After Years of Pain, Riskiest Stocks Finally See Some Momentum

It’s been a tough few years for small-capitalization stocks.

The Russell 2000 Index last posted an all-time high on Nov. 8, 2021, and is still almost 3% from that level. Unless something drastic happens by Friday, it will mark the small-cap gauge’s longest streak without a record since the dot-com bubble. By contrast, the S&P 500 Index has clocked 19 records this year alone.