---
title: Yesterday was the 15th straight day that the S&P 500 ($SPY) has failed to outperform the Russell 2000 ($IWM)
description: "IWM is now outperforming SPY by almost 900bps YTD...\n\nSource: www.zerohedge.com, Bloomberg"
---

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# [Yesterday was the 15th straight day that the S&P 500 ($SPY) has failed to outperform the Russell 2000 ($IWM)](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/yesterday-was-the-15th-straight-day-that-the-sp-500-spy-has-failed-to-outperform-the-russell-2000-iwm)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jan 23, 2026, 10:05:57 AM

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