{"id":23323,"date":"2026-09-17T13:20:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/?p=23323"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:20:53","slug":"triple-witching-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/triple-witching-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Important Futures Trading Guide to Triple Witching on Friday, September 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Triple Witching Friday: What Traders Should Expect<\/h1>\n

Tomorrow, September 18, marks the quarterly Triple Witching event, when stock options, index options, and index futures contracts expire simultaneously. This occurs four times a year and is often associated with a surge in trading volume and increased market volatility. [ebc.com]<\/a>, [optionalpha.com]<\/a><\/p>\n

Triple Witching Hour<\/h3>\n

As traders, institutions, and market makers close or roll positions, markets can experience sharp intraday moves, especially near the open and during the final hour of trading, often called the “witching hour.” High volume does not necessarily indicate a bullish or bearish direction, but it can amplify short-term price swings. [gobull.ai]<\/a>, [optionalpha.com]<\/a><\/p>\n

This quarter’s expiration comes immediately after the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision, adding another layer of uncertainty as traders digest new economic expectations while managing expiring positions. [ebc.com]<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Elevated trading volume<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  2. Increased volatility near the open and close<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  3. Large moves around key option strike prices<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Potentially misleading price action driven by expiration-related flows rather than fundamentals<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For futures traders, Triple Witching can create both opportunity and risk. As always, disciplined risk management and patience are essential when markets become driven by expiration-related activity rather than pure market sentiment.<\/p>\n

    Bottom line<\/h3>\n

    Expect a busy trading session tomorrow, with higher volume and potentially sharper price swings than usual. Stay focused on your trading plan and avoid getting caught up in the noise.<\/p>\n

    Trade smart, stay disciplined, and be prepared for an active finish to the trading week.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

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    November Unleaded Gasoline<\/h3>\n

    November Unleaded Gasoline satisfied the third upside PriceCount objective and is consolidating its trade. At this point, IF the chart can sustain further upside we are left with the low percentage fourth upside count to aim for in the 4.07 area.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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    The PriceCount study is a tool that can help to project the distance of a move in price. The counts are not intended to be an \u2018exact\u2019 science but rather offer a target area for the four objectives which are based off the first leg of a move with each subsequent count having a smaller percentage of being achieved. <\/em><\/p>\n

    It is normal for the chart to react by correcting or consolidating at an objective and then either resuming its move or reversing trend. Best utilized in conjunction with other technical tools, PriceCounts offer one more way to analyze charts and help to manage your positions and risk. <\/em><\/p>\n

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    At A Glance Levels Instrument S2 S1 Pivot R1 R2 Gold (GC) \u2014 Dec. (#GC) 4238.70 4311.70 4367.50 4440.50 4496.30 Silver (SI) \u2014 Dec. (#SI) 61.86 63.83 65.25 67.22 68.64 Crude Oil (CL) \u2014 Oct. (#CL) 97.56 99.39 100.93 102.76 104.30 \u00a0Dec. Bonds (ZB) \u2014 Dec. (#ZB) 106 5\/32 106 31\/32 107 12\/32 108 6\/32 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1434,234],"tags":[2069,1642],"class_list":["post-23323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-charts-indicators","category-trading-guide","tag-gasoline","tag-triple-witching"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23323"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23323\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23324,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23323\/revisions\/23324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cannontrading.com\/tools\/support-resistance-levels\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}