sqzme.co

What It Is

sqzme is a U.S. equity market-structure data platform under SqueezeMetrics / Prior Analytics LLC. Its core offering is not a traditional marketing or SEO tool, but a data service for investment research. Its research framework focuses on themes such as short volume, dark-pool trading, options Gamma, and implied order books, helping users understand stock price trends, volatility trends, Gamma structure, and dark-pool short-sale ratios.

Core Capabilities and Data

The platform provides four categories of indicators: P/V/G/D — price-trend, volatility-trend, gamma-ratio, and dark-ratio — and publishes part of its calculation logic and sample code. Data can be accessed through interactive charts, the Ideas Page, the Research Page, PDF reports, CSV files, and an API. Coverage runs from 2011 to the present and includes 4500+ active NYSE and Nasdaq securities. Dark-pool-related indicators use FINRA short/total data, while options indicators are calculated based on options open interest and BSM delta. The API can output JSON or CSV, making it suitable for integration into quantitative research workflows.

Pricing and Entry Requirements

The currently captured text shows the Data subscription priced at USD 720/month, billed automatically each month. If ACH or wire transfer is required, billing is annual at USD 8640, with no discount. The website explicitly states that it does not offer coupons, annual discounts, soft-dollar arrangements, or handle complex compliance questionnaires. This pricing is relatively high for individual users, but may have research value for professional teams that rely on U.S. equity options and dark-pool data. No free trial information was found.

Pros and Cons

Its strengths are its highly differentiated data dimensions, especially for researching dark-pool short volume, Gamma exposure, and historically similar scenarios. It also provides documentation, formulas, and an API, giving it relatively good transparency and ease of integration. The drawbacks are its high price and single-plan structure. Its terms also emphasize that the data may be inaccurate or incomplete and does not constitute investment advice. For institutional procurement, the lack of soft-dollar support and refusal to process compliance questionnaires may create obstacles.

Who It’s For and Access from China

It is better suited to U.S. equity traders, options researchers, quantitative teams, and investment institutions capable of independently validating signal effectiveness. It is not suitable for ordinary marketing or SEO users. The available text does not provide information on access from mainland China, so this remains unknown. Payment is mainly by credit card, while ACH/wire transfer requires annual payment. Alternatives may include other U.S. equity market data, options data, dark-pool data, or quantitative research platforms.