Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) — Airlines. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid — × — AskUpdated Nov 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM ETVol 6.11M · 3-mo avg 5.81M

Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV)

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QTick signal
+5net
3 bull / 1 bear factors · leaning
Bull 7 pts·Bear 2 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on fileCautionBalance sheet · Grey—Inflation-report days · not on fileOKCalm trading · sharp-drop risk 0/100 · Nov 6
$44.23
near a recent low, a support level and the 200-day average · Nov 6
$54–55
near the 52-week high · midpoint $54.38 · Nov 6
±$3.73
±8.4% up or down, priced by the options market
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend · price is back above the 50-day, trying to recover
In line
82% of similar setups fell 10% or more within 3 months · 1.2× the usual rate · rating eased: at bottom zone (2/6 bottoming checks met)
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend · price is back above the 50-day, trying to recover
Trading volume7% below normal0.93× its 20-day average
Past year's range$31.15 – $55.11lowest to highest price
From its peak31.9% belowpeak $65.28, highest since 2015
Gain vs. risk2.38 to 1$2.38 possible gain per $1 at risk
Plan fails below$40.27the setup is broken under this price
Options pressure point$43.00price can drift here near expiry
Momentum (RSI)58.0fires under 35 · fires near $35.93
Accounting warning signs2worth checking — see the list
Price vs. profit10.7× next year21.7× last 12 months
Price vs. its own pastpricier than 3%of the last 5 years · usual P/E 35.2×
Cash it generates-3.8%it used more cash than it made

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price unchanged. Over the last 20 sessions, 36% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

1 of 6 aligned — not yet
RSI 14
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58.0
fires under 35 · fires near $35.93
vs 50-day
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$41.14
above the line · fires near $41.47
Bollinger
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$38.00
no lower pierce · fires near $37.29
VWAP 20
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$42.12
above the rolling VWAP · fires near $42.12
Entry level
✓
$44.23
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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$40.00
2026-11-06 expiry · chain of 2026-11-04
MACD
Context✓
+0.33
histogram above zero · fading
RVolStatic
0.93×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
4.8%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$1.98
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
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Next earnings
2027-01-27
in 54 sessions · session not on file
Next dividend
1.62% yld
no ex-date on file