IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
stock NYSE ETF

They move more or less same direction on most days, maybe one of them move opposite way a bit during the day. It is useless trading spot stocks - shares. For the amount of money you are spending buying and selling, profit will be just a a few dollars and fees will eat that + look into the tax implications in your country for holding shares. Share are mainly for long term growth as individuals person for small to term investement
I only day trade options on ETFs like SPY, QQQ, IWM etc and not on the Mag 7 - their options are very expensive but also rewarding, but I stick to one

Do you adjust how aggressive you short or mabye how patiently you wait based on whether small cap market in general is hot or cold. Is Russell 2000 IWM a valid proxy indicator for this?

Excellent question and honestly one of the most important puzzles in the whole thesis and is slated for my next round of research. If the dampening mechanism is driven by options delta hedging, KOSS *shouldn't* move in lockstep — yet it does. A few explanations worth considering and researching:
1. ETF/Basket Hedging KOSS and GME both sit in small-cap indices (Russell 2000, etc.). When a market maker is short an ETF like IWM and needs to hedge, they're effectively hedging the entire basket. A squeeze in GME forces ETF arbitrageurs to buy/sell the whole basket to maintain NAV parity — dragging KOSS along for the ride regardless of whether KOSS itself has options.
2. OTC/Swap Exposure Even without *listed* options, KOSS could be a component of OTC total return swaps or bespoke basket products. The hedging mechanics for these are invisible to public data but would create the same kind of correlated movement.
3. Algorithmic Cross-Contagion Stat-arb algorithms that detect historical correlation between "meme basket" names would propagate GME moves into KOSS automatically. The algo doesn't care *why* they correlate — it just trades the spread.
Definitely worth more digging.

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”

Week-to-date returns through February 13—a tougher picture, with most assets red. Bitcoin (IBIT) down 1.79%, stocks (SPX) off 1.39%, tech (NDX) -1.37%, small caps (IWM) -0.78%, silver (SLV) -0.67%. Why? AI angst dominated: Fears of disruption in software, logistics, and more outweighed solid jobs.

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.

like your name - before fapping you need foreplay. **Any strategy trading works**
* You need a **trading plan build around your lifestyle** \- amount of time you have to learn to trade, why you want to get money and how much else you will give up as you will not put in the effort and **come up with excuses and also avoid strategies which does not fit your trading plan.**
* Start with a strategy which has **less than 10 items to review before entering a trade** \- if this is more you will give up and lose money as a beginner
* People doing more than 10 items checklist and looking at multiple charts have whole day and does not fit **your trading plan and lifestyle.** I cannot watch the chart on the phone (samsung s10e) whole market opening hours, so all the complex strategies or scanners does not work for me
* **Paper trade for 2-3 months** with a small account or write on paper your trades. If you can double it, then you can think about putting a small amount.
* If you cannot double a small account - less than $1000. You will definitely blow your money
* Just start with simple strategies using EMAs first and add criteria to make your entries more strict to avoid entries which made losses
* I day trade only options on ETFs like SPY, QQQ, IWM etc once a day. When I started, **every one said why put in so much effor trying to get $1 to $5** per contract profit while learning.
* Here is a profit of $580 of yesterday, I did stay in the trade for a long time and broke my rules. Timestamp UK. **No one sees all the 5-6months of getting $5-15 per contract day in day out while learning.**
https://preview.redd.it/whi5xtbwrfjg1.jpeg?width=970&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27062cb24abdc44943c8aa412978a46bed0a62d6

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.

MTR. I have been doing wedge reversals and I often get final flag on one of the SPY IWM QQQ like today. They have been my money makers.

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

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.

## 📊 Market Snapshot - February 13
> **Sentiment:** Mixed Session
### 📈 Major Indices
| Index | Price | Change |
|:--- |:--- |:--- |
| **SPY** | $681.75 | +0.07% |
| **QQQ** | $601.92 | +0.21% |
| **IWM** | $262.96 | +1.32% |
| **VIX** | $28.31 | +1.47% |
---
### 🚀 Top Gainers
* **ATOM** $3.91 (63.60%)
* **CRSR** $6.87 (49.98%)
* **TPH** $46.40 (26.88%)
* **RIVN** $17.69 (26.39%)
* **COIN** $164.89 (16.87%)
### 📉 Top Losers
* **SABR** $0.96 (-3.27%)
* **CLF** $10.35 (-3.81%)
* **U** $18.69 (-4.86%)
* **NCLH** $21.61 (-7.05%)
* **AMKR** $47.23 (-8.45%)
### 🔥 Volume Leaders
* **RIVN** $17.76 (26.89%)
* **F** $14.09 (0.61%)
* **FSLY** $18.38 (14.56%)
* **BMNR** $20.93 (6.03%)
* **KVUE** $18.67 (0.67%)
### 🔥 High Short Interest
* **PLUG** $1.89 (4.12%)
* **ONDS** $9.32 (3.90%)
* **MARA** $7.94 (9.46%)
* **WULF** $16.24 (2.04%)
* **IBRX** $6.01 (-9.21%)
---
💬 **What's your move for tomorrow?**
Any of these tickers on your watchlist, or are you sitting on cash? Let's hear the plays! ⬇️

IWM was doing well.

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

**Bullish/Bearish % is derived from:**
1)Live Flow
2)Structure
3)Technical Trend (RSI, MACD, Price vs key moving averages)
**BULLISH BIAS**

**High Conviction Bullish (65%+)**

$CVNA – 75% Bullish

$MCHP – 80% Bullish

$GLD – 70% Bullish

$XOM – 70% Bullish

$MU – 65% Bullish

$MSFT – 65% Bullish

$NEM – 65% Bullish

**Moderate Bullish (55–60%)**

$BG – 60% Bullish

$NVDA – 55% Bullish (Mixed but slight bullish lean)

**BEARISH BIAS**

**High Conviction Bearish (65%+)**

$COIN – 90% Bearish

$AMZN – 85% Bearish

$IWM – 75% Bearish

$AVGO – 70% Bearish

$NFLX – 65% Bearish

**Slight Bearish (55%)**

$META – 55% Bearish (Mixed, slight lean)

$SPY – 55% Bearish

$TSLA – 55% Bearish (Volatility/hedge-driven)

$AMD – 55% Bearish

**NEUTRAL / TRUE MIXED (No Clear Edge)**

$GOOG – 50% / 50% (Balanced positioning)

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

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

⏰ 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.

I have longed IWM on leverage and done nothing else

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