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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+3.6%6 Feb 2026Max
  2. 2−3.5%5 Jun 2026Very High
  3. 3+3.4%31 Mar 2026Very High
  4. 4+3.0%11 Jun 2026Low
  5. 5−3.0%10 Oct 2025Max

Every day, by size of move

252 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High52.0%
  • High10.4%
  • Moderate176.7%
  • Low8734.5%
  • Very Low14055.6%

Coming up

Dates that often move US Russell 2000, over the next 30 days. Days are in UTC, the world's standard clock.

  • Wed 28 Octin 8 days US interest rate decisionThe US central bank decides whether to raise, hold or cut rates.
  • Fri 6 Novin 17 days US jobs reportHow many jobs the US added last month.
  • Tue 17 Novin 28 days US retail salesHow much Americans spent in shops last month.

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, US2000 moves about 0.73% up or down. That is livelier than 7 in 10 indexes we follow.

In the news

Recent headlines about US Russell 2000, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01FOREX.com2 days agoS&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow and Russell 2000 For the Week Ahead
  2. 02StockStory2 days ago1 Russell 2000 Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 We Question
  3. 03Stock Titan3 days agoWhat Is the Russell 2000? How Companies Get In and Out
  4. 04ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos4 days agoHow major US stock indexes fared Friday 10/16/2026
  5. 05Investing.com4 days agoWhy is iShares Russell 2000 ETF sliding today?
  6. 06Yahoo Finance4 days ago1 Russell 2000 Stock to Target This Week and 2 That Underwhelm