STEP Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-06
STEP dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-06: 2.1M shares traded across 25 ATS venues with a total notional value of $92.3M. Volume is down 6.8% week-over-week. Primary routing venues include , INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC, UBS ATS.
Dark pool activity in STEP 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 STEP.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-06 | 2.1M | — | -6.8% |
| 2026-06-29 | 2.3M | — | +36.3% |
| 2026-06-22 | 1.7M | — | -35.1% |
| 2026-06-15 | 2.6M | — | +74.0% |
| 2026-06-08 | 1.5M | — | -45.8% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2.7M | — | +50.4% |
| 2026-05-25 | 1.8M | — | -16.5% |
| 2026-05-18 | 2.2M | — | +153.3% |
| 2026-05-11 | 861.0K | — | -17.4% |
| 2026-05-04 | 1.0M | — | -27.5% |
| 2026-04-27 | 1.4M | — | — |
| 2026-03-23 | 1.4M | — | +44.7% |