LUV Options History — August 2022

In August 2022, LUV traded between $36.90 and $39.99. ATM implied volatility averaged 35.9%, placing in the 22.5% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 10.3%. IV traded below realized volatility by 3.1% (HV 20d: 39.0%). Max pain ranged from $37.50 to $42.50. Net GEX was positive for 16 of 23 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 7 of 23 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.61.

Notable Days

  • 2022-08-01: Highest Volume — 24,434 contracts
  • 2022-08-10: Largest IV drop — 8.4% change
  • 2022-08-31: Highest IV Rank — 32.8%
  • 2022-08-31: Largest Expected Move — 11.3%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$38.42$36.90$39.99$38.37$36.90
Max Pain$40.46$37.50$42.50$37.50$40.00
ATM IV35.9%32.5%39.0%37.4%39.0%
Expected Move10.3%9.3%11.3%10.5%11.3%
HV 20d39.0%25.4%44.1%41.9%25.4%
HV 60d42.3%40.0%44.9%44.5%40.0%
IV Rank22.5%11.4%32.8%27.6%32.8%
IV Percentile35.7%13.1%56.7%48.8%56.7%
Term Structure-0.1%-0.8%1.3%-0.5%0.3%
VWIV35.8%32.5%38.9%36.4%38.8%
Skew 25d5.4%4.0%6.3%5.9%6.3%
Skew 10d10.8%7.5%13.1%11.8%12.0%
Call IV 25d33.7%30.5%36.6%34.4%36.6%
Put IV 25d39.1%35.1%42.9%40.3%42.9%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.432.309.394.403.06
Gamma HHI0.110.070.360.090.07
Net GEX948.7K-4.4M4.1M1.8M-58.3K
Net DEX67.2M8.9M116.6M64.6M110.7M
Net VEX-1.4M-1.6M-1.3M-1.5M-1.3M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.610.301.270.520.80
Total Volume12,532.3044,83924,43424,43412,203
Total OI274,774.957260,691295,035260,691274,937

Daily Data (23 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2022-08-01$38.37$37.5037.4%10.5%41.9%27.6%36.4%5.9%-0.5%1.8M64.6M-1.5M0.524.4016,0318,403155,891104,800
2022-08-02$37.69$38.0037.4%10.9%42.3%27.4%37.1%6.0%-0.1%1.2M78.2M-1.5M0.824.407,3385,984159,614108,514
2022-08-03$39.03$38.0035.8%10.0%43.9%22.4%34.7%5.9%-0.0%3.1M34.1M-1.5M0.583.8811,0516,398160,069110,212
2022-08-04$38.87$40.0036.5%10.4%43.9%24.6%36.3%5.1%-0.5%3.4M35.7M-1.6M0.543.2711,6316,225162,096111,094
2022-08-05$38.76$42.5034.3%9.9%44.0%17.4%34.8%5.9%-0.0%3.0M46.5M-1.5M0.622.769,0105,624164,588113,105
2022-08-08$39.19$42.5035.8%10.1%44.1%22.4%35.1%5.1%-0.7%3.0M30.3M-1.5M0.772.828,6016,589159,713109,879
2022-08-09$38.19$40.0036.5%10.8%42.6%24.5%35.3%5.9%1.3%1.2M75.6M-1.5M0.479.394,3652,038161,782112,928
2022-08-10$39.34$40.0033.4%9.7%43.8%14.4%33.6%4.7%0.5%3.8M32.2M-1.5M0.422.506,3942,682163,672113,706
2022-08-11$38.90$40.0034.1%9.6%43.8%16.6%34.3%4.5%-0.7%2.9M49.1M-1.5M0.792.873,7612,962164,772114,255
2022-08-12$39.31$40.0032.5%9.3%42.5%11.4%38.3%4.6%-0.0%2.4M38.7M-1.5M0.572.678,3784,770165,640115,290
2022-08-15$39.77$40.0033.4%9.6%42.6%14.3%33.5%4.0%0.1%3.7M17.4M-1.5M0.722.5211,0337,966162,536111,648
2022-08-16$39.99$40.0033.3%9.6%39.6%13.9%32.5%4.5%-0.2%4.1M8.9M-1.5M0.553.196,8673,794165,841116,770
2022-08-17$38.89$40.0034.2%9.8%40.6%17.1%34.2%4.9%-0.4%1.2M60.1M-1.5M0.563.876,0023,384167,314118,252
2022-08-18$38.91$40.0033.2%9.4%39.9%13.6%33.0%5.8%1.3%1.0M61.0M-1.5M0.412.4213,5485,522169,346118,802
2022-08-19$37.89$42.5035.5%10.2%40.8%21.3%34.7%5.3%-0.8%-4.4M109.4M-1.4M0.542.489,3475,012172,689122,346
2022-08-22$37.34$42.5038.1%11.0%41.0%29.8%38.1%6.1%-0.2%-2.4M116.6M-1.3M0.322.989,3022,949153,155112,235
2022-08-23$37.55$42.5037.1%10.8%40.8%26.7%36.9%5.6%-0.3%-2.3M107.1M-1.4M1.273.053,5014,441157,059113,761
2022-08-24$37.93$42.5036.1%10.3%38.9%23.2%35.1%5.9%-0.0%-1.3M93.6M-1.4M0.303.263,7291,110158,453112,640
2022-08-25$38.50$41.0036.4%10.3%27.6%24.4%36.1%5.6%-0.3%198.6K69.0M-1.4M0.413.294,6451,895159,816113,001
2022-08-26$37.48$40.5037.9%10.6%29.2%29.2%36.9%5.8%-0.3%-3.8M109.8M-1.4M0.743.505,5824,152161,575113,419
2022-08-29$37.52$40.5037.9%11.1%29.1%29.1%38.6%5.7%0.0%164.5K94.4M-1.4M0.842.307,2926,113156,943105,607
2022-08-30$37.33$40.0039.0%11.2%28.5%32.7%38.9%5.7%0.4%-250.9K102.7M-1.3M0.514.037,0403,579160,911109,148
2022-08-31$36.90$40.0039.0%11.3%25.4%32.8%38.8%6.3%0.3%-58.3K110.7M-1.3M0.803.066,7625,441163,922111,015