{"id":196191,"date":"2023-09-13T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=196191"},"modified":"2023-09-13T12:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T16:30:07","slug":"the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/","title":{"rendered":"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today I will try to unravel the enigma behind this event, its impact on the stock market, and the seasonal nuances accompanying it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark your calendars for the third Friday of every last month in a quarter \u2013 March, June, September, and December. This is when Triple Witching unfolds. The term signifies the concurrent expiration of three specific securities: stock index futures, stock index options, and stock options. Interestingly, this phenomenon was previously referred to as the \u201cTriple Witching Hour\u201d \u2014 pointing towards the final hour of trading on these Fridays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upcoming-triple-witching-days-in-2023-amp-2024\"><strong>Upcoming Triple Witching Days in 2023 &amp; 2024:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"280\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/triple-witching-days-2023-2024.jpg\" alt=\"Upcoming Triple Witching Days in 2023 &amp; 2024:\" class=\"wp-image-196192 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/triple-witching-days-2023-2024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/triple-witching-days-2023-2024-700x196.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/triple-witching-days-2023-2024-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/triple-witching-days-2023-2024-768x215.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; aspect-ratio: 1000\/280;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Three\u2019s Company: The Dance of Stock Options, Futures, and Index Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the primary implications of a Triple Witching Day is the surge in trading volume and market volatility. Traders and institutional investors scramble to offset, close, or roll over their positions. This leads to frenzied activity and abrupt price movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The simultaneous expiration of multiple derivatives can create temporary price inefficiencies. Savvy traders often seek out arbitrage opportunities that arise from price disparities between the underlying assets and their derivatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, derivatives\u2019 expiry isn\u2019t the only thing that happens on the third Friday of every third month of the quarter. Indexes like the S&amp;P, FTSE also adjust their values on this day (with the exception of Nasdaq 100, which does its annual rebalance only on the third Friday in December).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically some studies have suggested that Triple Witching Days tend to have a bullish bias, particularly in December. But this could simply be a reflection of the broader \u201cSanta Claus Rally\u201d phenomenon: where stock markets, especially in the US, have historically shown a tendency to rise during the last week of December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While many investors are focused on Triple Witching Day itself, I decided to analyze a period of several trading days before and after the expiration date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My primary focus was on understanding the impact on individual stock investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When is the right time to bite an Apple?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The event chart below shows the average course of Apple in the ten trading days before and after the Triple Witching expiration days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chart was calculated over the past ten years, during which there have been 40 Triple Witching Days. The horizontal axis shows the number of trading days before, and after, the event took place. The vertical axis shows the average trend in percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The red line marks the day of the event the Triple Witching Day. In this way you can see at a glance what the typical course of Apple share prices look like around the Witching Days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Average price move of Apple in the 10 days before and after Triple Witching Day<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"511\" data-src=\"\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg\" alt=\"Average price move of Apple in the 10 days before and after Triple Witching Day\" class=\"wp-image-196193 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart-700x354.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart-768x389.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1010px; aspect-ratio: 1010\/511;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Source: Seasonax \u2013 Chart is based on 40 events between 2013 and 2023 . Click here&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tiny.cc\/Apple-TripleWitching\"><em>https:\/\/tiny.cc\/Apple-TripleWitching<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;to access an interactive chart<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s evident that Apple\u2019s price usually drops two days prior to Triple Witching expiration, with an average decline of 1.20% over these two trading days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For you as an equity investor, it\u2019s statistically favorable to buy this particular stock close to the end of a Triple Witching Day. You can use this effect as a trader, but also as a long-term investor, to improve your entry timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mind over Market<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s also a psychological aspect to Triple Witching Day. Some traders tend to be superstitious, believing that these days bring bad luck or are a precursor to unfavorable market shifts. While this might sound irrational, the collective belief can sometimes sway market sentiment and become a self-fulfilling prophecy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the most turbulent days in the stock market have coincided with Triple Witching, such as in 1992 when sell-offs in IBM, General Motors, and other blue chips led to a significant market decline on a Triple Witching Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While being aware of the price movements around the Triple Witching Day are a great help in improving investment returns, it\u2019s essential to remember that, like all market phenomena, it\u2019s just one of many factors that influence stock prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By using the Seasonax Event Feature, you can examine different events reaching from economic data releases, central bank decisions, specific holidays or even the turn of the month effects. Try them out now:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/\">www.seasonax.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally Posted September 12, 2023 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seasonax.com\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/\">The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":196193,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,9,22,26,3],"tags":[15981,3598,4109,10012],"contributors-categories":[13716],"class_list":{"0":"post-196191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-north-america","8":"category-region","9":"category-securities","10":"category-stocks","11":"category-text-articles","12":"category-traders-insight","13":"tag-market-behavior","14":"tag-market-outlook","15":"tag-stock-market","16":"tag-triple-witch","17":"contributors-categories-seasonax"},"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196191\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior | IBKR Campus US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IBKR Campus US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-13T14:15:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-13T16:30:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1010\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"511\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tea Muratovic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tea Muratovic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"NewsArticle\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"Tea Muratovic\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/749988d1e0471238d105514f498f3743\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2023-09-13T14:15:00+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2023-09-13T16:30:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 749,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg\",\n\t            \"keywords\": [\n\t                \"market behavior\",\n\t                \"market outlook\",\n\t                \"stock market\",\n\t                \"triple-witch\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"North America\",\n\t                \"Region\",\n\t                \"Securities\",\n\t                \"Stocks\",\n\t                \"Text Articles\",\n\t                \"Traders' Insight\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior | IBKR Campus US\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2023-09-13T14:15:00+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2023-09-13T16:30:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/traders-insight\\\/securities\\\/stocks\\\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/09\\\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg\",\n\t            \"width\": 1010,\n\t            \"height\": 511,\n\t            \"caption\": \"Average price move of Apple in the 10 days before and after Triple Witching Day\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"IBKR Campus US\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Financial Education from Interactive Brokers\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Interactive Brokers\",\n\t            \"alternateName\": \"IBKR\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg\",\n\t                \"width\": 669,\n\t                \"height\": 669,\n\t                \"caption\": \"Interactive Brokers\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"publishingPrinciples\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/about-ibkr-campus\\\/\",\n\t            \"ethicsPolicy\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/cyber-security-notice\\\/\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/ibkrcampus.com\\\/campus\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/749988d1e0471238d105514f498f3743\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Tea Muratovic\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Tea Muratovic has worked for many years in financial industry and has gained a strong financial background in the international market environment. Her strength lies in Capital Markets Products &amp; Asset Management. As the Founder of Seasonax Capital she has received the Female Austrian Investor Award in 2019. She is author of many articles that have been featured in industry relevant media. Moreover, Muratovic is Cofounder of Seasonax , award-winning analytical tool that helps financial professionals to evaluate seasonal patterns, examine intraday price movements and investigate event studies. www.seasonax.com\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.interactivebrokers.com\\\/campus\\\/author\\\/tea-muratovic\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior","description":"There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196191\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior | IBKR Campus US","og_description":"There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/","og_site_name":"IBKR Campus US","article_published_time":"2023-09-13T14:15:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-13T16:30:07+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1010,"height":511,"url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Tea Muratovic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tea Muratovic","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/"},"author":{"name":"Tea Muratovic","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/person\/749988d1e0471238d105514f498f3743"},"headline":"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior","datePublished":"2023-09-13T14:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-13T16:30:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/"},"wordCount":749,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg","keywords":["market behavior","market outlook","stock market","triple-witch"],"articleSection":["North America","Region","Securities","Stocks","Text Articles","Traders' Insight"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/","name":"The Triple Witching Effect: How Witching Days Shape Market Behavior | IBKR Campus US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-13T14:15:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-13T16:30:07+00:00","description":"There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/stocks\/the-triple-witching-effect-how-witching-days-shape-market-behavior\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg","width":1010,"height":511,"caption":"Average price move of Apple in the 10 days before and after Triple Witching Day"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/","name":"IBKR Campus US","description":"Financial Education from Interactive Brokers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#organization","name":"Interactive Brokers","alternateName":"IBKR","url":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/ibkr-campus-logo.jpg","width":669,"height":669,"caption":"Interactive Brokers"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/about-ibkr-campus\/","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/cyber-security-notice\/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/#\/schema\/person\/749988d1e0471238d105514f498f3743","name":"Tea Muratovic","description":"Tea Muratovic has worked for many years in financial industry and has gained a strong financial background in the international market environment. Her strength lies in Capital Markets Products &amp; Asset Management. As the Founder of Seasonax Capital she has received the Female Austrian Investor Award in 2019. She is author of many articles that have been featured in industry relevant media. Moreover, Muratovic is Cofounder of Seasonax , award-winning analytical tool that helps financial professionals to evaluate seasonal patterns, examine intraday price movements and investigate event studies. www.seasonax.com","url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/author\/tea-muratovic\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/apple-seasonal-chart.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196191"},{"taxonomy":"contributors-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributors-categories?post=196191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}