Russell 2000 sentiment
The score for Russell 2000 (equity index) combines the tone of recent news with how traders are positioned, into one reading from -1 to +1, updated every 5 minutes; higher is more bullish.
-0.49
Score, 24h
bearish
0.00
News
no headlines in the last 24 hours
-0.82
Institutions
leveraged funds, CFTC report
As of 2026-10-15 17:55 UTC. Every part, and the score, runs from -1 (bearish) to +1 (bullish).
Score, trailing 24 hours
One reading from -1 to +1. Higher is more bullish.
-0.49
This page shows the 24-hour reading; the API also serves shorter and longer windows.
The readings
Each part runs from -1 to +1. These are the latest values.
| Part | Reading |
|---|---|
News no headlines in the last 24 hours | 0.00 neutral |
Institutions leveraged funds, CFTC report | -0.82 bearish |
What the latest data says
As of 15 October 2026, 17:55 UTC, the 24-hour score for Russell 2000 is -0.49, which reads bearish. No headlines about Russell 2000 came in over the last 24 hours. The institutional reading is -0.82 (bearish).
What this data is
Sentiment for Russell 2000
Each tracked asset gets one reading from -1 to +1, built from the tone of recent news and how traders are positioned and updated every 5 minutes; higher is more bullish, lower is more bearish. The parts are shown next to the total, so you can see what moved it.
A score near zero can be calm agreement or two strong readings cancelling out, which is why the parts sit beside the total. The crowd part is how traders are leaning on the exchanges right now, and for a stock how heavily it is sold short. Where an asset has a futures market in the CFTC report, the institutional part is how the large traders there are positioned.
This page follows Russell 2000 only. The full list and the cross-market view live on the Sentiment hub.
Source and updates
- Source
- XOOMAR, from news headlines and CFTC reports
- Credit
- XOOMAR, from news headlines and Binance, Hyperliquid, Deribit and CFTC data; FINRA and alternative.me.
- Updates
- Every 5 minutes. Last update 2026-10-15 17:55 UTC.
- History
- 12 June 2025.
- This series
- The score and its two parts for Russell 2000, updated every five minutes.This page shows the 24-hour reading; the API also serves shorter and longer windows.
- Get the data
- JSON API and CSV download10 requests a minute without a key, 30 with a free key from a free account.
How to read it
- Read the parts before the total. The same 0.3 can be calm agreement or a sharp disagreement that nets out.
- Where an asset has a positioning note, that's where the information is: crowd against institutions, or headlines and positioning lining up.
- Compare an asset's score with its own history before comparing it with another asset's.
Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.
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