Calendar recap · October 26, 2026
Futures Calendar Recap, 17–21 August 2026
No scheduled economic release; September crude oil stopped trading on Thursday 20 August.
The week had no release from the Fed, the BLS or the BEA. September crude oil (CLU6) stopped trading on Thursday 20 August, three business days before the 25th of the month.
Second-quarter GDP's second estimate and July's PCE inflation came the following Wednesday, 26 August.
Day by day
Times are New York (ET). For your own clock, pick your country under trading from. Every date links to the agency or exchange that sets it; the full schedule is on the market calendar.
Monday
17 August
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Tuesday
18 August
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Wednesday
19 August
- 10:30 a.m.EIA crude oil inventoriesWeekly report · CL EIA
Thursday
20 August
- All dayCrude oil futures expire: September 2026 (CLU6)Expiry · CL
- 10:30 a.m.EIA natural gas storageWeekly report · NG EIA
Friday
21 August
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Sources:
Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.
Sources: EIA (EIA crude oil inventories), EIA (EIA natural gas storage). Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.
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