Russell 2000 sentiment
One composite score for Russell 2000 (equity index) from scored headlines and CFTC positioning, recomputed every five minutes over a rolling 24 hours.
-0.60
Composite, 24h
bearish
0.00
News
no headlines in the window
-1.00
COT position
0th percentile of the 52-week range
As of 2026-09-13 05:20 UTC. Every component runs from minus one (bearish) to plus one (bullish).
Composite, trailing 24 hours
Weighted average of the components below, clamped to the range.
-0.60
Above +0.20 reads bullish, below -0.20 reads bearish, between them neutral. The 5-minute, 15-minute, 1-hour, 7-day and 30-day windows are in the API.
How the score is built
Fixed weights for every equity index; the readings are the latest inputs.
| Component | Weight | Reading |
|---|---|---|
News Scored headlines from the last 30 days, weighted to the window | 40% | 0.00 no headlines in the window |
COT position Leveraged funds net position, percentile of its 52-week range | 60% | -1.00 0th percentile of the 52-week range |
Latest Russell 2000 briefs
Data briefs on sentiment and positioning from the XOOMAR data desk.
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What the latest data says
As of 13 September 2026, 05:20 UTC, the 24-hour composite for Russell 2000 is -0.60, which reads bearish. No headlines about it were scored in the window, so the news component is zero. Leveraged funds in the CFTC report are net short relative to their year, at the 0th percentile of the 52-week range (-1.00).
What this data is
Sentiment for Russell 2000
Sentiment here is not a poll. For each tracked asset the score combines things measured independently: how positive or negative recent news headlines read, which way the crowd is leaning (Binance taker buy/sell flow for crypto, FINRA short interest for US equities), where leveraged funds sit in the CFTC report relative to their own year, and for bitcoin, ether and solana which way the tracked Hyperliquid whales lean. Each component sits between minus one and plus one; the composite is their weighted average with fixed weights per asset type.
The interesting reading is disagreement. When buyers dominate taker flow while institutions are net short, or the other way round, the asset carries a positioning note. When headlines and positioning agree strongly, it carries one too.
This page follows Russell 2000 only. The full list, the method notes and the cross-market view live on the Sentiment hub.
Source and method
- Source
- XOOMAR sentiment engine (news scoring, positioning, flow inputs)
- Updates
- Every 5 minutes. Last update 2026-09-13 05:20 UTC.
- History
- 12 June 2025.
- This series
- News 40%, COT position 60%.Composite and components for Russell 2000 every five minutes over 24-hour, 7-day and 30-day windows; shorter windows in the API.
- Get the data
- JSON API and CSV download30 requests a minute without a key, 120 a minute with a key from a free account.
Data checks. Every dataset is checked against its source once a day. This dataset passed the last run, 12 Sep 05:40 UTC.
How to read it
- Read the components before the composite. The same 0.3 can be calm agreement or a violent disagreement that nets out.
- The positioning notes are where the information is: crowd versus institutions, or headlines versus positioning.
- The 24-hour change in the composite says more than its level.
Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.
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