Blockchain hours and market hours are different
Solana transactions can be submitted outside the regular U.S. stock-market session. That does not mean XLE is trading on its exchange at the same moment. XLEx references that share through a separate tokenized product, so the token's on-chain trading conditions can diverge from a brokerage order in XLE.
When the underlying market is shut, the most recent close may be old information. News can change expectations before the next market open. On-chain liquidity providers may widen spreads, reduce inventory or stop quoting. The practical question is whether there is an executable XLEx route for your amount at an acceptable total cost, not whether the token is technically transferable 24/7.
A useful after-hours checklist
Compare the swap's input and output, price impact, slippage setting and transaction fee. Check when the price snapshot was taken. Confirm that the output mint is Xs54CrhmpVp6uxZXwgSTegrRH2kShh88XFPzgf4BExu; symbols alone are not reliable identity. A failed or expired route is a liquidity or execution issue, not evidence that XLE's exchange itself was open.
The xStocks product documentation describes the token mechanism. Open the XLEx asset profile for a wallet preview and dated snapshot. This page explains market structure, not a prediction about the next trading session.