{"slug":"how-to-read-the-equity-trade-tape","qid":"tape_labels","label":"The tape column on eight symbols, 2023-03-15","post_title":"How to Read the US Equity Trade Tape","post_url":"/blog/how-to-read-the-equity-trade-tape#q-tape_labels","columns":["ticker","tape","prints"],"rows":[{"ticker":"GE","tape":1,"prints":129796},{"ticker":"GLD","tape":1,"prints":126129},{"ticker":"IBM","tape":1,"prints":78854},{"ticker":"IWM","tape":1,"prints":449661},{"ticker":"SPY","tape":1,"prints":1334295},{"ticker":"AAPL","tape":3,"prints":703148},{"ticker":"MSFT","tape":3,"prints":609872},{"ticker":"QQQ","tape":3,"prints":888961}],"shape":"ranking","sql":"SELECT\n    ticker,\n    any(tape)     AS tape,\n    count()       AS prints\nFROM global_markets.stocks_trades\nWHERE ticker IN ('SPY', 'IWM', 'GLD', 'IBM', 'GE', 'MSFT', 'QQQ', 'AAPL')\n  AND toYYYYMMDD(sip_timestamp) = 20230315\nGROUP BY ticker\nORDER BY tape, ticker","computed_at":"2026-09-15T01:15:13.844386+00:00","elapsed":0.001806076}