The Small-cap stock indexes haven't been able to make any progress all year.

But not every Small-cap Index is created equal.

Let's take a look at the two most popular:

Russell2000 Small-cap Index & S&P600 Small-cap Index.

Stocks are down again to start the week.

All of this while Bitcoin is making new all-time highs this morning:

BTCUSD: $72,000

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Meanwhile, there's a Dow Theory Divergence that continues to cast a huge cloud over the US Stock Market.

We saw the exact same divergence just before the Covid crash.

Notice how the Dow Jones Industrial Average is making new highs, but the Dow Jones Transportation Average is nowhere near new highs.

Did you see Gold break out to new all-time highs?

These are the highest prices ever for Gold, in all of human history.

But if you're paying attention, you'll notice how Gold prices move first, and then Bitcoin follows:

The stock market feels heavy.

The majority of stocks are having a hard time making new highs.

Some of the largest Technology and Consumer Discretionary stocks keep breaking down to new lows.

So let's check in on how the journalist community feels about the current market:

Are you ready for this?

We've seen it before.

Look at this huge base that Bitcoin has put together over the past few years.

The way I learned it many years ago was, "The Bigger The Base, The Higher In Space".

This saying goes back to before the 1950s, according to the late great Alan Shaw.

What this price behavior displays is a long period of accumulation by large institutions.

This process of demand absorbing supply takes time.

The longer it takes, the more explosive the eventual resolution becomes.

Here's what Bitcoin looks like right now:

Fun fact, did you know I used to be a Gold Bug?

That's right.

In the early years of my career, being a Gold Bug was actually cool.

Throughout the 2000s, not only were Gold prices going up, they were also outperforming stocks and bonds, by a lot.

I was that guy.

The stock market is near new all-time highs and getting all the attention.

Crypto Currencies are breaking out and everyone is all hyped up for another Defi Summer.

Meanwhile, Gold is quietly hitting new all-time highs.

Never in history has Gold closed at a higher price than it did yesterday:

Banks don't stop falling.

About a year ago, we saw a few tiny banks that no one has ever heard of disappear, and the market moved on just fine.

Is this time going to be like that?

Look at Regional Banks breaking down vs both Large-caps and Small-caps.

So, no matter what you compare them to, Regional Banks look terrible:

Last week was Crypto Week here at All Star Charts.

And I think the market got the memo.

Bitcoin just hit $65,000 for the first time in over two years.

What a month for investors!

My understanding is that due to higher inflation, February now has 29 days.

And so here we are: March 1st.

You know what that means?

New Monthly Charts are now available, and we'll be going over it all together this Monday March 4th @ 6PM ET.

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In the meantime, check out the monthly candlesticks for Crude Oil Futures. Look at this massive base above support:

One thing we've learned from well over 100 years of Tradfi, is that during bull markets the laggards catch up to the leaders.

We see the opposite during bear markets, where the remaining leaders end up catching down to the culprits that are already leading the way lower.

You see, with Bitcoin and Ethereum getting all the headlines with their new highs this month, Solana had been the largest crypto currency that was missing in action.

And well here you have it, Solana now joining the party, and being added to the new 52-week high list:

There's a lot happening in Crypto Markets right now, in case you hadn't heard. Bitcoin just hit $64,000. We'll talk about all that today at 2.

But even in traditional financial markets, you're seeing massive rotation.

How many investors do you believe are prepared for a market environment where Crude Oil prices are going up and the S&P500 is falling?

We saw that exact rotation last summer and into the Fall. But that was just the appetizer. What are you going to do when the main course gets served?