Whales with a great deal of cash to invest have actually taken a significantly bearish position on Southwest Airlines
Taking a look at alternatives history for Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) we discovered 11 trades.
If we think about the specifics of each trade, it is precise to state that 36% of the financiers opened trades with bullish expectations and 63% with bearish.
From the general spotted trades, 6 are puts, for an overall quantity of $266,837 and 5, calls, for an overall quantity of $193,623.
Anticipated Rate Motions
Examining the Volume and Open Interest in these agreements, it appears that the huge gamers have actually been considering a cost window from $35.0 to $45.0 for Southwest Airlines throughout the previous quarter.
Insights into Volume & & Open Interest
In regards to liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Southwest Airlines alternatives trades today is 2337.6 with an overall volume of 6,559.00.
In the following chart, we have the ability to follow the advancement of volume and open interest of call and put alternatives for Southwest Airlines’s huge cash trades within a strike rate series of $35.0 to $45.0 over the last thirty days.
Southwest Airlines Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Summary
Substantial Choices Trades Discovered:
| Sign | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Belief | Exp. Date | Ask | Quote | Rate | Strike Rate | Overall Trade Rate | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUV | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/20/26 | $ 3.85 | $ 3.7 | $ 3.7 | $ 42.50 | $ 84.3 K | 37 | 294 |
| LUV | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $ 9.4 | $ 8.95 | $ 9.4 | $ 37.50 | $ 56.4 K | 1.1 K | 62 |
| LUV | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $ 3.1 | $ 2.95 | $ 2.99 | $ 42.50 | $ 53.8 K | 1.4 K | 212 |
| LUV | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $ 2.33 | $ 2.24 | $ 2.24 | $ 42.50 | $ 49.0 K | 49 | 306 |
| LUV | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.37 | $ 40.00 | $ 43.1 K | 670 | 2.4 K |
About Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is the biggest domestic air provider in the United States by guests boarded. Southwest runs almost 800 airplane in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. In spite of providing some longer paths and a couple of advantages for organization tourists, the airline company mainly concentrates on short-haul, leisure flights run in a single, open-seating cabin setup in a point-to-point network. In early 2026, Southwest will customize its cabins to provide some rows with additional legroom and will upgrade its ticketing procedure and retailing to provide designated seats and more fare classifications, consisting of a standard economy class that will more straight take on other airline companies’ offerings and stand for the very first time in travel aggregators’ search results page.
Present Market Standing of Southwest Airlines
- Trading volume stands at 8,219,526, with LUV’s rate up by 2.0%, placed at $41.55.
- RSI indications reveal the stock to be might be overbought.
- Profits statement anticipated in 48 days.
What The Specialists State On Southwest Airlines
5 market professionals have actually just recently provided scores for this stock, with an agreement target rate of $41.2.
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* Showing issues, an expert from BMO Capital reduces its score to Market Perform with a brand-new rate target of $43.
* In a mindful relocation, an expert from UBS reduced its score to Neutral, setting a cost target of $43.
* An expert from Morgan Stanley has actually chosen to keep their Obese score on Southwest Airlines, which presently sits at a cost target of $48.
* An expert from Citigroup has actually modified its score downward to Neutral, changing the rate target to $38.
* An expert from Bernstein continues with their Market Perform score on Southwest Airlines, keeping a target rate of $34.
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