{"id":71957,"date":"2026-09-18T11:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-amid-triple-witching-volatility-and-tech-rotation\/71957\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T15:09:23","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-amid-triple-witching-volatility-and-tech-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-dips-amid-triple-witching-volatility-and-tech-rotation\/71957\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Dips Amid Triple Witching Volatility and Tech Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>225.21 (-0.4350%)<\/strong> points today, sitting at <strong>51,552.83<\/strong>. <strong>Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>)<\/strong> also traded lower, down <strong>237.00 (-0.4538%)<\/strong> points at <strong>51,983.00<\/strong>. The primary narrative driving the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/live\/stock-market-today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Stock Market Today\">market today<\/a> is the <strong>volatility associated with Triple Witching<\/strong>, where the simultaneous expiration of stock options, stock index futures, and stock index options led to significant institutional rebalancing. This technical pressure was further compounded by <strong>investor anxiety regarding upcoming inflation data<\/strong>, causing a cautious shift away from growth-oriented equities.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the broader index decline, <strong>3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>)<\/strong> emerged as the top performer, up <strong>3.70%<\/strong> to <strong>$148.62<\/strong> following a positive analyst upgrade regarding its manufacturing efficiency. Semiconductor leader <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>)<\/strong> showed resilience, rising <strong>1.77%<\/strong> to <strong>$225.01<\/strong>. Defensive healthcare and consumer names also provided a cushion; <strong>Johnson &amp; Johnson (<a href=\"\/stock\/JNJ\">JNJ<\/a>)<\/strong> was up <strong>1.61%<\/strong> to <strong>$227.63<\/strong>, while <strong>UnitedHealth Group (<a href=\"\/stock\/UNH\">UNH<\/a>)<\/strong> and <strong>Cisco Systems (<a href=\"\/stock\/CSCO\">CSCO<\/a>)<\/strong> saw gains of <strong>1.00%<\/strong> and <strong>1.33%<\/strong> respectively. <strong>Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>)<\/strong> also edged higher by <strong>0.47%<\/strong> as retail stability remains a focus for defensive portfolios.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, the industrial and enterprise tech sectors faced significant headwinds. <strong>IBM (<a href=\"\/stock\/IBM\">IBM<\/a>)<\/strong> was the steepest loser, down <strong>2.42%<\/strong> to <strong>$213.40<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Home Depot (<a href=\"\/stock\/HD\">HD<\/a>)<\/strong>, which was down <strong>2.14%<\/strong> to <strong>$303.85<\/strong> as mortgage rate concerns weighed on home improvement sentiment. <strong>Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>)<\/strong> was down <strong>1.64%<\/strong>, and <strong>Caterpillar (<a href=\"\/stock\/CAT\">CAT<\/a>)<\/strong> slipped <strong>1.22%<\/strong> to <strong>$901.99<\/strong>. Financial heavyweights also struggled, with <strong>American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.27%<\/strong> and <strong>JPMorgan Chase (<a href=\"\/stock\/JPM\">JPM<\/a>)<\/strong> down <strong>1.12%<\/strong>, as the market processed the potential for a slowing economic expansion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was down 225.21 (-0.4350%) points today, sitting at 51,552.83. 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