S&P 500 down five of last 6 on September option expiration day By: Almanac Trader | September 17, 2018
September’s option expiration week is up 61.1% of the time for S&P 500 and NASDAQ since 1982. DJIA has a slightly weaker track record with gains 55.6% of the time. However, the week has suffered several sizable losses. The worst loss followed the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. In the last fifteen years, NASDAQ has the best record during September’s option expiration week, up thirteen times. Triple-Witching Friday had been firm with all three indices advancing every year 2004 to 2011, but S&P 500 has been down five of the last six since and DJIA and NASDAQ four of six.