SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO (LUV) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:LUV - US8447411088 - Common Stock
32.65 USD
-0.25 (-0.76%)
Overall LUV gets a technical rating of 6 out of 10. In the last year, LUV was an average performer in the market. There are positive signs in the very recent evolution, but the medium term picture is still mixed.
LUV is part of the Passenger Airlines industry. There are 23 other stocks in this industry, of which 86% are performing better than LUV.
The long term trend is still neutral, but the short term trend is positive, so the stock is getting more and more appreciated by traders and investors.
In the last month LUV has a been trading in the 28.98 - 33.64 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
LUV has an average volume of 10579300 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
When compared to the yearly performance of all other stocks, LUV outperforms 53% of them, which is more or less in line with the market.
LUV is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so LUV is lagging the market.
Considerably lower volume is observed in the last couple of days.
LUV has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
24.80
38.09
When analyzing the support we can see 4 important areas.
- Support @30.54 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 29.62 to 29.97. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Support @29.06 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- A support zone ranging from 25.05 to 25.33. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in the weekly time frame.
2 important resistance areas can be observed.
- A resistance zone ranging from 32.87 to 32.90. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- A resistance zone ranging from 37.14 to 37.71. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
The Technical Rating and Setup analysis above combine different indicators and trends in different timeframes. Individual signals from indicators may give more contradictive signals and should always be interpreted in the more global context.
| Indicator | Value | Signal | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChartMill Long Term Trend Indicator | NEUTRAL | NEUTRAL | The long term trend for LUV is neutral. |
| ChartMill Short Term Trend Indicator | UP | POSITIVE | The short term trend for LUV is up. |
| ChartMill Relative Strength | 53.79 | NEUTRAL | LUV is not amongst the best or worst performers on the market. |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (20) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of LUV is above the rising SMA(20). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (50) | UP | MIXED | The current price of LUV is below the rising SMA(50). |
| Simple Moving Average/SMA (200) | UP | POSITIVE | The current price of LUV is above the rising SMA(200). |
| Relative Strength Index/RSI (14) | 55.72 | NEUTRAL | The RSI value for LUV is a neutral value. |
| Moving Average Convergence Divergence/MACD (12, 26, 9) | 0.36 | POSITIVE | The MACD value suggests LUV has a positive trend, although the MACD value is declining. |
| Stochastics (14,3) | 86.35 | OVERBOUGHT | The high Stochastics value suggests LUV may be overbought. |
| Average True Range in percent/ATR (20) | 2.39 | MEDIUM VOLATILITY | The ATR as a percentage value for LUV suggests some volalility. |
| Average Directional Index/ADX (14) | 23.09 | NEUTRAL | The ADX value for LUV suggests a possible start of a new trend. |
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
NYSE:LUV (9/2/2025, 10:23:05 AM)
32.65
-0.25 (-0.76%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryPassenger Airlines
Performance
% Chg-0.76%
1 Week0.4%
2 Weeks4.44%
1 Month10.4%
3 Month-1.44%
6 Month5.92%
12 Month13.76%
2 Year4.11%
3 Year-10.35%
5 Year-12.45%
10 Year-10.35%
15 Year197.74%
Volatility
ATR(14)0.83
ATR(20)%2.39%
ATR Inc-26.21%
Range Today0.36
ADR(20)0.75
ADR(20)%2.29%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS53.79
Mansfield-0.43
10 Day High33.64
10 Day Low30.55
20 Day High33.64
20 Day Low28.98
52 Week High37.96
52 Week Low23.82
CS1 End32.9
CR1 Start37.14
Volume & EV
DER(3)-2.88%
DER(5)-2.55%
Volume20.15K
Volume Incr-33.06%
Vol(5)6.01M
Vol(50)10.58M