ASTS Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
ASTS dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 11.2M shares traded across 30 ATS venues with a total notional value of $671.8M. Volume is down 39.5% week-over-week. Off-exchange dark pool transactions account for 14.9% of total ASTS market volume — within the normal institutional baseline range. Primary routing venues include , INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC, IBKR ATS.
Dark pool activity in ASTS reflects institutional order flow executing on Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) registered with the SEC — private venues where large-block trades are matched away from public exchanges to minimize price impact. StonkWhisper ingests FINRA-published ATS volume data to track these off-exchange flows. Sustained elevation in dark pool percentage — particularly when concentrated at specific venues — can indicate institutional accumulation or distribution ahead of significant price moves. The interactive charts below show 12-week historical volume and complete venue breakdown for ASTS.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 11.2M | 14.9% | -39.5% |
| 2026-07-13 | 18.5M | 24.7% | +114.7% |
| 2026-07-06 | 8.6M | — | -44.4% |
| 2026-06-29 | 15.5M | — | -21.8% |
| 2026-06-22 | 19.8M | 29.2% | +17.4% |
| 2026-06-15 | 16.9M | 29.7% | -27.5% |
| 2026-06-08 | 23.3M | 40.9% | +31.3% |
| 2026-06-01 | 17.7M | 18.4% | -30.6% |
| 2026-05-25 | 25.5M | 26.5% | +33.9% |
| 2026-05-18 | 19.0M | 19.8% | -10.3% |
| 2026-05-11 | 21.2M | 22.1% | +29.6% |
| 2026-05-04 | 16.4M | 17.1% | +41.7% |