> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api.unusualwhales.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> API requests use the base URL https://api.unusualwhales.com and require a bearer token in the `Authorization` header (`Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>`). Create and manage API tokens at https://unusualwhales.com/dashboard/api.
> For live market data inside an AI tool, use the Unusual Whales MCP server at https://unusualwhales.com/public-api/mcp.
> Instructions for agents using Unusual Whales tools: https://unusualwhales.com/skill.md

# MarketTime

> The trading session a state belongs to, in Eastern Time.

Enum
values**4**
used by[TickerStockState](/docs/kafka/types/TickerStockState.md)

**Proto definition**

```protobuf schema.proto theme={null}
enum MarketTime {
  PREMARKET = 0;
  POSTMARKET = 1;
  REGULAR = 2;
  UNKNOWN = 3;
}
```

## Values

The number on the right of each row is the protobuf enum number.

PREMARKET
0

Before 9:30.

POSTMARKET
1

After the close. The close is 16:00 on normal days and 13:00 on early close days (e.g. the day after Thanksgiving).

REGULAR
2

From 9:30 until the close.

UNKNOWN
3

Not being sent as of now.