NYSE Order imbalance on AMC 54843.0 shares on Buy side 8/16/2021 03:50 PM
An order imbalance is when one side of the trade (buy or sell) meaningfully outweighs the other side. As a consequence of supply and demand, a significant imbalance in one direction is bound to affect the price of that security. The NYSE and NASDAQ both disseminate order imbalance information each day on their listed securities.