Quadruple Witching Likely To Add Volatility to U.S. Stocks -- Market Talk
Dow Jones03-20 23:48
1148 ET - Friday trading has been challenging since the Iran war began, but today's late action in stocks could be even more volatile than usual. It's a quadruple witching day, when stock-index futures, stock index options, single stock options, and single stock futures all expire. The DJIA has climbed on each of the last seven quadruple witching days, according to Dow Jones Market Data. In 2024 and 2025, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose on four of those days and fell on the other four. Quadruple witching can also lead to elevated trading volumes as investors close out positions. DJIA is off 0.6%, the S&P falls 0.9%and Nasdaq is down 1.2%. (patrick.sheridan@wsj.com)
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March 20, 2026 11:48 ET (15:48 GMT)
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