XLE Dark Pool Activity
ATS off-exchange volume intelligence · Week of 2026-07-20
XLE dark pool volume for the week of 2026-07-20: 24.0M shares traded across 29 ATS venues with a total notional value of $1.42B. Volume is down 5.6% week-over-week. Off-exchange dark pool transactions account for 15.9% of total XLE market volume — elevated above the typical 10–14% institutional baseline, potentially signaling active accumulation or distribution. Primary routing venues include , INTELLIGENT CROSS LLC, UBS ATS.
Dark pool activity in XLE 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 XLE.
Weekly History
| Week | Shares | DP % | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-20 | 24.0M | 15.9% | -5.6% |
| 2026-07-13 | 25.4M | 16.9% | +6.3% |
| 2026-07-06 | 23.9M | 15.9% | +26.1% |
| 2026-06-29 | 19.0M | 12.6% | -24.9% |
| 2026-06-22 | 25.3M | 17.4% | -11.5% |
| 2026-06-15 | 28.6M | 20.1% | +6.7% |
| 2026-06-08 | 26.8M | 18.8% | -1.8% |
| 2026-06-01 | 27.2M | 22.4% | -2.0% |
| 2026-05-25 | 27.8M | 22.9% | -23.3% |
| 2026-05-18 | 36.2M | 29.9% | +25.0% |
| 2026-05-11 | 29.0M | 23.9% | -21.3% |
| 2026-05-04 | 36.8M | 30.4% | +13.3% |