Russell 2000 (RTY) — Retail Sales MoM (Aug) at 12:30 UTC — consensus 0.9% vs prior -0.6%, followed…
Small-caps in an accelerating downtrend after breaking below August consolidation support, with market pricing rising rates and FOMC hawkish risk into September seasonal headwinds, while extreme speculative short positioning at 1.9th percentile creates latent squeeze risk that has not yet materializ
