Wall Street typically shuts down during major holidays. In 2026, for instance, the stock market will have a 10-day holiday along with two early closures. Many of these breaks align with federal and banking holidays.
The regular hours for U.S. stock trading run from Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq both adhere to these hours, closing their doors on weekends.
You can still place buy and sell orders during extended trading hours, but be careful. Trading volumes tend to drop, leading to bigger price swings and potentially unfulfilled orders.
If you’re curious whether the stock market is open today, check out the holiday schedule for 2025, 2026, and 2027.
Looking ahead, the NYSE and Nasdaq will close for the following holidays in the fourth quarter of 2025:
- Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 27th
- Christmas Day: Thursday, December 25th
Additionally, the exchanges will close early at 1:00 p.m. ET on these days:
- Friday, November 28th (the day after Thanksgiving, often referred to as Black Friday)
- Wednesday, December 24th (Christmas Eve)
For 2026, the upcoming holidays noted for the NYSE and Nasdaq include:
- New Year’s Day: Thursday, January 1st
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 19th
- Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day): Monday, February 16th
- Good Friday: Friday, April 3rd
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 25th
- National Independence Day on June 10th: Friday, June 19th
- Independence Day (observed): Friday, July 3rd
- Labor Day: Monday, September 7th
- Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 26th
- Christmas Day: Friday, December 25th
On these holidays in 2026, the stock exchanges will also close early at 1:00 PM ET on:
- Friday, November 27th (the day after Thanksgiving)
- Thursday, December 24th (Christmas Eve)
For 2027, the NYSE and Nasdaq will observe the following holidays:
- New Year’s Day: Friday, January 1st
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 18th
- Washington’s Birthday (Presidents’ Day): Monday, February 15th
- Good Friday: Friday, March 26th
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 31st
- National Independence Day (public holiday) on June 10: Friday, June 18th
- Independence Day (observed): Monday, July 5th
- Labor Day: Monday, September 6th
- Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 25th
- Christmas Day (observed): Friday, December 24th
On these occasions in 2027, both exchanges will close at 1 PM ET. For holidays like Independence Day and Christmas, the market will close the prior Friday if the holiday lands on a Saturday, or the following Monday if it falls on a Sunday. There is one exception: if New Year’s Day is on a Saturday, Wall Street stays open the preceding Friday.
Interestingly, U.S. financial markets typically close for a national day of mourning following the passing of a president, with the closure usually coinciding with the day of the funeral.
The bond market follows a schedule set by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), usually operating from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. In 2026 and 2027, bond markets will be shut on the same 10 holidays as the stock market, including Indigenous Peoples Day in October and Veterans Day in November.
The bond market will also close early at 2 PM on certain days:
- Thursday before Good Friday (Maundy Thursday)
- Friday before Memorial Day
- July 2nd (the day before Independence Day)
- Friday after Thanksgiving (Black Friday)
- December 24th (Christmas Eve)
- December 31st (New Year’s Eve)
Generally, stock markets are open on public holidays unless they happen to fall on a weekend. Some of these holidays include:
- Valentine’s Day
- Ash Wednesday
- Ramadan month
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Passover festival
- Cinco de Mayo
- Rosh Hashana
- Yom Kippur
- Halloween
- Boxing Day
- Hanukkah
- Kwanzaa
- New Year’s Eve
On the day after Thanksgiving, the stock market operates but closes early at 1 PM Eastern Time, which is one of just two or three instances throughout the year when trading doesn’t continue until the usual 4 PM.
As for cryptocurrencies, the market remains open at all hours. Unlike stock and bond markets, crypto doesn’t follow a holiday schedule, as virtual currencies are traded through decentralized networks. So, you can buy or sell virtual currencies any time, any day of the year.
For Veterans Day, the stock market stays open, but the bond market will be closed on that day.
