IBIT Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
IBIT dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 20.2M shares traded across 25 ATS venues with a total notional value of $746.2M. Volume is down 14.9% week-over-week. Off-exchange dark pool transactions account for 11.8% of total IBIT market volume — within the normal institutional baseline range. Primary routing venues include , INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC, UBS ATS.
Dark pool activity in IBIT 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 IBIT.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 20.2M | 11.8% | -14.9% |
| 2026-07-13 | 23.7M | 13.9% | +9.2% |
| 2026-07-06 | 21.7M | 12.7% | -15.0% |
| 2026-06-29 | 25.5M | 14.9% | -32.7% |
| 2026-06-22 | 38.0M | 19.6% | +68.2% |
| 2026-06-15 | 22.6M | 12.1% | -14.7% |
| 2026-06-08 | 26.5M | 14.2% | -40.9% |
| 2026-06-01 | 44.8M | 20.0% | +88.5% |
| 2026-05-25 | 23.8M | 10.6% | +37.6% |
| 2026-05-18 | 17.3M | 7.7% | -7.8% |
| 2026-05-11 | 18.7M | 8.4% | -13.0% |
| 2026-05-04 | 21.5M | 9.6% | +24.0% |