LUV Options History — September 2024

In September 2024, LUV traded between $28.31 and $30.05. ATM implied volatility averaged 40.7%, placing in the 47.4% IV rank vs the trailing year. The 30-day expected move averaged 11.1%. IV traded above realized volatility by 12.7% (HV 20d: 27.9%). Max pain ranged from $27.50 to $27.50. Net GEX was positive for 20 of 20 trading days. Term structure was in contango for 9 of 20 days. Put/call ratio averaged 0.75.

Notable Days

  • 2024-09-26: Highest Volume — 101,582 contracts
  • 2024-09-18: Largest IV drop — 8.1% change
  • 2024-09-25: Highest IV Rank — 62.7%
  • 2024-09-25: Largest Expected Move — 12.2%

Monthly Statistics

MetricAvgMinMaxOpenClose
Price$29.21$28.31$30.05$29.45$29.70
Max Pain$27.50$27.50$27.50$27.50$27.50
ATM IV40.7%37.9%45.6%42.4%39.1%
Expected Move11.1%10.0%12.2%10.8%10.0%
HV 20d27.9%24.5%31.6%27.3%31.6%
HV 60d37.9%36.8%41.1%41.1%37.9%
IV Rank47.4%34.4%62.7%57.7%37.4%
IV Percentile79.2%58.7%98.4%92.1%65.9%
Term Structure-0.2%-4.3%3.6%-3.7%0.7%
VWIV39.1%35.7%42.9%38.3%35.7%
Skew 25d2.9%0.7%4.2%4.0%3.3%
Skew 10d6.9%5.2%9.7%7.3%5.5%
Call IV 25d39.6%36.1%43.8%39.6%37.7%
Put IV 25d42.5%39.5%46.6%43.6%41.0%
Bid-Ask Spread %19.513.9344.6144.5612.82
Gamma HHI0.230.080.320.280.08
Net GEX7.4M549.9K15.0M10.2M1.1M
Net DEX-130.9M-237.9M-34.6M-208.7M-74.2M
Net VEX-1.7M-1.9M-1.6M-1.8M-1.6M
Div Yield0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
P/C Ratio0.750.202.760.510.67
Total Volume27,220.758,699101,58219,0128,881
Total OI473,053.85383,930515,061473,828393,049

Daily Data (20 trading days)

DatePriceMax PainATM IVExp MoveHV 20dIV RankVWIVSkew 25dTerm StrGEXDEXVEXP/CSpread %Call VolPut VolCall OIPut OI
2024-09-03$29.45$27.5042.4%10.8%27.3%57.7%38.3%4.0%-3.7%10.2M-208.7M-1.8M0.5144.5612,5506,462264,275209,553
2024-09-04$29.38$27.5041.9%10.8%27.0%55.9%38.0%3.2%-0.2%10.6M-188.9M-1.8M0.4541.3411,7805,345257,724211,826
2024-09-05$29.88$27.5041.5%11.5%26.9%53.2%39.6%3.6%-1.0%11.5M-237.9M-1.9M0.3415.4725,1328,528260,724214,003
2024-09-06$29.63$27.5041.5%11.5%26.6%53.3%41.5%4.0%-1.0%10.4M-209.1M-1.9M0.9111.228,4537,727268,970217,763
2024-09-09$29.73$27.5041.5%11.7%26.6%53.2%40.8%2.9%-1.1%12.1M-219.9M-1.8M0.568.3819,00810,711259,329211,743
2024-09-10$29.16$27.5039.9%11.3%28.3%47.4%42.9%3.0%0.4%11.2M-156.0M-1.8M0.6916.0917,54412,158265,396219,445
2024-09-11$28.55$27.5039.8%11.9%29.9%46.7%41.4%4.2%1.8%7.8M-88.6M-1.7M2.7616.247,99422,047267,678226,742
2024-09-12$28.88$27.5039.5%11.0%29.9%45.5%39.0%3.3%-1.4%9.1M-116.3M-1.8M0.967.414,4364,263268,565241,544
2024-09-13$28.86$27.5039.7%11.0%27.3%46.4%38.5%0.7%-3.0%9.0M-108.2M-1.8M0.535.7412,9706,928270,572243,979
2024-09-16$28.45$27.5040.2%11.5%27.8%47.9%39.0%3.8%1.6%5.9M-72.6M-1.7M0.764.395,7994,418259,351238,522
2024-09-17$28.31$27.5041.2%11.9%27.6%51.7%39.7%4.1%1.1%4.7M-62.6M-1.7M0.793.937,1065,579260,059238,558
2024-09-18$28.80$27.5037.9%10.9%28.0%37.0%38.7%3.4%2.8%7.6M-103.4M-1.7M0.5444.339,0134,861262,250242,194
2024-09-19$28.89$27.5038.2%10.8%28.0%35.1%37.8%2.1%3.1%7.4M-109.1M-1.6M1.244.277,4129,181263,448244,788
2024-09-20$29.02$27.5038.1%10.5%27.8%34.4%37.7%3.5%3.6%549.9K-111.8M-1.6M1.096.376,9127,535265,194249,867
2024-09-23$29.61$27.5040.2%10.8%24.5%41.6%36.9%1.0%-4.3%2.3M-103.3M-1.6M0.2038.6436,8907,498183,646200,284
2024-09-24$29.73$27.5043.4%11.5%24.5%54.2%39.8%1.5%-2.3%5.6M-130.0M-1.6M0.3122.4931,5149,664210,427204,792
2024-09-25$28.49$27.5045.6%12.2%25.9%62.7%41.8%2.7%-1.7%3.3M-34.6M-1.6M0.3921.9428,91311,221229,129208,704
2024-09-26$30.05$27.5041.9%10.8%31.0%48.4%37.7%2.3%-0.6%15.0M-184.1M-1.6M0.4420.0170,51731,065242,199214,968
2024-09-27$29.55$27.5039.6%10.1%31.6%39.2%37.5%2.4%0.2%3.7M-97.8M-1.6M0.8744.6119,51416,886241,207228,610
2024-09-30$29.70$27.5039.1%10.0%31.6%37.4%35.7%3.3%0.7%1.1M-74.2M-1.6M0.6712.825,3323,549196,278196,771