triple witching

Following a sluggish session on Thursday and a fall on Wednesday after the Fed’s hawkish rate cut, Wall Street is now bracing for Friday’s “Triple Witching” session which is slated to see about $6.6 trillion options to expire. What Happened: The “Triple Witching...

Friday was a lackluster session on Wall Street, with major U.S. averages lingering in negative territory at midday trading in New York. This session coincided with the simultaneous expiration of a large volume of options and futures contracts, commonly referred to as “triple witching.”...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks that could be volatile Friday with S&P 500 and several market indexes rebalancing along with the quarterly triple witching event that sees the expiration of stock options, index futures and index options. What Happened: The S&P 500, tracked by...

After a bullish session on Thursday, with both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones hitting record highs, spurred by increased risk appetite following a bold 0.5% rate cut by the Federal Reserve, traders are gearing up for a volatile end to the week. Friday marks a notorious “Triple Witching...

Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) shares could go on a roller-coaster ride on Friday, as trading in contracts tied to the chipmaker has surged ahead of a record-setting June "triple witching" expiration. Investors have bought Nvidia at a feverish pace, sending open interest on Nvidia call options above...

A total of $2.7 trillion in derivatives contracts are due to expire on Friday's "triple witching," an event that might result in turbulent market fluctuations after the past week's banking turmoil. The triple witching is a quarterly event in which contracts for index futures,...