Free Dark Pool Scanner: What You Can Check Without a Paid Feed
A free dark-pool data source may provide delayed venue aggregates or a limited preview; it is not necessarily a live transaction scanner.
Start by deciding whether you need a venue’s historical trading activity or individual reported prints. FINRA offers public delayed ATS and non-ATS statistics. A commercial print scanner has separate coverage, latency and access terms. This page does not promise a free unrestricted Pineify scanner.
Free starting point: FINRA OTC transparency
The FINRA OTC transparency site provides delayed trading information by ATS or reporting firm. It is useful for questions such as which venues reported activity in a security during a specified period. It is not a live hidden order book or a stream of customer intentions. Check the dataset’s publication schedule and terms before use.
What to check in a transaction scanner
Inspect timestamp definitions, price, share size, notional value, trade conditions, corrections and historical coverage. Ask whether “dark pool” means confirmed ATS activity or a broader off-exchange dataset. Test whether the interface distinguishes empty data, a loading error and account-restricted fields. A free label should specify which fields and dates are actually accessible.
Pineify’s current scope
Pineify Market Insights includes a Dark Pool view with provider-backed records and filters. Full access is governed by account entitlement; previews may be limited or masked. There is no verified free $200,000 threshold tier, seven-day POC chart or fixed one-time price described here. Check current account access and pricing before purchasing.
How the labels work
The app derives buy/sell side from price versus the supplied NBBO midpoint. It classifies BLOCK at $1 million and MEGA at $5 million of notional value. These are display categories, not proof of institutional ownership or measured direction accuracy. The summary uses the available rows and does not reveal the full parent order.
Do not infer a trading edge from free access
A large print can be part of a hedge, transfer, rebalance or multi-leg activity. No 87% classification accuracy, accumulation win rate or guaranteed future price response is established here. A repeatable research rule needs a recorded dataset, timing assumptions and evaluation that includes losing examples.
Primary sources
Review the SEC ATS framework and current list, public Form ATS-N filings and FINRA ATS and non-ATS transparency data. These sources distinguish venue operation from reported trading statistics.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find free dark-pool data?
FINRA provides public delayed ATS and non-ATS statistics. Those aggregates answer historical activity questions rather than showing a live hidden order book.
Is Pineify’s full Dark Pool view free?
Full access depends on account entitlement. Check the current app and pricing; this page does not offer an unrestricted free scanner.
Does a free scanner reveal institutions before they trade?
No. A post-trade scanner displays reported executions after they occur and does not reveal undisplayed orders in advance.
Is a BLOCK label the same as a dark-pool venue?
No. Size classification and execution venue are separate. Pineify’s BLOCK and MEGA labels are notional thresholds.
Can I calculate DIX from Pineify’s buy/sell count?
No. SqueezeMetrics DIX uses a different methodology; the count of quote-classified prints is not that index.
What should I compare before paying for data?
Coverage, timestamps, delay, corrections, history, export terms and which fields are visible under the plan. Do not compare providers only by a claimed refresh speed.