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QQQ· Invesco QQQ Trust

Dark pool · off-exchange short volume
as of 2026-11-05

QQQ's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 67.2% on 5 Nov 2026, above its 20-day average of 61.6%. Off-exchange trading was 33% of volume over the last 20 sessions. 11 sessions in the last six months had unusually large off-exchange dollar volume, the latest on 4 Nov 2026.

Short ratio (latest)
67.2%
20-day average
61.6%
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

761.15
17.1B
747.31
123B
733.47
186B
719.63
406B
705.79
311B
691.95
134B
678.11
74.9B
664.27
50.5B
650.43
52.5B
636.59
66.6B
622.76
363B
608.92
480B
595.08
363B

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.