Recent events indicate a positive shift for small-cap stocks, with notable momentum as market conditions improve. These stocks have shown potential as leaders in the market rally, supported by strong investor sentiment. However, interest in small-cap stocks appears to lag behind larger equity indices, highlighting a mixed outlook. Overall, while small caps are gaining traction, the relative lack of emphasis compared to their larger counterparts presents a cautionary note. The price action of U.S. Small Cap (IWM) asset class is shaped by numerous forces, ranging from broad macroeconomic trends to asset-specific performance and market structure. The trend sentiment at 0.8 is bullish. The market sentiment at 1.1 is very bullish. Trend sentiment measures the current trend of the stock price, and market sentiment reflects what market participants collectively think where the price will move next.IWM is likely to move up since both trend sentiment and market sentiment are positive. The positive sentiment force for sector is at 1.4, and the negative at -0.3 on 2025-12-01. The forces of Asset Sentiment (4.8), Asset Price Trend (0.8), and Price Level Sentiment (0) will drive up the price. The forces of and Option Sentiment (-1.2) will drive down the price. The sentiment for Asset Price Trend is calculated based on IWM trend. The sentiment for Option Speculation is calculated from put/call ratio. Price Level sentiment is positive when oversold, and negative when overbought. Asset Sentiment scores are extracted from headlines and market commentary. All sentiment scores are normalized on a -10 - +10 scale. The price level reaches 100 at Bollinger upper band, and zero at lower band.

IWM
Date	Attention	Price	Price Level	Change	SMA10 Trend	Trend Sentiment	Hourly Trend	Hourly StdDev	Market Sentiment	Action	P	Asset Sentiment	News Sentiment
2025-12-01	0%(0%)	245.62	74	-1.15%	0.34%	0.8	0.2%	0.1%	1.1	Long	65%	4.8	0