SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV) Open Interest

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV) has 160,329 call contracts and 99,622 put contracts open across all listed expirations — a put/call open interest ratio of 0.62. Open interest counts the contracts currently outstanding at each strike. This page shows where LUV positioning concentrates, which strikes act as walls, and how the totals have trended over the past year.

Data as of Jul 10, 2026, 8:00 PM ET · OPRA data 15 minutes delayed · For information only — not investment advice.

Last close
$48.25
52-week range
$29.07 – $54.64
ATM IV (30d)
55.0%
IV rank
47 / 100
Moderate
Expected move
±$5.20 (±10.8%)
Put/call OI
0.62
Call-heavy
Max pain
$46
↓ 4.7% below close
Next earnings
Jul 27, 2026

LUV Open Interest by Strike

010.9K21.7K32.6KSpotMax painCall wallPut wall374143.504648.50525660

LUV open interest by strike, all expirations combined — calls in green, puts in red.

Total call open interest160,329
Total put open interest99,622
Put/call OI ratio0.62
Open interest rank (31 day)64 / 100
Call wall (largest call OI)$50
Put wall (largest put OI)$47.5
Top volume strike$51
Volume / OI ratio0.56

LUV Open Interest Trend

62.9K126.6K190.2K253.8K317.5KCall OIPut OIFeb '26May '26Jul '26

LUV total call vs. put open interest, past year.

0.540.620.710.800.89Feb '26May '26Jul '26

LUV put/call open interest ratio, past year.

A put/call open interest ratio of 0.62 means meaningfully more calls than puts are outstanding — a call-heavy, typically bullish positioning profile. In total, 160,329 call contracts and 99,622 put contracts are open across all listed expirations. The put/call OI ratio has fallen from 0.77 in Feb '26 to 0.62 today.

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LUV Options FAQ

What is LUV's put/call ratio?

LUV's put/call open interest ratio is 0.62 as of Jul 10, 2026, with 99,622 put contracts and 160,329 call contracts outstanding.

Which LUV strikes have the highest open interest?

As of Jul 10, 2026, the largest call open interest sits at $50 (the call wall) and the largest put open interest sits at $47.5 (the put wall). Strikes with heavy open interest often act as reference levels because a lot of hedging activity is anchored to them.

Is LUV open interest unusually high right now?

LUV's total open interest ranks 64 out of 100 versus the past 31 trading days as of Jul 10, 2026 — in the middle of its recent range.

Methodology. IV rank compares the current 30-day at-the-money implied volatility with its highest and lowest values over the past 52 weeks. Max pain is the strike that minimizes the total payout to option holders at expiration. The call and put walls are the strikes carrying the largest call and put open interest across all expirations. Net gamma exposure (GEX) is measured from the dealer perspective. All statistics are derived from delayed OPRA options data.

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