US Stock Market Holiday In July 2026: Trading On NYSE, Nasdaq To Close For Nine Days; Bears vs. Bulls Case

The US stock market will be closed for a total of nine days in the month of July 2026. There will be only one special event, which is for Independence Day and the rest are weekend holidays. Overall, July is expected to be bullish for Wall Street. Experts pointed out that despite indices witnessing broadly bearish performance in June owing to selloffs in Magnificent seven stocks, it's relatively better.

US Stock Market Holiday In July 2026:

There are two main exchanges in the USA namely, the NYSE and Nasdaq. As per the holiday list for July 2026, there will be one special holiday on July 3, 2026, for Independence Day.

Although the USA celebrates Independence Day on July 4th, since the day falls on a Saturday, both exchanges will observe the holiday on July 3rd.

Apart from this, the US market will be closed as usual during weekends. The dates are --- July 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th and 26th.

Accordingly, the total number of holidays are nine for Wall Street next month.

US Market Performance In June 2026:

In a note, Matthew Timpane, CMT, Senior Market Strategist at Schaeffer's Research, said, "I think June has held up relatively well despite pressure from the Magnificent 7, especially as both the dollar and yields moved higher this month. The dollar broke out of a year-long range and has since tapped and pulled back from the May 2025 high. That level also marks a pivot that ended the dollar's downtrend in late 2024 as we headed into the election."

Currently, the Dow Jones is at 51,876.11 as of June 26, 2026, registering gains of nearly 2% in the past 1-month timeframe. On the contrary, the Nasdaq Composite crashed by 6.21% in the past 30-days and is currently around 25,297.62. While the S&P 500 also faced a bearish trend by registering a decline of nearly 3% in a 30-day period, it currently holds around 7,354.02.

The reason behind the downfall is largely due to tech stocks. The upside in Dow Jones reflect that money has been flowing into non-tech stocks.

Data from Timpane revealed that Magnificent 7 stocks are largely down by 12.71% month-to-date, as measured by the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS - 61.60).

He added, "Traders and investors do not appear to be in love with the large hyperscalers right now, as they continue to spend aggressively on AI capex. In some cases, these companies are even willing to issue debt and equity in size to continue the AI buildout."

US Stock Market Outlook For July 2026:

Schaeffer's strategist believes July could be a bullish month for Wall Street due to past data. He revealed that July has been positive 80% of the time over the last 20 years, with an average gain of 2.67%. Over the last 10 years, it has been positive 100% of the time, with an average gain of 3.51%.

Looking ahead, Timpane said, "While I will not get into the longer-term implications of the midterm cycle this week, I do think we want to see the dollar remain contained if July's bullish seasonality is going to play out. Likewise, we want to see rates fall. So far, the 10-year yield has rejected its major weekly downtrend after a failed breakout and has put in another lower high. I would keep my eyes on both the dollar and yields, as they may provide clues as to what equities do next."

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