LUV
Southwest Airlines Company · Industrials · Airlines
TECHBuyZACKSHold
R500#89 today
$42.47
+1.51% today · -0.49% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- LUV +1.51% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +0.8 pts of stock-specific move.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own LUV in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Jan 28, 2026 | Jan 29, 2026 | +18.7% | #42 |
| one week | Jan 28, 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | +28.7% | #39 |
| one month | Apr 21, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | +32.1% | #121 |
| 3 months | Nov 4, 2025 | Feb 4, 2026 | +78.0% | #43 |
| 6 months | Aug 6, 2025 | Feb 6, 2026 | +84.5% | #81 |
| one year | Feb 18, 2025 | Feb 18, 2026 | +86.7% | #113 |
Rank #39 for one week means 38 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
+1.5% | -0.5% | +10.5% | -15.1% | +14.0% | +33.8% |
| Best one single day Jan 28, 2026 |
-1.2% | -4.6% | -1.0% | +32.0% | +26.9% | +31.1% |
| Best one week Jan 28, 2026 |
-1.2% | -4.6% | -1.0% | +32.0% | +26.9% | +31.1% |
| Best one month Apr 21, 2025 |
-2.8% | -5.9% | -31.0% | -27.3% | -20.1% | -16.2% |
| Best 3 months Nov 4, 2025 |
-2.5% | -4.6% | -8.8% | +0.3% | +0.5% | +1.5% |
| Best 6 months Aug 6, 2025 |
-0.7% | -3.3% | -12.8% | +0.1% | -3.3% | +24.9% |
| Best one year Feb 18, 2025 |
-0.9% | +0.8% | -6.5% | -6.7% | +15.2% | -9.5% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.