WAT· Waters Corporation

Dark pool · off-exchange short volume

as of 2026-11-05

WAT's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 52.8% on 5 Nov 2026, in line with its 20-day average of 53.2%. Off-exchange trading was 46% of volume over the last 20 sessions. 16 sessions in the last six months had unusually large off-exchange dollar volume, the latest on 3 Nov 2026.

Short ratio (latest)

52.8%

20-day average

53.2%

Off-exchange share (20d)

46%

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

486.30

0.02B

476.95

0.47B

467.60

0.64B

458.25

0.97B

448.90

0.85B

439.54

1.19B

430.19

1.93B

420.84

1.38B

411.49

2.52B

402.14

2.52B

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.