OPEN-SOURCE SCRIPT
CME Trading Hours Highlight

Display the times when the CME is or isn't trading, on a non-CME symbol.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange hours are usually from 17:00 one day to 16:00 the next, with an hour's break. Trading halts from Friday evening to Sunday evening. The exchange is in Chicago.
You might want to display these hours if you trade the same asset on a different exchange. For example, you might want to overlay the CME BTC1! hours on a Coinbase BTC chart to see how trading in these futures contracts affects the market.
Inputs:
Just for fun, I wanted to publish a useful script that only took up one line 😁
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange hours are usually from 17:00 one day to 16:00 the next, with an hour's break. Trading halts from Friday evening to Sunday evening. The exchange is in Chicago.
You might want to display these hours if you trade the same asset on a different exchange. For example, you might want to overlay the CME BTC1! hours on a Coinbase BTC chart to see how trading in these futures contracts affects the market.
Inputs:
- Shade Outside Trading Hours - If selected (the default), then the chart background is shaded when the CME is closed. If unselected, the background is shaded when it's open.
- Highlight Color - The colour to use for the background shade.
Just for fun, I wanted to publish a useful script that only took up one line 😁
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Open-source script
In true TradingView spirit, the creator of this script has made it open-source, so that traders can review and verify its functionality. Kudos to the author! While you can use it for free, remember that republishing the code is subject to our House Rules.
🆓 All my free scripts: simplecrypto.life/free-scripts/
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🙋 Free help with Pinescript: simplecrypto.life/get-help-with-pinescript/
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Disclaimer
The information and publications are not meant to be, and do not constitute, financial, investment, trading, or other types of advice or recommendations supplied or endorsed by TradingView. Read more in the Terms of Use.