ESS· Essex Property Trust

Dark pool · off-exchange short volume

as of 2026-11-05

ESS's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 54.9% on 5 Nov 2026, below its 20-day average of 60.8%. Off-exchange trading was 34% of volume over the last 20 sessions. 12 sessions in the last six months had unusually large off-exchange dollar volume, the latest on 29 Oct 2026.

Short ratio (latest)

54.9%

20-day average

60.8%

Off-exchange share (20d)

34%

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

309.53

0.02B

304.10

0.15B

298.67

0.81B

293.24

1.99B

287.81

1.98B

282.38

2.64B

276.95

3.76B

271.52

3.78B

266.09

2.75B

260.66

2.89B

255.23

4.18B

249.80

4.34B

244.37

2.33B

238.94

1.73B

233.51

1.02B

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.