CAT· Caterpillar Inc.

Dark pool · off-exchange short volume

as of 2026-11-05

CAT's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 31.6% on 5 Nov 2026, below its 20-day average of 41.3%. Off-exchange trading was 38% of volume over the last 20 sessions. 15 sessions in the last six months had unusually large off-exchange dollar volume, the latest on 4 Nov 2026.

Short ratio (latest)

31.6%

20-day average

41.3%

Off-exchange share (20d)

38%

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

674.08

2.97B

662.26

1.84B

650.43

2.18B

638.60

3.94B

626.78

4.17B

614.95

3.91B

603.13

3.62B

591.30

4.25B

579.47

5.27B

567.65

5.54B

555.82

3.72B

544.00

2.40B

532.17

2.35B

520.34

3.03B

508.52

1.12B

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.