Is the Stock Market Open on Memorial Day?

Quick answer: No. The U.S. stock market is closed on Memorial Day. Both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq shut down completely on Monday, May 25, 2026. There is no regular trading and no extended-hours session. Markets reopen for normal hours on Tuesday, May 26, at 9:30 a.m. ET.

If that is all you came for, you are done. The rest of this post covers the details that actually trip people up — the bond market's odd schedule, what happens to your queued orders, why crypto ignores the holiday entirely, and the full 2026 closure calendar so you are never caught out again.

What's closed and when it reopens

Memorial Day is one of ten full market holidays the NYSE and Nasdaq observe each year. On a normal weekday the market runs 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. On Memorial Day, none of that happens — the exchanges are dark for the whole day.

Here is the practical version:

Because there is no trading, the major indexes do not move. The Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite stay frozen at wherever they closed on Friday, May 22, until Tuesday morning.

The bond market has a quirk worth knowing

The bond market keeps its own schedule, set by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), not by the stock exchanges. For Memorial Day specifically, SIFMA recommended an early close at 2:00 p.m. ET on Friday, May 23, with the bond market then fully closed on Monday.

So if you trade bonds or bond funds, the holiday effectively started Friday afternoon, not Monday. Stock traders do not need to worry about this — the equity market ran its full Friday session as normal.

What happens to orders you place during the closure?

A common worry: "I put in an order over the long weekend — did it just vanish?"

It did not. If your broker lets you queue orders while the market is closed, those orders simply sit in line and execute when regular trading resumes Tuesday morning. Nothing fills on Memorial Day itself, because there is no session for it to fill in.

One thing to be careful with: a market order queued over a three-day weekend will execute at whatever the price is when Tuesday's opening bell rings — which can be meaningfully different from Friday's close if news broke over the weekend. If you want price certainty, a limit order is the safer choice for orders placed during any market holiday.

Crypto doesn't take the day off

If you genuinely want to trade something on Memorial Day, cryptocurrency is your only real option. Crypto markets run on decentralized networks with no opening or closing bell — they trade 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, holidays included. Bitcoin and the rest will move on May 25 exactly as they would on any other Monday.

That is a feature for some people and a trap for others. Markets that never close also never give you a built-in reason to step away.

The full 2026 U.S. stock market holiday calendar

Memorial Day is just one of ten. Here is every day the NYSE and Nasdaq are fully closed in 2026:

The market also closes early at 1:00 p.m. ET on two half-days: Friday, Nov. 27 (the day after Thanksgiving) and Thursday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve).

After Memorial Day, the next full closure is Juneteenth on June 19 — so regular sessions run straight through the rest of spring and most of the summer.

What to actually do with a market holiday

A closed market is not wasted time. It is one of the few days the prices are not changing, which makes it a calm moment to do the un-fun maintenance that gets skipped on busy trading days:

• Review your portfolio without the noise. No flashing tickers means no reacting. Look at your allocation, not the day's moves.
• Check your contributions. Is your automatic deposit still the right amount? A holiday is a good recurring prompt to revisit it.
• Read up before you buy. If there is a broker, an account type, or a strategy you have been meaning to research, a quiet Monday is the time.

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Bottom line

The U.S. stock market is closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026 — stocks, bonds, and extended hours all included. Everything reopens Tuesday, May 26, at 9:30 a.m. ET. Queued orders wait their turn; crypto keeps running; the indexes sit still until the bell. Now you know — and the 2026 calendar above means you will not have to ask again.

Frequently asked questions

Is the stock market open on Memorial Day 2026? No. The NYSE and Nasdaq are closed all day on Monday, May 25, 2026. Regular trading resumes Tuesday, May 26, at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Is there after-hours or pre-market trading on Memorial Day? No. Memorial Day is a full closure — there are no extended-hours sessions. The exchanges are dark for the entire day.

Is the bond market open on Memorial Day? No. The U.S. bond market is closed on Memorial Day. It also closed early, at 2:00 p.m. ET, on Friday, May 23, ahead of the long weekend.

Can I still place trades over the Memorial Day weekend? Yes, if your broker allows it — but they will not execute until the market reopens Tuesday morning. A limit order is safer than a market order for trades queued during a holiday, since prices can gap at the open.

Is crypto open on Memorial Day? Yes. Cryptocurrency markets trade 24/7, every day of the year, including all stock market holidays.

What's the next stock market holiday after Memorial Day? Juneteenth, on Friday, June 19, 2026. The market trades normally between the two.