What the institutional money is doing on BRKR right now — dark pool, options positioning, and where the news and the money disagree. Free.
Institutional buying headlines clash with weak dark-pool volume (72% of normal), suggesting the 13F filings may reflect older positioning rather than fresh conviction flowing through markets today.
Positive institutional news is not reinforced by options flow—call-heavy positioning exists, but no new large upside bets opened yesterday, and dark-pool accumulation is below normal.
Fund buying headlines are not matched by fresh options positioning or elevated dark-pool activity—existing call-heavy stance remains in place, but no new money is rushing in through derivatives.
Mixed institutional signals (some buying, some selling) align with neutral options positioning and subdued dark-pool volume—no clear directional conviction in the market.
Positive business news arrives while options remain call-heavy but show no fresh upside positioning, and dark-pool volume sits well below normal—market has not yet priced in enthusiasm for the partnership.
A divergence is when the news narrative and the institutional money flow point in opposite directions — a bearish headline while large call premium is bought, or heavy dark-pool selling under a bullish story. It signals the crowd and the desks may disagree.
Dark-pool volume — The share of trading executed off-exchange, at wholesalers and dark pools. About half of all US share volume prints there on an ordinary day, so the level by itself says almost nothing. What carries information is the distance from this name’s own recent norm, and whether the off-exchange size ran above its usual.
Off-exchange short share — How much of that off-exchange volume was sold short. The median across all listed names is about 49%, because wholesalers filling retail buy orders sell short and cover later. A reading near half is plumbing, not a bearish vote — compare it to the same name’s own 20-day norm.
Max pain — The price where the most options expire worthless — positioning often gravitates toward it near expiry.
Call wall / Put floor — Strikes with the heaviest call/put open interest — they often act as short-term resistance and support.
Put/Call ratio — Below ~0.7 leans bullish (more calls); above ~1 leans defensive (more puts).
