What are normal U.S. stock market hours?

Regular NYSE trading hours are typically 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time; extended sessions may be available through certain venues and brokers.

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U.S. Stocks — Structure, Indices & Timing

Q: How do your timing windows help?

We overlay planetary cycles on classical market structure to highlight windows where inflection odds may differ from baseline, then frame risk with predefined levels and management rules.

The U.S. stock market powers global capital flows. Learn how indices behave, when they trade, which events move them—and how our Vedic astrology overlay complements disciplined technical and macro analysis.

Top U.S. Stock Indices

Benchmarks track different slices of the market and behave differently across cycles.

Large-Cap

S&P 500 (SPX)

~80% of U.S. large-cap market cap; core benchmark for diversified equity portfolios.Forecasts: SPX500 Forecast

Tech-Tilt

Nasdaq Composite

Broad innovation-heavy breadth; sensitive to rates, liquidity, and mega-cap earnings.Forecasts: Nasdaq Prediction

Blue-Chip

Dow Jones Industrial Average

30 U.S. leaders; price-weighted; useful for headline sentiment reads.Forecasts: Dow Forecast

Small-Cap

Russell 2000

~2,000 small-caps; sensitive to domestic growth, credit, and liquidity shifts.

U.S. Stock Market Trading Hours

Typical Eastern Time schedule (subject to holidays, venue rules, and Daylight Saving).

Pre-Market

4:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. ET

IST ≈ 1:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (approx., DST dependent)

Regular (NYSE)

9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. ET

IST ≈ 7:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m.

After-Hours

4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET

IST ≈ 1:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.

Extended sessions vary by venue/broker; always check the day’s schedule.

Events That Move U.S. Markets

We monitor these alongside planetary windows to anticipate inflection points.

Macro & Policy

FOMC decisions & press conferences
CPI / PPI inflation prints
Non-Farm Payrolls (jobs report)
Fiscal / regulatory headlines

Micro & Flows

Quarterly earnings (mega-cap tech impacts breadth)
Index rebalances & ETF flows
Options expiries (monthly & quarterly)
Buybacks & dividend calendars

Our Timing Methodology

We integrate classical technicals (trend, breadth, momentum regimes, seasonality) with well-defined planetary cycles to highlight windows where inflection odds may differ from baseline.

Technical Toolkit

Trend filters, key levels, breadth, momentum, volume/volatility, event risk mapping.

Astro Windows

Transits, retrogrades, lunations, eclipses—used to time focus and manage exposure.

Note: Financial astrology is an interpretive overlay used with risk management—never a guarantee.

Go Deeper — Forecast Hubs

SPX500 Forecast

S&P 500 scenarios, timing windows, and key levels.

Nasdaq Prediction

Tech-led breadth/volatility framing and catalysts.

Dow Forecast

Blue-chip rotation signals and policy-sensitive turns.