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XLK

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

XLK's off-exchange short-volume ratio was 55.7% on 5 Nov 2026, above its 20-day average of 45.5%. 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 2 Nov 2026.

Short ratio (latest)
55.7%
20-day average
45.5%
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

201.21
2.30B
197.68
3.07B
194.15
3.84B
190.62
3.24B
187.09
12.9B
183.56
11.8B
180.03
5.99B
176.50
4.89B
172.97
1.77B
169.44
0.87B
165.91
0.16B

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.

XLK Dark Pool: Off-Exchange & Short Volume — Tapelab