iShares Trust - iShares Russell 2000 ETF
ARCAIWM — the iShares Russell 2000 ETF — has bounced hard off its April lows, but the options market is sending the most defensive signal of the past year, and short interest remains near a third of the free float. The most striking read this week is in options. Put demand has swelled to the most extreme level in at least a year, with the put/call ratio hitting 2.93 — a 52-week high and…
IWM short utilization hits 97.14%, near 52-week peak of 100%, as Russell 2000 ETF shorts remain heavily pinned.
Snapshot as of 6 May 2026
IWM — the iShares Russell 2000 ETF — has bounced hard off its April lows, but the options market is sending the most defensive signal of the past year, and short interest remains near a third of the free float. The…
Why this matters — Three distinct ORTEX data signals have converged on IWM, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, within days of each other. Utilization has hit its 52-week high, cost to borrow has surged 63% in a week, and…
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