Weekend trading: why 24/7 access matters

Oil headlines break on Saturday. Election results land on Sunday. By the time the stock exchange opens on Monday, the story can already look very different.

With Turbo, you can trade stocks, commodities, and indices throughout the weekend. Its markets stay open 24/7, so you can act on a headline, back a price rise or fall, and change your position as events unfold, all from the same mobile app.

This year has shown why that matters. Two weekend oil shocks and Brazil’s presidential election turned the hours outside the usual trading week into some of its most important moments.

Brazil’s election: the EWZ move was already happening on Sunday

Brazil held its presidential runoff on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s victory surprised investors who had positioned for Flávio Bolsonaro to win.

EWZ, the U.S.-listed fund that tracks Brazilian stocks, closed down 19.8% on Monday. That was its second-worst daily fall on record. But traders in the separate EWZ perpetual market were already reacting on Sunday evening.

Exchange data shows the EWZ perpetual price falling from $44.776 to $34.890 between the 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern Time candle closes. That is a 22.1% move in three hours, while the ETF’s regular stock-market session was closed.

That is a concrete reason to want weekend access. If you believed the election would send Brazilian stocks lower, you could express that view through a short position: a trade that benefits when the price falls. If you already held a Turbo position, you could reduce it or close it as the result became clear.

The market was there while the news was unfolding. You could make your decision on Sunday, without waiting for Monday’s regular session.

Oil: two weekends that changed the market

The same benefit extends beyond stocks. Oil has repeatedly shown how quickly a weekend headline can change the price of a global market.

February 28–March 2: U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began on Saturday, February 28. By Monday, Brent crude futures had risen as much as 13% to $82.37 a barrel before ending the session up 6.7%, Reuters reported. The event that changed the outlook arrived during the weekend.

April 11–13: U.S.–Iran talks ended without a deal, and President Trump announced a naval blockade on Sunday. Brent was back above $100 in early Monday trading, roughly 7% higher than Friday’s settlement, according to Reuters. Another weekend had changed the market before the working week began.

For someone following the news, continuous access means being able to turn a view into a trade while the story develops. You might back higher oil prices, take the opposite view, or close a trade after an update. Turbo’s oil markets give you that choice from your phone, including on Saturdays and Sundays.

These events show why access matters. The reported oil moves are benchmark futures prices; Turbo’s perpetual markets have their own live prices.

How Turbo keeps the market open

Turbo uses perpetual futures: contracts that let you trade an asset’s price without a fixed end date. You get exposure to the price rather than ownership of the company’s shares or the oil itself.

Each market has its own live order book: the buy and sell orders available from other traders. Your trade can happen in that market while the stock exchange is closed. As fresh news arrives, traders can update their orders and prices can respond.

You can go long to benefit from a rise or short to benefit from a fall. Both are part of the same trading experience. You can also change your mind and close the position during the weekend, with no need to wait for a weekday opening bell.

That is what 24/7 trading on Turbo gives you: a live market when you have a view and the ability to act when that view changes.

24/7 goes further than extended hours

Regular U.S. stock trading runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time on trading days. Extended-hours and overnight services add useful access, but a longer weekday schedule can still leave Saturday and much of Sunday closed.

Nasdaq’s planned 23/5 schedule, for example, runs from Sunday evening to Friday evening with a daily pause. It expands weekday access while keeping a weekend closure. Turbo’s markets continue through that gap.

From a headline to a trade on your phone

Find the market you want to trade, choose your direction and set the trade size. Turbo shows the available buy and sell prices before you confirm. You can see the market your order will enter, and Turbo does not trade against you or add a markup to the spread.

If you have a specific price in mind, use a limit order. A $100 buy limit means the order can fill at $100 or less. It gives you control over the price you accept, though it needs a matching seller to execute.

The trading fees are shown before you confirm too. Turbo’s standard fee is $0.50 on a $1,000 trade, plus the applicable exchange fee. Opening and closing are charged separately. Positions can also pay or receive hourly funding between traders. The fee and funding guides explain the details.

Choose a size that suits you. Prices can move in either direction, and leverage increases both gains and losses. You can start small while getting familiar with a market.

Trade the news when it happens

Brazil’s election and this year’s oil shocks made the value of weekend access easy to see. The decisions that move markets happen throughout the week. Your ability to act can too.

With Turbo, you can trade stocks, commodities, and indices around the clock, take either side of a price move, and manage your position from your phone. When the next important headline lands on a Saturday or Sunday, you have a market ready.

For more on how trading apps handle your orders and make money, read Perpetual futures vs CFDs: who sets your price?.

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