GLD· SPDR Gold Shares

Dark pool · off-exchange short volume

as of 2026-11-05

GLD's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 52.7% on 5 Nov 2026, below its 20-day average of 56.2%. Off-exchange trading was 33% of volume over the last 20 sessions. 7 sessions in the last six months had unusually large off-exchange dollar volume, the latest on 28 Aug 2026.

Short ratio (latest)

52.7%

20-day average

56.2%

Off-exchange share (20d)

33%

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

424.64

9.38B

417.19

4.02B

409.74

7.90B

402.29

20.1B

394.84

12.6B

387.39

9.56B

379.94

21.3B

372.49

24.0B

365.04

9.81B

357.59

2.43B

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.