The Russell 2000 index has navigated sharp volatility in March 2026, plunging into correction territory around March 20 amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and oil shock fears before rebounding over 8% last week on de-escalation signals and renewed rotation from mega-caps. Monthly performance stands at -6% despite 5-6% year-to-date gains, reflecting trader consensus on small-caps' sensitivity to domestic economic resilience, lower Treasury yields, and Fed funds rate cut expectations amid cooling inflation. Trading near 2,490 as of March 31 close, positioning hinges on final-hour flows; upcoming April nonfarm payrolls, ISM manufacturing data, and Q1 earnings from small-cap heavyweights could sustain momentum or trigger reversals in this skin-in-the-game sentiment gauge.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated$145,395 Vol.
↑ 3000
No
↑ 2875
No
↑ 2775
No
↑ 2675
No
↑ 2600
No
↑ 2550
Yes
↑ 2500
Yes
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Yes
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No
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No
↓ 2275
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$145,395 Vol.
↑ 3000
No
↑ 2875
No
↑ 2775
No
↑ 2675
No
↑ 2600
No
↑ 2550
Yes
↑ 2500
Yes
↓ 2450
Yes
↓ 2400
No
↓ 2350
No
↓ 2275
No
↓ 2200
No
↓ 2100
No
↓ 1975
No
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Periods when the market is officially closed (e.g., holidays or maintenance breaks) will not be considered.
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Note: Russell 2000 (RUT) is represented by ^RUT on Yahoo Finance.
Market Opened: Mar 9, 2026, 4:45 PM ET
Resolution Source
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ERUT/Resolver
0x65070BE91...Outcome proposed: No
No dispute
Final outcome: No
All prices recorded during regular trading hours of the primary exchange for the instrument, as reflected in Yahoo Finance's 1-minute interval ("1m") data, will be considered.
Periods when the market is officially closed (e.g., holidays or maintenance breaks) will not be considered.
All times referenced are local to the primary exchange on which the index trades.
The resolution source for this market is Yahoo Finance — specifically, the 1-minute interval ("1m") chart data for Russell 2000 (RUT).
Note: Russell 2000 (RUT) is represented by ^RUT on Yahoo Finance.
Resolution Source
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/%5ERUT/Resolver
0x65070BE91...Outcome proposed: No
No dispute
Final outcome: No
The Russell 2000 index has navigated sharp volatility in March 2026, plunging into correction territory around March 20 amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and oil shock fears before rebounding over 8% last week on de-escalation signals and renewed rotation from mega-caps. Monthly performance stands at -6% despite 5-6% year-to-date gains, reflecting trader consensus on small-caps' sensitivity to domestic economic resilience, lower Treasury yields, and Fed funds rate cut expectations amid cooling inflation. Trading near 2,490 as of March 31 close, positioning hinges on final-hour flows; upcoming April nonfarm payrolls, ISM manufacturing data, and Q1 earnings from small-cap heavyweights could sustain momentum or trigger reversals in this skin-in-the-game sentiment gauge.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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