Fitch Sheet

A Fitch sheet is a report detailing all trades made within a particular security. They’re like the Fitbit of the trading world (Fitchbit, perhaps?) Anyway, they show each and every movement and activity within that security. We’re talking price, volume, exchange information, and even the timing of each trade, down to the second. These are comprehensive little reports.

So what do they do? They allow financial analysts to identify and predict stock price trends. Since Fitch sheets are so detailed and thorough, and since they are compiled on a daily basis and stored forever, analysts have a wealth of information to look at.

They can also be used by regulatory agencies when suspected shady stock behavior is being investigated. Fitch sheets are compilations of vast amounts of historical data and can’t be manipulated by potential nefarious actors who descend from Fitch, and are lovingly called sonofaFitches.