IWM

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

276.48+0.7000 (+0.25%)Close of Oct 21, 2026. Updated after each close.

Squeeze, trend and stretch for IWM, read from our ThinkOrSwim tools after the close.

VMAAccelerationAccumulationDistributionDecelerationStrip: Market Pulse stage per daily session.

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IWM on Oct 21

IWM closed up 0.25%. It is in a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes, Market Pulse is in the Deceleration stage, and price is 1.2 ATR below its VMA.

Squeeze

In a squeeze on 4 of 12 timeframes.

Daily: loose squeeze for 2 bars, momentum rising. The weekly squeeze fired on Oct 21.

See it in MTF Squeeze
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In a squeeze Fired None. Join free for each timeframe's tier and bar count.

Trend

Market Pulse is red, in the Deceleration stage.

Deceleration since Sep 14, 28 sessions in a row, and on 12 of the last 12.

Market Pulse indicator

Stretch

1.2 ATR below its VMA.

276.48 against a VMA of 281.02, 1.61% below.

276.48Close

281.02VMA

3.77Daily ATR

Relative

Lagged SPY by 0.28 points.

2 of the 2 related symbols below closed higher on Oct 21.

+0.25%IWM

+0.53%SPY

Opening range, Oct 21

30-minute range: 276.56 to 277.70, $1.14 wide

Price broke below the low in the 10:00 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 276.48.

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IWM Volatility Box levels

Everything above is free. These rows are where IWM is statistically stretched, from the aggressive and conservative Volatility Box models on daily and hourly data.

Level	Daily, aggressive	Daily, conservative	Hourly, aggressive	Hourly, conservative
Upper 3
Upper 2
Upper 1
Last close	276.48	276.48	276.48	276.48
Lower 1
Lower 2
Lower 3

IWM's daily and hourly levels are in Stock Volatility Box ($169 a month) and the Bundle.

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IWM questions

Is IWM in a squeeze?

Yes. As of the Oct 21, 2026 close, IWM is in a squeeze on 4 of the 12 timeframes we track. Daily: loose squeeze for 2 bars, momentum rising. The weekly squeeze fired on Oct 21.

Is IWM in an uptrend?

No. Market Pulse has IWM in the Deceleration stage: price below its VMA with the 8, 21 and 34-bar VWMAs stacked down. Deceleration since Sep 14, 28 sessions in a row, and on 12 of the last 12.

What was IWM's opening range on Oct 21?

The first 30 minutes ran from 276.56 to 277.70, a range of $1.14. Price broke below the low in the 10:00 AM ET bar and closed below the range at 276.48.

Where are IWM's Volatility Box levels?

Stock Volatility Box and Bundle members see IWM's daily and hourly levels on this page and in the Volatility Box platform.