Sentiment · SBUX
Dark Pool Volume for SBUX
AI-generated plain-English read of dark pool volume for SBUX. Updated daily.
Extreme off-exchange share, persistent
highA very high share of volume is printing off-exchange and has been for several days: quiet, sustained institutional positioning. Treat the underlying trend as supported until this share falls back below 0.45.
What will probably happen
- Off-exchange share at these levels historically precedes continued momentum in the direction of the prevailing chart trend.
- Persistence over 4+ days suggests an ongoing campaign, not a one-day block. The institutional actor hasn't finished yet.
What to do
- If you HOLD this stock
- Sustained elevated off-exchange share without volume spike: quiet institutional positioning. Treat the underlying chart as supported. Hold and let the campaign play out.
- If you TRADE this stock (no options)
- Lean with the prevailing trend; reduced incentive for short-term mean reversion. The persistent dark-pool bid/offer is a tailwind for trend-followers.
- If you trade OPTIONS
- Stable extreme off-exchange share suppresses realised vol; premium sales with defined risk (iron condors, credit spreads) may be attractive at range edges.
30 days of data with a consistent regime (persistent high): the signal is stable and reliable.
Technical details
Technical analysis
- Level
- extreme
- Trend
- stable
- Volume day
- normal day
- Persistence
- persistent high
- Days of data
- 30
- Latest short_pct
- 58.5%
- 30d median volume
- 2,639,699
- 5-day avg short_pct
- 58.8%
- Latest total volume
- 2,040,481
- 30-day avg short_pct
- 59.0%
Key levels
| Level | Value |
|---|---|
| avg 5d short pct | 0.588 |
| latest short pct | 0.585 |
| avg 30d short pct | 0.59 |
| median 30d volume | 2,639,699 |
| latest total volume | 2,040,481 |
Caveats
- FINRA short-volume data is NOT short interest: short_pct measures off-exchange volume fraction, not directional short positioning.