Trading hours matter more for crypto than they did a year ago, and two changes land this week.
First, CME’s crypto futures have traded around the clock since May 29, 2026, so the exchange stays open at weekends. According to CME’s third-quarter report, as cited by Crypto Insiders, the busiest weekend of the quarter saw nearly 70,000 crypto contracts change hands. That gives institutions a regulated venue to react to news when most other markets are closed, such as the weekend after the Binance hack. Spot bitcoin ETFs are different. They list on NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and Cboe and still trade only during exchange hours, so fund flows catch up on Monday. How fund investors react after the weekend move in futures is the open question for the start of the week.
Second, US clocks went back on the night of October 31 to November 1, a week after the Netherlands changed on October 25. For one week the gap with New York was five hours instead of six. From Monday, November 2, regular NYSE and Nasdaq trading (09:30 to 16:00 Eastern) runs from 15:30 to 22:00 Dutch time, and US data released at 08:30 Eastern arrives at 14:30. Pre-market and after-hours sessions exist but can be thinner. The first major release in the new rhythm is the October jobs report on Friday, November 6, at 14:30 CET.
Crypto trading itself is unaffected by the clock change, but traders who watch the US open for volatility need to shift their alarms by an hour.
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Sources:
- Crypto Insiders: Grote Bitcoin-termijnmarkt blijft nu ook in het weekend open
- Crypto Insiders: Amerikaanse beurs opent vanaf maandag weer om 15.30 uur
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