Dark Pools final round

[arturo100]

Dear All,

(from the future index forum got recommended to write in the stocks forum, but i see that stocks forum is related to single stocks ex OXY,AAPL etc)

I want to know what big institutions are buying. Is said that volume is a good way to indicate institutions activity, and so is the ratio put call ratio, but the reality is that 40 per cent of the US transactions on stocks are made via Dark Pools. Because of them action price volume as were conceived from the beginning of the century are less relevant because price may not change and so not the volume if two big "sharks" use these alternative trader systems

My questions is
How can i monitor for a specific stock if there have been
"prints" of transactions. I found a 200 per month commercial service but looks too expensive for my capabilities?

Thanks

Ciao, Ivano, Nice thread.
One thing I always found puzzling is to spot the direction of these trades. I mean, since they are mostly shopped, the execution price is often way out the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO), which is reported by these resources. So, for example, even if you see a print well beyond the ask price you can never be sure it was actually a buy. Also, the counterpart in these trades is often another shark well informed as well, so who do you trust?
Just out curiosity: which one is the 200 per month commercial service you mentioned?

 

[Ivano]

Ciao, Ivano, Nice thread.
One thing I always found puzzling is to spot the direction of these trades. I mean, since they are mostly shopped, the execution price is often way out the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO), which is reported by these resources. So, for example, even if you see a print well beyond the ask price you can never be sure it was actually a buy. Also, the counterpart in these trades is often another shark well informed as well, so who do you trust?
Just out curiosity: which one is the 200 per month commercial service you mentioned?

I subscribed to a service called tradytics, so far I am loving it, for less than 50 eu per month. I guess the 200 eu is FlowTrade which with my account cannot afford.