Pressure was also felt by the approach of the "triple witching hour," which actually will be played out over two days.

The next triple witching hour will come in December.

Initially, that change was expected to go into effect on March 20, the date of the next triple witching hour.

But most are coming to the opinion that this triple witching hour could turn out to be dull.

Such a "test" near the triple witching hour has some traders edgy.

Moreover, this was the first "triple witching hour" since the October stock market crash.

In the process, Wall Street weathered another "triple witching hour."

But investors generally were cautious, with a "triple witching hour" scheduled at the end of this week.

Stocks rose slightly on volume that was sharply higher because of the "triple witching hour."

Markets The stock market retreated for the fourth day in a row, but the "triple witching hour" had little effect.

Wall Street is bracing for a wild session: today marks another "triple witching hour."

Stock prices staged a gradual advance through a quarterly "triple witching hour."

Traders said yesterday's retreat was exacerbated by triple witching hour program trading.

Volume was 343.9 million shares, much of it related to dividend plays and the "triple witching hour."

Nervousness about the triple witching hour is not the only problem being experienced by Wall Street.

In the stock market, the report was overshadowed by heavy trading related to the quarterly "triple witching hour."

The triple witching hour of the early regional primary will not produce a sweep for a conservative candidate, despite today's conventional wisdom.

Stocks moved higher in slow trading, reflecting continued nervousness among traders waiting for the "triple witching hour."

Trading was fueled by the "triple witching hour," when options and futures contracts expire.

The City is uneasy as Whitbread faces a 'triple witching hour' of difficulties.

Traders said Wall Street seemed to be marking time until next Friday's "triple witching hour."

The rise in these and other stocks will undoubtedly ease some of the pressure that past triple witching hours have placed on Wall Street.

"As for the triple witching hour, many portfolio managers began unraveling their positions on Tuesday rather than wait until the final bell.

Yet despite the soft landing, other market experts say this triple witching hour did not foretell what was ahead for the stock market.

But some market experts fear the market is also flirting with danger, considering that Friday will bring the quarterly "triple witching hour."