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Bears make a big bet on small caps

One trade that didn't work last year is small caps , and options traders are betting the downturn will continue. According to a popular Wall Street theory and the Stock Trader's Almanac, small caps tend to outperform large caps beginning in mid-December. While 2018 marks the index's worst year since 2015, options traders believe small caps could plunge even further.