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Crude Oil × WTI Crude: Trading Hours Compared
Joint windows, single-leg hours, and 2026 mismatched holidays for Crude Oil (INE SC) and WTI Crude (NYMEX CL), on a typical trading day (UTC).
Data reviewed 2026-07-23 · sources on each product page
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Joint trading windows (typical day)
| winter | 01:00–02:15 · 02:30–03:30 · 05:30–07:00 · 13:00–18:30Total 9h 15m · Crude Oil only 0h · WTI Crude only 13h 45m |
|---|---|
| summer | 01:00–02:15 · 02:30–03:30 · 05:30–07:00 · 13:00–18:30Total 9h 15m · Crude Oil only 0h · WTI Crude only 13h 45m |
Computed for a typical Tuesday–Friday trading day; Monday opens, Friday closes, and holiday eves can differ per exchange notices.
Each leg in its own time
| Crude Oil (INE SC) | Day 09:00–10:15, 10:30–11:30, 13:30–15:00 · Night 21:00–02:30 (+1 day)（China Standard Time (UTC+8)） |
|---|---|
| WTI Crude (NYMEX CL) | 17:00 (prev day)–16:00（US Central Time） |
2026 mismatched holidays (one-sided days)
- Crude Oil closed, WTI Crude trading: 19 days · longest stretch 2026-02-16 – 2026-02-23
- WTI Crude closed, Crude Oil trading: 1 days · longest stretch 2026-12-25
FAQ
- When are Crude Oil and WTI Crude open at the same time?
- On a typical trading day (UTC) the joint windows are 01:00–02:15, 02:30–03:30, 05:30–07:00, 13:00–18:30 in winter (01:00–02:15, 02:30–03:30, 05:30–07:00, 13:00–18:30 in summer), about 9h 15m in total.
- Does WTI Crude keep trading while Crude Oil is closed?
- Yes — on 19 trading days in 2026 Crude Oil is closed while WTI Crude trades, the longest stretch being 2026-02-16 – 2026-02-23. These are one-sided exposure windows for cross-market positions.
- Does daylight saving change the Crude Oil–WTI Crude overlap?
- Yes — the table shows winter and summer windows separately; values can differ by an hour during the weeks when regions switch DST on different dates.