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CME Moves to 24/7 Bitcoin Trading Structure as Three Key Gaps Remain Unresolved 


CME Moves to 24/7 Bitcoin Trading Structure as Three Key Gaps Remain Unresolved 

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The CME will launch round-the-clock continuous Bitcoin trading on Globex starting May 29, 2026, with only a 60-minute maintenance pause each Sunday from 18:00–19:00 UTC+8. The change ends a multi-year technical anomaly traders exploited between Friday close and Sunday open, though three historical weekend gaps remain unresolved, a shift that should reduce arbitrage, improve market structure and support broader crypto adoption.

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  • The CME is about to launch a round-the-clock continuous trading for Bitcoin.
  • Three historical gaps remain unresolved as the CME implements a new structure.
  • Closing weekend gaps will address an anomaly that many traders exploited in the past.

According to reports, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is set to launch round-the-clock continuous trading for Bitcoin starting from Friday, May 29, 2026. The feature will be implemented on the Globex electronic trading platform, with only a 60-minute maintenance pause each Sunday from 18:00 to 19:00 UTC+8. 

Solving a Technical Anomaly

This structural change on the CME brings to an end a multi-year technical anomaly that some traders have exploited to predict short-term price movements between the CME’s Friday close and Sunday opening.

Typically, traders adopt a technical pattern in which prices return to the…

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