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Option Expiration

Please click here for a chart of S&P 500 ETF (SPY) which represents the benchmark stock market index S&P 500 (SPX).

Note the following:

  • The chart shows that the stock market has dipped below the algo selling line.
  • In addition to the breach of the algo selling level, algo selling is related to option expiration.
  • $4 trillion worth of options are expiring tomorrow.  This is the biggest option expiration in two years.
  • Tomorrow is also quadruple witching.  In quadruple witching, stock index futures, futures options, stock options, and single stock futures expire.