DFS Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2025-05-12
DFS dark pool volume for the week of 2025-05-12: 2.8M shares traded across 25 ATS venues with a total notional value of $560.1M. Volume is up 37.2% week-over-week. Primary routing venues include , SIGMA X2, UBS ATS.
Dark pool activity in DFS 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 10-week historical volume and complete venue breakdown for DFS.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-12 | 2.8M | — | +37.2% |
| 2025-05-05 | 2.0M | — | +2.9% |
| 2025-04-28 | 2.0M | — | -41.8% |
| 2025-04-21 | 3.4M | — | +363.3% |
| 2025-04-14 | 729.2K | — | -72.7% |
| 2025-04-07 | 2.7M | — | -51.7% |
| 2025-03-31 | 5.5M | — | +160.7% |
| 2025-03-24 | 2.1M | — | -56.9% |
| 2025-03-17 | 4.9M | — | +61.5% |
| 2025-03-10 | 3.0M | — | — |