VLO· Valero Energy

Dark pool · off-exchange short volume

as of 2026-11-05

VLO's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 38.4% on 5 Nov 2026, below its 20-day average of 50.3%. Off-exchange trading was 42% of volume over the last 20 sessions. 22 sessions in the last six months had unusually large off-exchange dollar volume, the latest on 4 Nov 2026.

Short ratio (latest)

38.4%

20-day average

50.3%

Off-exchange share (20d)

42%

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

416.49

1.28B

409.18

1.19B

401.87

1.29B

394.57

3.36B

387.26

4.52B

379.95

3.10B

372.65

1.29B

365.34

1.27B

358.03

0.76B

350.73

1.48B

343.42

1.79B

336.11

0.24B

328.81

0.30B

321.50

0.36B

314.19

1.40B

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.