What the institutional money is doing on RVLV right now — dark pool, options positioning, and where the news and the money disagree. Free.
News of international expansion momentum arrives while institutions are quietly selling more than usual off-exchange, a mismatch between growth narrative and positioning.
No new option positioning or directional shift visible; the off-exchange short bias persists unchanged, suggesting investors are not yet re-rating the story.
Ticker mismatch; this story does not apply to RVLV equity positioning.
Positive operational momentum in high-margin categories coincides with elevated off-exchange short activity, indicating institutions may be skeptical of the durability or already pricing in the gains.
Brand partnership news is positive marketing, but no shift in option or dark-pool positioning; the defensive short bias in off-exchange trades remains the dominant signal.
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).
