#small caps

[sonofa-dream]

article due tomorrow no conclusion no formatting and rawdogging the bibliography without zotero 🤙

[onihcinimkcin]

obsessed with the editorial decision that "YOLO" should be small caps

[jeffhirsch]

“Free Lunch” Time on Wall Street Tomorrow

Investors tend to get rid of their losers near year-end for tax purposes, often hammering these stocks down to bargain levels. Over the years the Stock Trader’s Almanac (2026 p. 116) has shown that NYSE stocks selling at their lows on or around December 15 will usually outperform the market by February 15 in the following year. When there are a huge number of new lows, stocks down the most are selected, even though there are usually good reasons why some stocks have been battered.

Our “Free Lunch” strategy is only a short-term strategy reserved for nimble traders. It has performed better after market corrections and this year’s recent pullback sets this trade up well. Free Lunch stocks are picked from stocks hitting new 52-week lows tomorrow on December Triple Witching Friday. We sell any quick, generous gains, as these issues can often be real dogs.

This strategy has been profitable in 19 of the last 26 years with an average basket gain of 8.2%. This year’s “Free Lunch” stock basket will be emailed to Almanac Investor subscribers before the market opens on Saturday, December 20. Subscribers will receive specific buy limits and stop losses for each stock included and the trades will be tracked in the Almanac Investor Stock Portfolios.

[fontpolice]

DIY

It is advisable to not share an initial cap with two separate words. Also we have concerns over the faux small caps in the bottom line. Use real ones—or not at all (or, do a better job simulating them, rather than just shrink down regular caps). (Posted by CrazyMyra on Mastodon, used with her permission.)

[random-jot]

Suddenly, small caps. Oops 😂. This made a somewhat jarring reading experience.

[ilikefonts]

Farewell Angelina Display font ~ Serif Fonts 

an elegant serif display font with a feminine flair. It includes: 3 weights: regular, bold and black

A-Z, a-z, 0-9

accents

punctuation and symbols

ligatures

stylistic alternates

small caps

[trinalynn-art]

For day two of Inktober, I thought I’d practice handlettering. It’s not my favorite, but I’m pretty happy with it. :) 

[jeffhirsch]

Third Times a Charm – Early “January Effect” Likely to Push Russell 2000 to New ATHs

It’s no secret that the Russell 2000 small cap index has not closed at a new all-time high (ATH) in over three years. Russell 2000’s first attempt was on November 11 when it traded up to 2441.72 intra-day. That attempt failed and Russell 2000 retreated. The second attempt started on November 25 and lasted until December 2 with multiple intra-day highs exceeding the old closing ATH of 2442.74 from November 8, 2021. Will a third attempt next week finally see Russell 2000 at a new ATH?

Looking at the seasonal pattern chart above, updated through the markets close on December 6, Russell 2000 does appear to be following its historical pattern and trend this year eerily closely. Since late October small-cap outperformance in November and December this year (orange line) closely following the pattern observed from July 1979 to June 2024. We suspect that once tax-loss selling pressure abates, likely sometime later next week, that Russell 2000 will finally break out and close at a new ATH. Should this occur, small-cap outperformance could persist into early March next year.