RTY levels on TradingView: the Russell 2000 future, M2K and US2000
The Russell 2000 is the index of smaller US companies — and its future RTY often moves more, in percent, than ES or NQ. Whether you trade RTY, M2K or a US2000 CFD, the same reference levels matter: the overnight range, the open, yesterday's close of the Russell 2000, last week's high and low. This page shows which ones, why the index's close sits at another price on RTY, and how to get every level on your chart at the right price.
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RTY, M2K, N2K and the Russell 2000 at a glance
The same market comes in several instruments. They move together, but not at the same price and not at the same hours:
| Russell 2000 index | The official index (RUT). Only calculated while the stock market is open: 09:30 – 16:00 New York time. Its closing and opening prices are the levels many traders watch. |
|---|---|
| RTY (E-mini Russell 2000) | The main future on CME. Trades almost around the clock — Sunday 18:00 to Friday 17:00 New York time, with a one-hour break every day from 17:00. $50 per index point. |
| M2K (Micro E-mini) | The same price as RTY at a tenth of the value: $5 per point. Its own order book can make slightly different highs and lows. |
| N2K (Nano E-mini) | The smallest Russell 2000 future on CME, trading since August 2026: the same price level as RTY at a tenth of M2K's value, $0.50 per point. Like M2K it has its own, thinner order book. |
| US2000 CFD | A broker product that follows the index itself, not the future — and trades outside the stock market's hours. |
Basics and Untested Levels recognise every Russell 2000 ticker they support — index, RTY, M2K, N2K, specific contract months and the CFDs of FOREX.com, IG, Trade Nation and Pepperstone — and set themselves up for it. The full list: supported tickers.
Why US traders use futures
In the United States, CFDs count as swaps under the law, and private traders are not allowed to trade them. That is why US day traders trade the futures themselves — and why the micro and nano contracts exist: they make a small position possible on the exchange. Outside the US, many traders use a CFD on the same index instead. Either way the levels are the same: Basics draws the main future's levels on every one of these charts, each at that chart's price.
One level, two prices
RTY trades at a different price than the Russell 2000 — the cash-future difference, which changes every day and jumps at every roll. So yesterday's Russell 2000 close is not at the same number on your RTY chart. Basics converts every index level to the price of the chart you trade, and every RTY level to the price of the index or CFD: one level, always at the right place.
Example: the Russell 2000 closed at 2,794.13 on Thursday 8 October 2026. RTY traded about 16 points higher, so on an RTY chart that close sat at 2,809.7 — and on Friday the dip after the open stopped at 2,807.7, 2 points under it, before RTY climbed 16 points in 20 minutes. See PsC index.
The RTY trading day (New York time)
| Pre-market | 18:00 (previous day) – 09:30. Its high, low and middle are PMKT H / PMKT L and PMKT M. |
|---|---|
| Regular trading hours | 09:30 – 16:00, the hours of the stock market. The price at 09:30 is RTH O; the official index open is RTH O index. |
| After-hours | 16:00 – 17:00, until the futures day ends. The exchange sets the settlement price at the cash close. |
Set your chart to New York time and these hours appear where you expect them — see trading sessions and TradingView tips.
The levels RTY traders watch — with real Russell examples
Every card opens the full explanation of that level, with a chart where price reacted to it.
PsC indexYesterday's Russell 2000 close at the RTY price — 5-min, 9 Oct
W SMA indexThe index's 50-week average at the RTY price — 5-min, 15 Oct
D SMA indexThe index's daily averages, here on a US 2000 CFD — 1-hour, 6 Oct
All levels at a glance: every Basics element and every Untested element.
Contract rolls
RTY expires every quarter, in March, June, September and December. In the days before expiry the volume moves to the next contract, and RTY1! on TradingView switches with it. The new contract has three more months to run, so it trades at a different price — right after a roll the gap to the index can jump by tens of points. A level from before the roll can then exist twice: as it traded, and in the new contract's prices. Basics can draw both — see back-adjusted levels. Whether your chart's B-ADJ is on or off doesn't change the levels; it only moves the older candles.
Real-time or delayed data
Without a CME real-time subscription TradingView shows RTY 10–15 minutes late. The levels themselves are not affected; a few lines that follow RTY live — such as VWAP and the pre-market range while it forms — then lag by that delay, and Basics shows a small notice.
Set it up in two minutes
- Open an RTY, M2K, N2K or US2000 chart on TradingView and set it to New York time.
- Add Basics — it recognises the ticker and draws the levels.
- Add Untested Levels next to it for the older closes, opens and gaps that are still in play.
Frequently asked questions
Which ticker do I use for RTY on TradingView?
RTY1! (CME_MINI:RTY1!) is the continuous front-month contract; M2K1! is the micro and N2K1! the nano. A specific contract such as RTYZ2026 works too. Basics and Untested Levels recognise all of them, plus the Russell 2000 index and the US2000 CFDs of the supported brokers.
Why is the Russell 2000's closing price at a different price on RTY?
RTY trades at a different price than the index — the cash-future difference, which changes every day. Basics converts every index level with the current difference, so the index's close lands at the right price on RTY. See cash-future difference.
Do the levels work on M2K and N2K?
Yes. M2K and N2K trade at the same price level as RTY, and Basics draws the levels of RTY itself on their charts — the main future, where most of the volume trades. See main future.
And on a US2000 CFD?
Yes. A CFD follows the index, so index levels are drawn as they are and the RTY levels are converted to the CFD's price.
What time does the RTY trading day start?
At 18:00 New York time the evening before; the stock market opens at 09:30 and closes at 16:00, and the futures day ends at 17:00. Set your chart to New York time and the sessions appear at the times you know.
Is Straydog Zones & Levels for RTY?
No — those are DAX levels. For RTY use Basics and Untested Levels; both are free.
Put the RTY levels on your chart
Basics and Untested Levels are free on TradingView and set themselves up for RTY, M2K, N2K and US2000 — no settings needed.