Extended Hours

What it means

Extended-hours trading includes pre-market, after-hours, or overnight activity depending on the product.

What to watch

Including extended hours can change levels, VWAP values, and the apparent significance of the regular-session open.

Where traders usually run into this

Extended Hours matters most when it starts affecting an actual chart read, indicator setting, or workflow choice rather than staying as an abstract definition.

• Session Template keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Regular Trading Hours keeps this term attached to a real glossary instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.
• Session VWAP keeps this term attached to a real indicator instead of leaving it as standalone jargon.

Best next page if this term is blocking you

If you understand the definition but still do not know what to do with it, start with Session VWAP. That page is the fastest way to see how extended hours shows up in a real indicator workflow.