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Important 'Triple Witching Day' is today! Risks and opportunities coexist?
Today is an important day for investors, because in the USAThe quarterly 'Triple Witching Day' has arrived, the market is expected to experience greater volatility！Worried that many mooers may not fully understand, so MooSir urgently comes to give everyone a little explanation.
Firstly, what is 'Triple Witching Day'?Triple Witching Day, also known as Triple Witching Day, is the day when three types of quarterly contracts, including single stock futures, equity index futures, and equity index options, all expire during the final trading hour of the day, corresponding to 3 to 4 PM in New York time (which is 4 to 5 AM on December 21 in Peking time this time).
2. When does the 'Triple Witching Day' typically occur?Usually once per quarter, falls on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December.
3. What is the difference between 'Triple Witching Day' and 'Quadruple Witching Day'?In fact, Triple Witching Day used to be what people called Quadruple Witching Day before. Previously, it was called Quadruple Witching because there were quarterly contracts for 'Single Stock Futures'. Since the OneChicago Exchange closed in September 2020, trading of Single Stock Futures ceased, and it became Triple Witching instead.
What performance can be expected in the market on 'Triple Witching Day'?On this day, everyone has their own calculations, such as exercising options, closing positions, rolling positions, hedging risks, and other operations, leading to a significant increase in trading volume in the short term. The capital flows very quickly, resulting in extremely volatile price fluctuations.
What else should be paid special attention to during this 'Triple Witching Day'?Just experienced the indiscriminate selling caused by the Fed's 'hawkish rate cut', coupled with the imminent release of the heavyweight U.S. data PCE, volatility may further intensify.
6. How should investors respond?Market volatility presents both risks and opportunities. For investors with a higher risk appetite, they may be inclined to seize trading opportunities during this time, especially through options. However, if you decide to try, make sure that the risks you take are within your own tolerance.
7. What symbols might people be interested in?For example, Index Options and Index ETF Options with high trading volume and liquidity, such as $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$、 CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)、$SPDR S&P 500 ETF(SPY.US)$、 $Invesco QQQ Trust(QQQ.US)$; There is a large amount of options expiring on this day for stocks such as NVIDIA, Tesla, or high uncertainty, impending expiration date options.
8. What options strategy is suitable for this volatile market environment?For example, here are 4 options strategies for trading volatility:Long Straddle (Buy Saddle Combination)、Long Strangle (Buy Strangle Combination)、Short Straddle (Sell Saddle Combination)andShort Strangle (Sell Strangle Combination)The first two are buyer strategies (expecting increased volatility), while the last two are seller strategies (anticipating possible decrease in volatility after a high level).
You can click on the strategy name to access related educational courses for further learning. You can also utilize volatility analysis through the following path to choose the appropriate strategy >>
Alright, the simple knowledge sharing from Mr. Mooer ends here today. Will you be observing tonight or making a trade? Looking forward to your sharing!
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