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News▲ Bullish
The Nasdaq has outperformed the Russell 14 of the past 16 sessions
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DIRECTION▲ Bullish
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ENTITIES2
STORY SIZESTANDALONE
FIRST SEEN2026-10-06 22:40 UTC
LAST UPDATE2026-10-06 22:40 UTC
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Persistent Nasdaq outperformance over the Russell signals continued large-cap growth leadership and narrow market breadth.
Large-cap growth keeps beating small caps
CATALYST TO WATCH
Rotation or breadth widening in coming sessions
MAIN RISK
Narrow leadership is fragile if it reverses
FULL DISPATCH
The Nasdaq has outperformed the Russell 14 of the past 16 sessions
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
STANDALONE ITEM — NOT YET FOLDED INTO A DEVELOPING STORY.
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
SUBJECTNasdaq Composite · ^IXIC
SUBJECTRussell 2000 · ^RUT
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
WHAT THIS TOUCHES.
→CORRELATIONshares ^IXIC
Market Close: Stocks Higher, S&P 500 and Nasdaq at Records, Skydance Is Born • 10/6/262026-10-06 20:55 UTC
Market Close: Stocks Higher, S&P 500 and Nasdaq at Records, Skydance Is Born • 10/6/262026-10-06 20:55 UTC
←CORRELATIONshares ^RUT
BREAKING: Short interest in the Russell 2000 index is up to 8.0% of shares outstanding, the highest since at least 2019. Since the start of 2025, this percentage has nearly doubled. By comparison, before the 2022 bear market, short interest in small-cap stocks was ~3.5%. This2026-10-06 18:47 UTC
BREAKING: Short interest in the Russell 2000 index is up to 8.0% of shares outstanding, the highest since at least 2019. Since the start of 2025, this percentage has nearly doubled. By comparison, before the 2022 bear market, short interest in small-cap stocks was ~3.5%. This2026-10-06 18:47 UTC
←CORRELATIONshares ^IXIC
BREAKING: S&P 500 and Nasdaq have closed at record highs2026-10-06 21:09 UTC
BREAKING: S&P 500 and Nasdaq have closed at record highs2026-10-06 21:09 UTC
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