Understanding Dark Pool Prints: Volume Ratio Analysis for Market Insights

A $500 million dark pool print in Apple? Routine order flow. The same $500 million print in a mid-cap stock? Exceptional activity that warrants immediate attention.

The key metric isn't dollar value alone — it's the volume ratio: how much of a stock's average daily volume (ADV) the print represents.

Here's what to look for:
• 1-5% of ADV → Worth monitoring
• 5-15% of ADV → Significant — watch for clustering
• 15-30% of ADV → Highly significant
• 30%+ of ADV → Exceptional — this print exceeds what the stock typically trades in a full day

Context is everything. A big print in a small stock signals something different than a big print in a mega-cap.

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