BLK· BlackRock

Dark pool · off-exchange short volume

as of 2026-11-05

BLK's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 44.9% on 5 Nov 2026, below its 20-day average of 50.7%. Off-exchange trading was 40% of volume over the last 20 sessions. 13 sessions in the last six months had unusually large off-exchange dollar volume, the latest on 4 Nov 2026.

Short ratio (latest)

44.9%

20-day average

50.7%

Off-exchange share (20d)

40%

Darkpool density

big day, short ratio above trendbelow trendbubble size = how unusual ($vol z-score)

Last ~6 months. Bubbles mark days of unusually large off-exchange dollar volume (≥1.5σ vs the trailing 60 days). Daily resolution — not print-level data.

Darkpool levels ±15% of spot, since 2018-10-01

1224.37

0.19B

1199.88

0.48B

1175.40

3.04B

1150.91

6.51B

1126.42

9.82B

1101.93

11.4B

1077.45

17.1B

1052.96

19.1B

Historical off-exchange $ volume at price: each day's volume spread across that day's range, summed over the full FINRA history. Heavy shelves often act as support/resistance magnets. Amber row = spot's bin.

Off-exchange short-volume ratio

short ratio (20d, right) daily off-exchange share (left)

FINRA daily TRF data, last 2 years. A persistently HIGH short ratio is mostly passive market-maker liquidity provision (commonly read as accumulation pressure) — not naively bearish.