LUV Options History — July 2023

In July 2023, LUV traded between $32.78 and $39.20. ATM implied volatility averaged 31.9%, placing in the 21.2% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 8.9%. IV traded above realized volatility by 1.9% (HV 20d: 30.0%). Max pain ranged from $32.50 to $37.50. Net GEX was positive for 18 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 2 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.72.

Notable Days

  • 2023-07-27: Highest Volume — 152,395 contracts
  • 2023-07-27: Largest IV drop — 12.0% change
  • 2023-07-26: Highest IV Rank — 32.7%
  • 2023-07-26: Largest Expected Move — 10.4%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$36.64$32.78$39.20$37.11$34.11
Max Pain$36.38$32.50$37.50$32.50$35.00
ATM IV31.9%27.5%34.9%29.7%29.0%
Expected Move8.9%6.9%10.4%6.9%8.2%
HV 20d30.0%21.7%48.9%22.4%48.9%
HV 60d30.1%27.9%36.8%28.2%36.5%
IV Rank21.2%4.6%32.7%12.9%10.2%
IV Percentile28.4%2.8%52.4%10.3%7.9%
Term Structure-0.8%-2.0%0.3%-0.6%-0.6%
VWIV31.9%27.1%37.0%27.1%29.0%
Skew 25d2.0%1.4%3.1%1.7%1.5%
Skew 10d4.3%2.1%7.4%3.0%4.0%
Call IV 25d31.7%27.5%34.2%29.5%29.4%
Put IV 25d33.7%29.5%36.6%31.2%30.8%
Bid-Ask Spread %3.341.978.282.643.88
Gamma HHI0.140.090.210.120.09
Net GEX5.6M-4.4M10.9M8.1M2.1M
Net DEX-229.9M-394.9M54.4M-303.6M-77.5M
Net VEX-1.8M-1.9M-1.7M-1.7M-1.9M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.720.182.181.280.49
Total Volume30,716.458,006152,39517,70334,161
Total OI352,347.5311,128442,913311,128378,168

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2023-07-03$37.11$32.5029.7%6.9%22.4%12.9%27.1%1.7%-0.6%8.1M-303.6M-1.7M1.282.647,7619,942170,652140,476
2023-07-05$37.34$32.5030.8%7.6%21.7%17.2%27.4%2.0%-1.0%8.0M-313.8M-1.8M0.282.8420,4245,727173,369146,854
2023-07-06$36.98$35.0031.3%8.6%22.9%19.0%30.6%1.6%-0.9%8.7M-295.1M-1.8M0.688.286,6724,512181,159149,020
2023-07-07$37.72$35.0030.8%8.7%23.2%17.0%30.7%1.4%-1.0%7.5M-335.4M-1.8M0.202.0212,3912,459182,174149,105
2023-07-10$38.36$35.0032.0%9.0%22.5%21.7%31.4%2.1%-0.3%8.4M-348.0M-1.8M2.181.977,69816,790177,234138,152
2023-07-11$39.20$37.5032.4%8.8%22.6%23.1%31.7%2.2%-1.4%8.0M-394.9M-1.8M0.432.8723,30010,067179,833150,682
2023-07-12$38.72$37.5031.8%9.1%23.7%21.0%31.6%1.8%-0.1%10.9M-369.4M-1.9M0.783.1712,2609,568192,651154,511
2023-07-13$37.22$37.5032.7%9.1%28.4%24.4%31.8%1.8%-1.2%6.7M-260.6M-1.9M0.332.1826,6598,805196,153158,776
2023-07-14$36.42$37.5032.5%8.9%28.6%23.5%32.3%2.3%-2.0%4.2M-209.5M-1.9M0.602.3611,6166,974202,331162,537
2023-07-17$36.23$37.5033.4%9.5%28.6%27.0%33.6%2.6%-1.0%4.2M-196.8M-1.9M0.184.4119,0203,378191,493156,677
2023-07-18$36.63$37.5032.0%9.1%28.6%21.6%33.0%2.9%-0.3%6.2M-222.9M-1.9M0.395.045,7632,243194,990158,795
2023-07-19$37.28$37.5033.8%9.7%29.0%28.5%34.3%2.2%-1.5%8.4M-271.8M-1.9M0.712.0810,3147,355197,648159,850
2023-07-20$36.95$37.5033.3%9.6%29.2%26.4%33.9%1.7%-0.8%6.3M-237.1M-1.9M0.632.275,8723,692200,284164,994
2023-07-21$37.17$37.5032.1%9.2%29.2%21.9%33.8%1.5%-0.4%7.3M-246.8M-1.8M1.382.186,2108,565201,065166,537
2023-07-24$37.19$37.5032.6%9.5%28.7%23.9%33.4%1.7%-1.9%4.9M-219.3M-1.8M0.243.6832,5707,856175,293141,704
2023-07-25$35.53$37.5034.4%10.4%33.8%30.9%36.4%2.6%-1.2%4.3M-137.5M-1.8M0.623.3827,30916,975201,700147,586
2023-07-26$36.25$37.5034.9%10.4%31.3%32.7%37.0%2.3%0.3%6.7M-192.0M-1.9M1.344.8113,55118,119212,997155,811
2023-07-27$32.78$37.5030.7%8.6%47.8%16.8%30.6%3.1%-0.3%-4.4M54.4M-1.7M0.603.2495,25557,140220,273172,503
2023-07-28$33.56$35.0027.5%7.5%48.6%4.6%27.2%2.0%0.1%-4.0M-19.7M-1.9M1.023.4317,51317,843250,597192,316
2023-07-31$34.11$35.0029.0%8.2%48.9%10.2%29.0%1.5%-0.6%2.1M-77.5M-1.9M0.493.8822,97311,188203,740174,428