LUV Options History — February 2022

In February 2022, LUV traded between $43.47 and $47.40. ATM implied volatility averaged 37.8%, placing in the 40.9% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 6.1% (HV 20d: 31.8%). Max pain ranged from $42.50 to $45.00. Net GEX was positive for 19 of 19 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 12 of 19 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.63.

Notable Days

  • 2022-02-09: Highest Volume — 35,388 contracts
  • 2022-02-11: Largest IV spike — 12.6% change
  • 2022-02-28: Highest IV Rank — 62.5%
  • 2022-02-28: Largest Expected Move — 12.8%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$45.35$43.47$47.40$45.22$43.94
Max Pain$44.74$42.50$45.00$42.50$45.00
ATM IV37.8%33.4%43.5%35.1%43.5%
Expected Move10.9%9.7%12.8%10.2%12.8%
HV 20d31.8%27.6%35.9%28.1%35.9%
HV 60d33.6%32.8%35.4%35.4%33.4%
IV Rank40.9%24.0%62.5%30.7%62.5%
IV Percentile71.5%43.3%97.2%55.2%97.2%
Term Structure0.2%-1.1%1.8%0.5%-1.0%
VWIV38.7%35.2%43.6%37.2%43.6%
Skew 25d4.6%2.4%6.6%3.6%6.3%
Skew 10d9.9%5.2%15.2%6.0%14.1%
Call IV 25d36.4%33.1%41.0%34.3%41.0%
Put IV 25d41.0%35.5%47.4%37.9%47.4%
Bid-Ask Spread %4.942.9616.424.656.65
Gamma HHI0.110.090.130.110.11
Net GEX7.6M1.7M14.0M8.1M2.7M
Net DEX-131.0M-267.8M-13.7M-141.1M-18.1M
Net VEX-2.8M-3.0M-2.6M-2.9M-2.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.630.370.990.840.47
Total Volume21,042.52613,15335,38821,99120,661
Total OI383,627.737307,797411,998400,720323,388

Daily Data (19 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-02-01$45.22$42.5035.1%10.2%28.1%30.7%37.2%3.6%0.5%8.1M-141.1M-2.9M0.844.6511,91910,072267,901132,819
2022-02-02$44.28$42.5035.2%10.4%28.9%30.9%38.3%4.1%0.5%6.6M-87.3M-2.9M0.453.4520,2869,170270,428134,916
2022-02-03$43.47$45.0037.6%10.9%29.2%40.1%37.2%4.0%0.4%4.3M-29.8M-2.8M0.442.9611,5365,041269,063137,781
2022-02-04$43.84$45.0034.8%10.1%29.4%29.3%35.8%3.9%0.2%7.1M-49.6M-2.8M0.373.2516,8486,298273,498138,500
2022-02-07$44.61$45.0035.0%10.2%27.6%30.1%37.0%4.3%0.9%6.3M-95.6M-2.8M0.423.7514,8456,244266,490135,765
2022-02-08$45.79$45.0034.4%10.3%29.1%27.8%36.3%3.6%1.2%9.8M-180.7M-2.9M0.863.1314,08312,112270,201137,166
2022-02-09$47.06$45.0033.4%9.7%30.1%24.0%35.2%2.4%0.3%12.4M-266.3M-3.0M0.443.1824,60810,780274,371136,675
2022-02-10$46.48$45.0035.6%10.0%30.1%32.6%35.6%3.9%-1.1%13.5M-237.3M-2.9M0.533.6112,6526,732274,077135,950
2022-02-11$45.47$45.0040.1%11.6%31.0%49.7%41.2%5.5%0.2%10.6M-158.2M-2.9M0.735.0116,47112,084273,490136,651
2022-02-14$45.26$45.0040.4%11.6%31.0%50.7%40.9%4.8%1.8%7.4M-133.5M-2.8M0.765.2710,5537,973264,882133,899
2022-02-15$47.10$45.0037.5%10.8%34.1%39.8%37.9%4.3%-0.1%12.2M-244.2M-2.9M0.535.3812,8766,868266,986135,397
2022-02-16$47.40$45.0036.0%10.3%33.2%34.0%36.4%4.0%0.2%14.0M-267.8M-2.9M0.664.909,4116,169268,374136,383
2022-02-17$46.47$45.0038.0%10.8%34.2%41.5%42.7%5.2%1.0%11.7M-200.2M-2.8M0.8216.427,2325,921270,564137,438
2022-02-18$46.09$45.0038.7%11.0%32.9%44.1%37.5%4.9%1.0%4.6M-180.3M-2.8M0.723.568,4516,100270,408138,447
2022-02-22$45.64$45.0039.7%11.6%33.2%47.9%39.6%4.4%-0.5%4.2M-90.8M-2.7M0.994.338,5768,450188,983118,814
2022-02-23$44.11$45.0041.9%12.2%35.5%56.2%41.4%6.3%-0.7%1.7M-13.7M-2.6M0.743.968,6216,338193,437123,097
2022-02-24$44.37$45.0042.9%12.2%35.5%60.1%42.3%6.6%-0.4%2.2M-26.4M-2.7M0.546.0016,3568,757196,397123,822
2022-02-25$45.01$45.0038.9%11.2%34.8%44.9%38.9%5.1%-0.4%5.3M-68.2M-2.7M0.604.4011,7047,010205,879126,590
2022-02-28$43.94$45.0043.5%12.8%35.9%62.5%43.6%6.3%-1.0%2.7M-18.1M-2.6M0.476.6514,0966,565200,578122,810