow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

throwawaydonaldinho

IWM big down Oil big up please. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Successful_Doubt8632

Pwetty pwease IWM hit 264 just one more time for me?

696E6E6F

when you started at with 1k, how much capital were you risking? Im trading 0dte but on IWM, but im risking about 20% to 10% ik its regarded but i have had 3 green days vs 2 red days. also this being my first time ever doing any day trading

Raxmond23

What do we think about IWM

LuckyKiwis

Late 30’s 75% US Equities (VTI) 5% Russell 2000 index (IWM) 10% Ex-US Equities (VXUS) 5% Brazil Equities (EWZ) 5% China Large Cap Equities (FXI)

Active_Finish2316

Just wanna say shoutout to Spy and IWM for better action today yesterday was gey

Noway721

I am a professional monkey manager and after carefully reviewing these levels, I can confirm my top-performing macaques have reached the same conclusion by flinging darts at a laminated SPY chart. Key findings from the enclosure: • 681 held because the silverback refuses to let it go. He sat on it all Monday. Very committed. • 690–692 fading is classic “banana just out of reach” behavior. Lots of jumping, no follow-through. • QQQ 600 held because the intern chimp duct-taped it to the cage floor. Extremely bullish tape action. • 610–611 remains capped due to a plexiglass ceiling installed after the 2021 incident. Compliance issue. IWM looking stronger is no surprise — smaller caps are easier for the monkeys to carry around, psychologically empowering. 265 sticking depends entirely on whether Larry stops chewing the support line. As for volatility expansion: none detected. Monkeys are calm. Grooming activity elevated. No poo-throwing acceleration zones triggered. This is not fear — this is boredom. Base building vs pause before move down? My official professional monkey opinion: We are consolidating while the zookeeper decides whether to bring snacks or bad news. Positioning > commitment. Bananas > narratives. Will reassess after the afternoon feeding and/or CPI.

noce96

Damn you IWM

Active_Finish2316

Made everything I lost back yesterday + more thank you IWM calls

throwawaydonaldinho

IWM top of range poots?

ThinkingOfTheOldDays

IWM mooning

KimJongUnsTrousers

So AI is bad for large cap tech but small caps will somehow succeed? IWM crushing the Qs everyday

EyeSea7923

IWM calls obviously

sailortyx56

IWM will drag this shit down.

Glum_Length851

IWM 240 eow

Plaggy22

$IWM

Got_Engineers

I’m personally sticking to the cheapest shortest options I can find on the most liquid volume. Which is basically QQQ, SPY, IWM, IBIT, NVDA. I just commented this in another comment, but I’ve been studying some of the price charts from last February and April when the market started tanking. There was a week early on where the largest drops happened during regular trading hours, but also at 4:15pm. I can’t recall the date right now, but one of the days, QQQ sold off like -$20 overnight right at 4:15pm into the next open. That means you need to buy the umbrellas early before it rains . Aka grab the cheapest put you can or volatility products before they spike. The cheapest volatility product for a retail trader is $UVIX the volatility ETF. Has large volume. Last spring around this exact time, $UVIX went up ~50-240% into April. I would advise some studying and research before you do this, but that’s what I’m doing. The volatility term structure has already switched to backwardation. A great time to hold long volatility.

underground_14_91

I wasn’t really saying to NOT use Robinhood. I was more just point in out that: timing the market is hard, timing the market WITH options is even harder, then timing the market WITH options ON Robinhood is even even harder. I also use Robinhood, but I don’t get too butt hurt if I “miss out” on more money because I now I literally cannot sell the top or buy the bottom. I had a sell order for a IWM Call for $1.95 one time, Citigroup put all of their sell orders in front of mine, sold them all, then it reversed without ever filling my order. Meaning, they literally would not let me sell the top. They will put all their orders in front of yours if you are trying to sell the top and the exact same thing will happen if you try and buy the bottom. I have heard Interactive Brokers is a good choice.

usernamealreadyt_ken

Yea I took 3k to 15k and lost 10k on this Monday 2/9 shorting $IWM. ‘They’ got us good man. And by “they” I mean “we are reta*ds”

Mish61

It's not constructive that we are in a period of index divergence. Market tops are a process and we have been at inflection points a few times. QQQ and NASDAQ have been rejected at converged 50/21 and is in a weak position relative to it's consolidation range. DOW and IWM are still holding up above their 50/21. QQQ and NASDAQ need to make a new high to end the divergence and instead rallies are being sold. The odds are not in a continuation's favor.

shaff1263

I joined Jeff Z's option alerts three days ago. He only trades three indexes the SPY, QQQ and IWM. So far he has given me 4 winners with a one maxing out at 800% if you stayed in position to the end. He does claim he loses and tells subscribers to use a 50% stop. $2,995 for 3 years. 4 picks is a very small sample size but so far so good.

TheOnlySafeCult

idk the IWM calls I bought yesterday were definitely saved. They were FD though, and only 1.5%OTM at the time of purchase unlike the amazon guy

WordsHappenedHere

Exactly. Everything was up today except mag7. Look at RSP. IWM is still in an uptrend as well.

WordsHappenedHere

I don’t think you youngins are ready for a sideways market. You are used to these 20% banger years. It’s a stock pickers market now. Indexes will just go sideways for a while. Except things like RSP and IWM that have gone nowhere for months. SPY can’t move without Mag7. It’s a “sell this to buy that” market. It looks scary at the index but overtime it just grinds sideways. Try trading from 2014-2016. Or 2018-2019. Or 2004-2006. Money just rotates around until you get more liquidity through rate cuts or easing. Shit can go sideways and frustrate bulls and bears for months on end. You need to pick stocks. 2026 won’t be easy money.

Narrow-Business302

IWM was doing well.

roswellralph

Rotation to small caps is happening. With additional rate cuts coming, I wouldn't be shocked to see IWM up 50% this year, honestly.

brainlet99094

There it is 2% IWM have a good weekend I want off this ride

JakeSal10

IWM I never fucking gave up on you for a second and now you’re repaying me so nicely.. I love you small caps 🥰🥰🥰

AlfrescoDog

⏰ Friendly reminder that the market is closed on Monday due to Washington's Birthday. 🐮 Also, as the IWM Puts guy outside, I was bearish on Wednesday, and I played Puts again yesterday, but I'm neither holding nor opening any Puts or bearish positions today. 🚀 And as the much less-known KRMN guy, I've started to load up since yesterday. Slowly, but loading up. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

TheOnlySafeCult

I fulfilled my flair's prophecy today by making a few hundred off the IWM calls I bought yesterday

JakeSal10

Huge believer in IWM today, 2.4% day

mixtape312

IWM unch after yesterday's selloff. I'm tired

brainlet99094

Let's switch it up... +2% IWM kinda day visualizing it

dljmonkeyboiz

You killed IWM with this post .. just saw that red drop after I read this.

TheOnlySafeCult

2x baggers off IWM calls I bought yesterday paperhanding now because I'm a pussy 🤧

skin_flute_player

SPY letting its chad little brother IWM outperforming him.

yaMomsChestHair

SPY calls, IWM puts. Let’s see.

KnewTwoDiss

!banbet IWM 262 8h

daviddjg0033

I have never tried IWM for 10s trades but have on spy for 1-2 hour periods say into lunch or out of lunch. You can backtest IWM but I am going to speculate that there may be an edge there too.

iknowkungfu6

SPY, QQQ, DIA, ans IWM all have big moves multiple times per day or at least one big move per day. IWM moves similar to the other 3 as it's the Russell Small Cap Index Fund and the contracts cost less. Try IWM to pick up more contracts per trade if youre scalping options and you can fast track gains ( potentially). I started scalping other stocks, then just SPY then including the other major indexes and now it's basically SPY and just a couple others. You only need a few tickers to trade. SPY ODTE is fast, fast way to grow your account and fast way to blow it up.

iknowkungfu6

Basically all I trade. Along with QQQ, IWM maybe a Lil DIA. Check out IWM same big moves as SPY but less expensive contracts.

Richard_Normous

Bought 2 SLV 70p an 2 SLV 65p an one IWM 260p Turned my last 200 bucks into 1k. If this holds tomorrow maybe 2-3k then I'll wait for the next obvious play and full port w that powder.

TheOnlySafeCult

that asshole could've bought a FD on IWM and instead he chose the POS that is AMZN

sandoval2144

Calls for IWM? I don’t have anything in play I’m going to go based off my RSI off open market & EMA & VWAP

sandoval2144

IWM has CPI tomorrow at 8:30am in Texas time, so be ready this is free game use your VWAP, EMA & RSI to tell what the trend is going to be tomorrow it’ll go straight up or down!!!

sandoval2144

IWM has CPI tomorrow at 8:30am in Texas time, so be ready this is free game use your VWAP, EMA & RSI to tell what the trend is going to be tomorrow it’ll go straight up or down!!!

sandoval2144

IWM has CPI tomorrow at 8:30am so be ready this is free game use your VWAP, EMA & RSI to tell what the trend is going to be tomorrow it’ll go straight up or down!!!

sandoval2144

IWM has CPI tomorrow at 8:30am so be ready this is free game use your VWAP, EMA & RSI to tell what the trend is going to be tomorrow it’ll go straight up or down!!!

Few-Application3701

Hi Dan and Matt, you guys are my heros. Let me nag you with 2 questions: 1. I am observing a historic parabolic expansion in Staples (XLP) reaching a 96 RSI, while small caps (IWM) are fracturing. In your experience as market makers, when 'Safety Sectors' reach this level of over-travel while the broad indices lose their GEX floor, does this typically signal the 'final flush' of institutional collateral? Does the rotation out of XLP typically serve as the final fuel for the downward tunneling in the indices? 2. Given that IWM liquidity is significantly thinner than the SPX/SPY, how do dealers manage a 'Short Gamma Deep-End' scenario? Specifically, when price crosses below the Zero-Gamma flip in IWM, is there a mechanical point where your hedging velocity (∂tΔ) becomes non-linear because you’ve exhausted the available RTY (Russell 2000 Futures) liquidity? Can I ask 2 more questions?

TheOnlySafeCult

I was up ~50% on IWM weeklies (267c) that I bought at bottom today. I decided to let it ride for tomorrow. if your puts pay off then you can thank me 😮‍💨

sandoval2144

IWM baby🚀🚀🚀🤑🤑🤑🤑

melanthius

I have a couple others open, if it helps you here you go IWM March short/April long (monthlies) 235 put strike 265 call strike Net cost basis 2.62 opened position 12/15/25 , current 3.75 up 42% DIA March/April 480/505 Basis 5.02 opened 1/22/26 current 5.70 up 13% QQQ March monthly/march31st weekly 600/630 Basis 3.00 opened 1/22/26 current 3.14 up 6% SPX May/June monthly 6700/7150 Basis 85.19 (just opened) 2/10/26 current 80.30 down 6%, typical that a fresh position doesn't move in your favor right away.

JakeSal10

IWM $266c 2/20 Exp

TheOnlySafeCult

!banbet IWM $266 6d

JakeSal10

IWM is going straight to hell along with my calls

itsnotshade

Buying IWM calls on the bet CPI is negative

gopoohgo

Kinda a freak the fuck out and sell everything look to the market. Crapto, shiny rocks, QQQ and IWM are eating a bag of dicks. Bonds up, Yen and Swiss Franc up.

Hungry-Brain-3287

I should have held my IWM puts a hair longer

Awkward_Figure_9672

Missed on $230k profit for selling my IWM 900 put contracts for $0.44 that are now at $3.2 each and I bought them for $0.32

essence_of_moisture

Where's the guy who posted that thesis on IWM puts? That guy helped me get free lunch and a tank of gas in my truck today!

FuckingJPMAlgos

Why the fuck is my port down 10% when BTC QQQ SPY GLD SLV IWM etc are all down only 1-2%???

Awkward_Figure_9672

Sold 900 IWM puts for 0.44 each, they are now $2 each, missed on $140k in one hour 🥲

julukus

Fuck me. I paper handed those IWM puts

tldamico

Any chance IWM drills to the earth's core? Asking for a friend.

Ghost1914

Ummm why is IWM tanking

i_like_debt

Give me IWM $270 today and I swear to you, Jesus, I will never trade options again.

bwbishop

Most of the good ETFs that have options volume have higher share prices like that. VOO/SPY/QQQ are all $600ish. IWM is down at $220. SMH is a good one as well but it's $414. They're not any worse than the mag 7 stocks...

sandoval2144

Do you have anything your looking at for tomorrow on IWM?

AlfrescoDog

He got out when IWM was between 262 and 263.

Crazy_Donkies

Do we think the IWM puts dude got out on the -.30% dump this morning or is holding?

shivaswrath

Me with IWM puts this a.m.

wait_am_i_old_now

Thanks u/alfrescodog I doubled my smallstreet bet with IWM puts

Hungry-Brain-3287

u/AlfrescoDog \- thanks for the heads up. Sold the calls this morning when we topped, then sold my 2/13 puts when IWM was down 1.5%... made my week.

yaMomsChestHair

100% on IWM puts in 5 minutes

Noddite

Damn, just looked a few minutes ago at YTD numbers and QQQ is down 1.5% SPY is down 1% and DIA is up 4% and IWM up 6.5% It would appear the tech rally is dead.

xStringerBellx

what have you guys done to my boy IWM

FembussyEnjoyer

Lol IWM is dropping right now. Maybe not an entire loss

k3t4mine

Violent IWM reversal... There's not a payrolls number in the world that would be bullish for small caps. Too high? Rate hikes, sell smalls. Too low? Economy falling apart, sell smalls. Goldilocks print? Sell smalls anyway.

sh1tler

# IWM was sent to the abyss

After-Question3165

Put/call ratio on IWM yesterday was 2.63, wouldn’t be surprised if we see a short squeeze

Bodyoddyoddy_

20k puts sitting at 262 for IWM. Woof

Smart-Customer7503

lol all that talk of abysmal numbers getting released this morning was just a fake out. I wonder how IWM puts guy is doing

throwawaydonaldinho

Revisions bro. They are fake bro. Short IWM we will be rich bro…

abscando

IWM puts guy absolutely cooked

Boring_Mirror_953

andddd IWM is booming rn

throwawaydonaldinho

Whoever told me to short IWM instead of QQQ yesterday your moms a hoe.

AlfrescoDog

Might as well document this for transparency, for better or worse. These were the **prices for each contract at the time my post was published**. IWM Feb 11 262 Put: $0.18 IWM Feb 13 259 Put: $0.31 IWM Feb 13 256 Put: $0.17 TGT Feb 13 108 Put: $0.25 SBUX Feb 13 94 Put: $0.13 PNC Feb 13 227.5 Put: $0.20 USB Feb 13 57 Put: $0.05 XLI Feb 13 167 Put: $0.11 Look at the expiration dates. From the start, this is a very short-term play.

throwawaydonaldinho

My IWM puts are alreafy fingering me post market…

WordsHappenedHere

And OP bought puts on IWM, the most obvious thing to benefit from more rate cuts.

wait_am_i_old_now

Following the IWM put guy with short dated puts

gamjatang111

IWM also breaking out