IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
stock NYSE ETF

wheres that retard that said IWM 265 puts? ....

calls on IWM?

Fuck IWM, shit drops but all other stocks pump

I would not have a problem at all if every single stock listed is green day after day but seeing IWM green ruins my mood and I dont even have puts on it

Yessir! I’ve been using them mostly as a form of weekly income on XSP, IWM, GLD, and SLV. I recently expanded into single name equities and it’s been working well! I usually buy a put 2-4 weeks out and sell a put 3-5 days out. As long as the underlying stays in a range, l’ll hold the long and adjust the short accordingly (usually up or down a strike, but I try to stay at the same strike as the long). If a major move happens (like in GLD and SLV) I’ll move both legs, ideally for a net credit, but even if it’s a small debit, the short leg will cover that debit rather quickly

Technically in term of index ETF there is IWM

SPY and IWM

I'm tempted to sell the 3dte ~~IWM~~ 225/215 put spread but its probably a bad idea
edit: oops i meant IBM

Pre-market watch: $SPY, $IWM, $PLTR. Focus on earnings reactions and volume spikes.

Bought an /M2K Russell micro futures contract, and I'm going to add on an IWM beer call spread to hedge it.
And I know my voice dictation just said "beer" call spread but maybe that's what it'll buy me in the end?!

yeah, plus you look at a day like today, SPY/QQQ/IWM etc are down \~1%, that's manageable when im doing 30-45DTE. then i get stuff like MSFT the last month or two, or just today look at AXP down 7% in one day. i go from sitting pretty to entire spread completely underwater in one day

If the images scale horribly in new reddit, replace www with old in the URL. So domain is old.reddit.com
My last 2 new swaps tracking posts:
* 2/22/2026 - [A look at January 2026 insider buys, IJH abnormal fails to deliver, related GME and XRT swap activity, and delayed settlement into March and April 2026. XRT, GME and 14 other new swaps tracking - 2/22/2026 update](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1rcvonf/a_look_at_january_2026_insider_buys_ijh_abnormal/)
* [2/15/2026](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1r6kwcj/xrt_gme_and_14_other_new_swaps_tracking_2152026/)
Last 2 swaps activity breakdown posts:
* 9/27/2025 - [GME, XRT, and 25 other swaps activity breakdown. Added 4 stocks.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1nsypy2/gme_xrt_and_25_other_swaps_activity_breakdown/)
* [9/20/2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1nn3re9/gme_xrt_and_21_other_swaps_activity_breakdown/)
What are swaps, big picture on ETFs, FTDs, settlement can kicking, ETF and FTD juggling, etc:
* VariousScenes [12/23/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1pu38lr/cycles_theory_revisiting_the_puzzle/)
* Counterspell_This [12/9/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1pileus/total_return_swaps_trs_deep_dive_dd_and_rceos/)
* samgungraven describing [swaps](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1cy1xv4/great_explanation_on_how_swaps_work_and_current/)
* Arcanis_Ender 12/8/2025 comment: Swaps allow the parties to effectively hide their positions from the public. Bullet swaps were famously used by Bill Hwang to blow up his family office Archegos Capital via margin call as well as the counterparty involved--Credit Suisse. Those bags passed on to UBS who was forced by their government to absorb them and their toxic liabilities. The swiss government opted to HIDE (seal) the swap data regarding Credit Suisse collapse for 50 years as well. Swaps are very hard to trace by their nature, but they allow parties to have hidden short positions from their structure without actively impacting the Short Interest % of a stock. This keeps the cost to borrow low, just like when a market maker abuses their creation/redemption privileges on an ETF to artificially inflate supply of a stock that would otherwise have low liquidity.
* HashtagYoMamma [11/14/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1owqv0b/reminder_youre_being_gaslit_the_price_makes_no/)
* Long-Setting [11/1/2025 post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1olv8ox/memorandum_for_the_record_due_diligence_report_on/) - Snippet: A total return swap (TRS) is a derivative contract where one party (e.g., a hedge fund) receives the total economic performance (gains/losses, dividends) of a reference asset (e.g., $GME shares) from a counterparty (e.g., a bank), in exchange for periodic payments based on a fixed/variable rate. Unlike direct short sales, TRS allow synthetic exposure without borrowing shares, evading "locate" requirements and enabling indefinite position recycling.
* LoPiano 9/23/2025 discussion on Newton's yellow/pink/red swap theory, see 15:50 mark: [youtube video](https://youtu.be/Ak-Xz8WpJ-A)
Swaps data source:
* From the DTCC website. Example (change the date portion to retrieve other dates going back up to 2 years): [https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2025\_08\_30.zip](https://pddata.dtcc.com/ppd/api/report/cumulative/sec/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2025_08_30.zip)
* Alternatively via Amazon domain, example: [https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC\_CUMULATIVE\_EQUITIES\_2025\_08\_31.zip](https://kgc0418-tdw-data-0.s3.amazonaws.com/sec/eod/SEC_CUMULATIVE_EQUITIES_2025_08_31.zip)
* XRT's ISIN and RIC: US78464A7147 and XRT.P
* GME: US36467W1099 and GME.N
* For brevity, tracking: CHWY, GEF, IEP, MSTR, NTRS, PSKY, RCL, SIRI, U, VSCO, WBD, IBIT, IJH, ITOT, IWB, IWD, IWM, IWR, IWS, MDY, VB, VBR, VXF
Credit to many others wading through the swaps data. View their profile's posts and comments for helpful information!
* WhoLovesAvacados - see their profile's posts
* GMEPieMan via F-uPayMe - [8/20/2025 The Gamestop Saga Is Weird. The Data Is Even Stranger.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1nt385a/another_glitch_in_the_system/)
* TheUltimator5 - [2/21/2025 GME Bottom Finder and GME Swapinator](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1iv5kbp/the_gme_bottom_finder_has_been_reuploaded_to_tv/)
* WhatCanIMakeToday - [3/13/2025 GME Swaps Expirations By Date](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1jaimi8/gme_swaps_expirations_by_date/)
* alwayssadbuttruthful - [1/19/2025 4x posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/Superstonk/comments/1i516sl/gamestopswapdd_part_4201_cfd_summations/)
* theorico
* IullotronBudC1_3

Any ya'll paying attention to the private credit issues? Under the hood for now, but starting to crack.. Got a feeling contributed to IWM selling off more than other indexes today

All this kerfuffle, and IWM still trading above the 50d ma.

Lower low on IWM please sir Bogdanoff.

So.... IWM calls anyone?

Haha I've actually been there but circumstances were a bit different. I went to market sell a long call on IWM during a Powell speech at the exact moment the spread went from like 2.18/2.20 to some shit like 0.80/2.10 on relatively pathetic price action. Guess where I got filled? Was absolutely fuming the whole afternoon but learned my lesson: even ETF options are not immune to market order shenanigans.