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LUV

Southwest Airlines CompanyClose $50.25EOD only
Max Pain
$47.50
Next expiry Jul 10, 2026
Expected Move
±$2.79
5.6% from close
Price Gap
-2.75
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
10
Low premium
P/C OI
0.59
Slightly call-heavy
Consensus
No reports available
Published snapshot: Jul 2, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

This page reflects LUV options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.

Published Snapshot
Jul 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — LUV
Data as of market close Jul 2, 2026

Nearest listed expiration 2026-07-10 shows max pain at $47.50 (2.75 below spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.

Max Pain Strike
$47.50
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$2.79
±5.6%
Days to Expiry
8
Calendar days
Total Call OI
12,420
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
1,746
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
0.14
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$50.25
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration

Pain by Strike

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Selected: 2026-07-10
ExpirationMax Pain StrikeLast Updated
2026-06-26$45.506/26/2026, 11:18:57 PM
2026-07-02$45.007/2/2026, 11:18:44 PM
2026-07-10NextUpdated$47.507/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2026-07-17$47.507/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2026-07-24$45.007/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2026-07-31$50.007/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2026-08-07$50.007/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2026-08-21$52.507/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2026-09-18$47.507/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2026-12-18$40.007/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2027-01-15$37.507/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2027-03-19$40.007/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
2027-06-17$47.507/3/2026, 11:20:03 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-07-10 at max pain $47.50.
LUV pain by strike for 2026-07-10 expiration
StrikeCall PainPut PainTotal Pain
30028799502879950
33023567502356750
34021824502182450
35020111502011150
36018405501840550
37016717501671750
38015030501503050
3920013355501335750
4040011787501179150
41290010257501028650
427000875750882750
42.59250802400811650
4311500729100740600
43.514100656600670700
4416700584200600900
44.519900512500532400
4523100440900464000
45.532050374500406550
4641000308550349550
46.553850247850301700
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures

Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.

How traders use it

It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.

What can break it

Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.

The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.