Market Cap
Capitalization Tier Meausres
Continuing to evaluate Leuthold Index methodology.
Tracking Shifts In Market Capitalization Leadership
Small caps and Mid caps now outperforming Big caps. A change in leadership appears to be in progress.
Performance By Cap Tiers...Our New Measures
S&P 500, S&P 400, and Russell 2000 may not always present accurate readings of Big cap, Mid cap and Small cap performance, respectively.
Tracking Shifts In Market Capitalization Leadership
Could be the beginning of Mid Cap and Small Cap out performance.
Big Cap Versus Small Cap: S&P 500 Versus Russell 2000
The following table compares the performance of the Russell 2000 Index (since its inception in 1979) with the S&P S00. Over this entire period, the Russell has outperformed the S&P in ten of the twenty years (S0% of the time), producing a slightly lower annual compound rate, 12.4%, versus 13.6% for the S&P 500.
Bottom Fishing In Asia
Back in November 1997, the bottom fishing expedition began in the devastated Asian markets.