The SmallCap Signalhttps://thesmallcapsignal.comSmall & mid-cap intelligence for the next market cycle Russell 2000 Edges Higher Ahead of CPI as Small-Business Optimism Hits One-Year Highhttps://thesmallcapsignal.com/russell-2000-edges-higher-cpi-nfib-optimism/https://thesmallcapsignal.com/russell-2000-edges-higher-cpi-nfib-optimism/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTSmall caps outpaced the major averages in Tuesday morning trading, helped by the strongest NFIB optimism reading since last August, as investors braced for Wednesday's inflation report.Small Caps Earnings Season Bites: OppFi and Purple Innovation Sink on Guidance Cuts While Plug Power and Riot Rallyhttps://thesmallcapsignal.com/small-cap-earnings-movers-oppfi-purple-plug-riot/https://thesmallcapsignal.com/small-cap-earnings-movers-oppfi-purple-plug-riot/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTSecond-quarter results drove sharp two-way moves in smaller stocks Tuesday, with guidance cuts punished severely and beats rewarded with double-digit gains.Movers Deal Flow Heats Up: Biotech IPOs Deliver Big Pops as Curaleaf Goes Hostile for Aurora and Archer Buys Boeing Unitshttps://thesmallcapsignal.com/biotech-ipos-curaleaf-aurora-archer-boeing-deals/https://thesmallcapsignal.com/biotech-ipos-curaleaf-aurora-archer-boeing-deals/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTA cluster of early-August biotech listings is trading well above offer prices, while a hostile cannabis takeover bid and Archer Aviation's three-part Boeing deal headline a busy stretch for small-cap M&A.IPOs & Deals Small Caps' Best Run in Two Decades Faces Its Next Test: This Week's Inflation Datahttps://thesmallcapsignal.com/small-cap-rally-cpi-test-rate-cut-outlook/https://thesmallcapsignal.com/small-cap-rally-cpi-test-rate-cut-outlook/Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe Russell 2000's strongest year since 2003 has been built on rate-cut hopes and AI supply-chain enthusiasm, and back-to-back CPI and PPI reports will now test both pillars.Analysis