The Russell 2000 Small Caps (IWM, RTY) Index has seen some improvement over the last three days with an expansion in the market breadth, as numerous small cap stocks have caught a bid, after months of choppy sideways price action since the regional banking crisis erupted and took the Russell 2000 below it's 30 week MA and 200 day MA, where it had remained for almost 3 months...

Stage Analysis weekend video featuring the regular weekly member content of the Stage 2 breakout attempts on volume, Major US Indexes Update, Futures SATA Charts, Industry Groups RS Rankings, IBD Industry Group Bell Curve, Market Breadth Update to help to determine the weight of evidence, and finishing by discussing the US Watchlist Stocks from the weekend scans in detail on multiple timeframes...

There were 30 stocks highlighted from the US stocks watchlist scans today...

There were 24 stocks highlighted from the US stocks watchlist scans today...

There were 16 stocks highlighted from the US stocks watchlist scans today...

Stage Analysis weekend video featuring the regular weekly member content of the Major Indexes Update, Futures SATA Charts, Industry Groups RS Rankings, IBD Industry Group Bell Curve, Market Breadth Update to help to determine the weight of evidence, Stage 2 breakout attempts on volume and finishing by discussing the US Watchlist Stocks from the weekend scans in detail on multiple timeframes.

There were 18 stocks highlighted from the US stocks watchlist scans today...

The bifurcated market continues with the Nasdaq 100 making higher highs in early Stage 2, while the S&P 500 consolidates at the top of its Stage 1 base structure, and the Russell 2000 Small Caps continues to decline, and hold below its 200 day MA...

NVDA is the most talked about stock in the after-hours today, following its earnings results and guidance. With a huge move to new all time highs (380.60 currently in the after-hours), which puts it at over 100% above its 23rd January Stage 2 breakout entry point...

The main theme from the watchlist scans today was the Gold Mining group, so I thought it would be interesting to do a follow-up on the group, which I've discussed previously in detail around the Stage 2 entry zones...