#JaneStreet10AMSellOff At exactly 10:00 a.m. U.S. market time, traders brace themselves. Charts tighten. Volume builds. And then almost on cue a wave of selling pressure hits. Over time, this recurring intraday shakeout has earned a dramatic nickname:
#JaneStreet10AMSellOff. But behind the viral hashtag lies a more sophisticated reality one rooted not in conspiracy, but in structure.
Much of the speculation points toward Jane Street, a global quantitative trading powerhouse deeply embedded in ETFs, equities, options, and increasingly, crypto liquidity. As one of the largest market makers in