The 10/26/26 blog “Russell 2000 – Approaching a Death Cross – October 2026” illustrated that the U.S. small cap index – Russell 2000 (RUT) was nearing a “Death Cross”. The daily RUT chart courtesy of Trading View updates its action.
A Death Cross happens when the 50 – Simple Moving Average (SMA) crosses below the 200 – day SMA. Please note what happened in March 2025 after the previous Death Cross.
Daily RSI just had bearish lines cross in the middle of the neutral zone. Stochastic also had a bearish line cross in the neutral zone. Both signals imply more downside action.
RUT could have a Death Cross in one or two trading days. If so, it could trigger bearish action in the main U.S. stock indices.
