witching
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Triple witching days can lead to higher volume External link and volatility.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
This June’s expiration is what’s known as quadruple witching, when contracts for stock options, index options, index futures and single-stock futures expire simultaneously.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Fittingly, Day made it in the witching hours after last year’s Niteharts Festival.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has historically climbed on the last seven quadruple witching days, despite current market volatility.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
People said it was a magic tree from the secret grove in Everica where the trees walked, whispering to the witching woman who lived among them.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
