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AAPL quote states in the first five minutes of June 18, 2026: normal, locked, crossed

AAPL quote states in the first five minutes of June 18, 2026: normal, locked, crossed

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AAPL quote states in the first five minutes of June 18, 2026: normal, locked, crossed — 3 rows by 4 columns, computed from US exchange, SIP and OPRA data.
quote_statequotesshare_pctall_quotes_thousands
normal (bid below ask)3841099.59538.6
locked (bid equals ask)1020.26438.6
crossed (bid above ask)540.1438.6
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SELECT
    multiIf(bid_price > ask_price, 'crossed (bid above ask)',
            bid_price = ask_price, 'locked (bid equals ask)',
            'normal (bid below ask)')                       AS quote_state,
    count()                                                 AS quotes,
    round(100 * count() / sum(count()) OVER (), 3)          AS share_pct,
    round(sum(count()) OVER () / 1000, 1)                   AS all_quotes_thousands
FROM global_markets.cache_stocks_quotes
WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'
  AND sip_timestamp >= toDateTime('2026-06-18 13:30:00', 'UTC')
  AND sip_timestamp <  toDateTime('2026-06-18 13:35:00', 'UTC')
  AND bid_price > 0
  AND ask_price > 0
GROUP BY quote_state
ORDER BY quotes DESC
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