Dating back a century, the week of Thanksgiving and the stretch through New Year’s tends to be positive for stocks.

The major indexes fell before the Thanksgiving holiday due some tech turkeys, but came off lows. Nvidia stock fought back to hold key support.

For those looking to trade or at least watch the tape rather than scope out deals, the day after Thanksgiving provides a limited window. After taking the day off for turkey and the fixings, a seeming skeleton crew of traders return for an abbreviated Black Friday session,

Here's what you need to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open or closed on Black Friday this year.

Thursday: U.S. markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Friday: Markets close early in the U.S. The stock market closes at 1 p.m., while bond markets are slated to shut down an hour later. Black Friday marks the start of the holiday shopping season.