Southwest Airlines (LUV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $31.88 -1.39 (-4.16%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Southwest Airlines Short Interest DataSouthwest Airlines (LUV) has a short interest of 35.36 million shares. This marks a 4.34% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.2, indicating that it would take 5.2 days of the average trading volume of 7.55 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest35,360,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest33,890,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+4.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.19 billionShort Interest Ratio5.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares599,740,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted5.90%Today's Trading Volume11,996,544 sharesAverage Trading Volume7,549,411 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average159% Short Selling Southwest Airlines? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Southwest Airlines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLUV Short Interest Over TimeLUV Days to Cover Over TimeLUV Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Southwest Airlines Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202435,360,000 shares $1.19 billion +4.3%N/A5.2 $33.62 12/15/202433,890,000 shares $1.12 billion -3.4%N/A4.4 $33.02 11/30/202435,070,000 shares $1.13 billion +1.6%N/A4.5 $32.36 11/15/202434,510,000 shares $1.13 billion -13.3%N/A4.4 $32.61 10/31/202439,780,000 shares $1.22 billion -6.8%N/A4.6 $30.57 10/15/202442,660,000 shares $1.30 billion -7.1%N/A4.4 $30.50 9/30/202445,940,000 shares $1.36 billion +6.2%N/A4.5 $29.64 9/15/202443,280,000 shares $1.24 billion -17.2%N/A4.3 $28.68 8/31/202452,240,000 shares $1.51 billion +8.3%N/A4.9 $28.92 8/15/202448,260,000 shares $1.28 billion +9.8%N/A4.4 $26.54 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LUV and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Southwest Airlines and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/31/202443,940,000 shares $1.18 billion -4.1%N/A4.3 $26.92 7/15/202445,800,000 shares $1.27 billion +29.6%N/A4.5 $27.71 6/30/202435,330,000 shares $1.01 billion +12.7%N/A3.5 $28.61 6/15/202431,350,000 shares $889.71 million -6.2%N/A3.2 $28.38 5/31/202433,410,000 shares $897.06 million +34.0%N/A3.2 $26.85 5/15/202424,930,000 shares $692.06 million +11.5%N/A2.7 $27.76 4/30/202422,350,000 shares $579.76 million +15.1%N/A2.4 $25.94 4/15/202419,420,000 shares $540.65 million +20.6%N/A2.3 $27.84 3/31/202416,100,000 shares $469.96 million -9.0%N/A1.9 $29.19 3/15/202417,690,000 shares $500.98 million +0.7%N/A2.2 $28.32 2/29/202417,560,000 shares $601.08 million -8.9%N/A2.2 $34.23 2/15/202419,270,000 shares $659.23 million -6.7%N/A2.3 $34.21 1/31/202420,660,000 shares $617.53 million +0.2%N/A2.5 $29.89 1/15/202420,610,000 shares $588.83 million -12.2%N/A2.4 $28.57 12/31/202323,470,000 shares $677.81 million -17.6%N/A2.8 $28.88 12/15/202328,480,000 shares $826.20 million +26.8%N/A3.4 $29.01 11/30/202322,460,000 shares $574.30 million -7.0%N/A2.9 $25.57 11/15/202324,140,000 shares $602.05 million -2.9%N/A3.4 $24.94 10/31/202324,850,000 shares $552.42 million +6.8%N/A3.5 $22.23 10/15/202323,270,000 shares $590.36 million -4.7%N/A3.1 $25.37 9/30/202324,410,000 shares $660.78 million +2.1%N/A3.3 $27.07 9/15/202323,910,000 shares $709.89 million +14.2%N/A3.2 $29.69 8/31/202320,930,000 shares $661.39 million -9.6%N/A2.7 $31.60 8/15/202323,150,000 shares $766.73 million -11.1%N/A3 $33.12 7/31/202326,040,000 shares $889.53 million +35.4%N/A3.3 $34.16 7/15/202319,230,000 shares $699.20 million -4.0%N/A2.6 $36.36 6/30/202320,020,000 shares $724.72 million +13.0%N/A2.8 $36.20 6/15/202317,720,000 shares $601.95 million +3.1%N/A2.6 $33.97 5/31/202317,180,000 shares $513.17 million -0.7%N/A2.4 $29.87 5/15/202317,300,000 shares $502.57 million +9.2%N/A2.5 $29.05Top Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto America (Ad)The Crypto ETF Windfall: 27 Experts Tell All (Free) Don't miss your chance to see exactly what crypto's elite are doing with their own money during this historic market moment. Click here to reserve your free seat at the Crypto Community Summit 4/30/202315,850,000 shares $480.10 million +17.2%N/A2.3 $30.29 4/15/202313,520,000 shares $428.18 million +6.2%N/A2 $31.67 3/31/202312,730,000 shares $414.23 million +8.7%N/A1.9 $32.54 3/15/202311,710,000 shares $348.14 million +16.1%N/A1.6 $29.73 2/28/202310,090,000 shares $338.82 million +5.7%1.7%1.5 $33.58 2/15/20239,550,000 shares $341.13 million -6.7%1.6%1.5 $35.72 1/31/202310,230,000 shares $365.93 million +17.6%1.7%1.6 $35.77 1/15/20238,700,000 shares $321.81 million -4.5%1.5%1.4 $36.99 12/30/20229,110,000 shares $306.73 million +5.4%1.5%1.4 $33.67 12/15/20228,640,000 shares $322.19 million -8.4%1.5%1.5 $37.29 11/30/20229,430,000 shares $376.35 million +3.5%1.6%1.6 $39.91 11/15/20229,110,000 shares $352.01 million -9.8%1.5%1.6 $38.64 10/31/202210,100,000 shares $367.14 million +1.3%1.7%1.8 $36.35 10/15/20229,970,000 shares $326.62 million -14.8%1.7%1.8 $32.76 9/30/202211,700,000 shares $360.83 million +9.7%2.0%2 $30.84 9/15/202210,670,000 shares $393.72 million +16.9%1.8%1.9 $36.90 8/31/20229,130,000 shares $335.07 million +5.9%1.6%1.6 $36.70 8/15/20228,620,000 shares $341.70 million -10.9%1.5%1.5 $39.64 7/31/20229,670,000 shares $368.62 million -5.3%1.6%1.7 $38.12 7/15/202210,210,000 shares $404.11 million -15.3%1.7%1.8 $39.58 6/30/202212,050,000 shares $435.25 million -5.2%2.2%2 $36.12 6/15/202212,710,000 shares $473.19 million -10.2%2.3%2.2 $37.23 5/31/202214,150,000 shares $648.92 million -6.5%2.4%2.3 $45.86 5/15/202215,140,000 shares $650.87 million -0.7%2.6%2.1 $42.99 4/30/202215,240,000 shares $712.01 million +1.7%2.6%2 $46.72 4/15/202214,980,000 shares $700.46 million +1.4%2.5%1.9 $46.76 3/31/202214,770,000 shares $676.47 million -19.6%2.5%1.9 $45.80 3/15/202218,380,000 shares $773.06 million -2.1%3.1%2.2 $42.06 2/28/202218,770,000 shares $822.13 million +3.9%3.2%2 $43.80 2/15/202218,060,000 shares $854.24 million +0.6%3.1%2 $47.30 1/31/202217,960,000 shares $803.89 million +5.6%3.1%2 $44.76 1/15/202217,010,000 shares $779.40 million -15.8%2.9%1.9 $45.82 12/31/202120,190,000 shares $864.94 million +1.9%3.4%2.3 $42.84 12/15/202119,810,000 shares $794.58 million +14.8%3.4%2.2 $40.11 11/30/202117,260,000 shares $766.34 million +5.7%2.9%2.1 $44.40 11/15/202116,330,000 shares $802.29 million -1.6%2.8%2.3 $49.13 10/29/202116,600,000 shares $784.85 million +7.7%2.8%2.3 $47.28 10/15/202115,410,000 shares $776.05 million -7.6%2.6%2.2 $50.36 9/30/202116,680,000 shares $857.85 million +4.0%2.8%2.3 $51.43 9/15/202116,040,000 shares $777.30 million +3.6%2.7%2.2 $48.46 8/31/202115,490,000 shares $771.09 million +4.0%2.6%2.2 $49.78 8/13/202114,890,000 shares $750.60 million -8.5%2.5%2.1 $50.41 7/30/202116,270,000 shares $821.96 million -1.3%2.8%2.3 $50.52 7/15/202116,480,000 shares $853.33 million -2.4%2.8%2.5 $51.78 6/30/202116,880,000 shares $896.16 million -1.1%2.9%2.8 $53.09 6/15/202117,060,000 shares $974.47 million +5.8%2.9%2.9 $57.12 5/28/202116,120,000 shares $990.74 million +0.9%2.7%2.7 $61.46 5/14/202115,970,000 shares $957.08 million +5.4%N/A2.2 $59.93 4/30/202115,150,000 shares $943.39 million -4.7%N/A2.1 $62.27 4/15/202115,890,000 shares $1.00 billion -0.8%N/A2 $63.03Top Picks for Trump’s Pro-Crypto America (Ad)The Crypto ETF Windfall: 27 Experts Tell All (Free) Don't miss your chance to see exactly what crypto's elite are doing with their own money during this historic market moment. Click here to reserve your free seat at the Crypto Community Summit 3/31/202116,020,000 shares $991.80 million -6.1%N/A2 $61.91 3/15/202117,060,000 shares $1.04 billion +1.6%N/A2.1 $61.03 2/26/202116,800,000 shares $979.61 million +8.6%N/A2.1 $58.31 2/12/202115,470,000 shares $795.47 million -7.4%N/A2 $51.42 1/29/202116,700,000 shares $744.82 million +5.3%N/A2 $44.60 1/15/202115,860,000 shares $774.29 million -8.8%N/A1.9 $48.82 12/31/202017,390,000 shares $807.07 million +4.9%N/A2 $46.41 12/15/202016,580,000 shares $750.41 million +11.6%N/A1.8 $45.26 11/30/202014,860,000 shares $709.27 million +9.0%N/A1.5 $47.73 11/15/202013,630,000 shares $598.08 million -6.4%N/A1.3 $43.88 10/30/202014,560,000 shares $576.14 million -13.4%N/A1.3 $39.57 10/15/202016,820,000 shares $660.19 million -12.5%N/A1.5 $39.25 9/30/202019,230,000 shares $721.13 million +16.2%N/A1.6 $37.50 9/15/202016,550,000 shares $672.10 million +8.2%N/A1.2 $40.61 8/31/202015,290,000 shares $574.60 million +0.5%N/A1 $37.58 8/14/202015,210,000 shares $530.83 million +21.2%N/A0.8 $34.90 7/31/202012,550,000 shares $387.67 million -7.4%N/A0.6 $30.89 7/15/202013,550,000 shares $484.41 million -13.6%N/A0.5 $35.75 6/30/202015,680,000 shares $535.94 million -12.5%N/A0.6 $34.18 6/15/202017,910,000 shares $650.85 million -17.5%N/A0.7 $36.34 5/29/202021,710,000 shares $696.89 million +10.5%N/A1 $32.10 5/15/202019,650,000 shares $469.05 million +23.8%N/A1 $23.87 4/30/202015,870,000 shares $495.94 million +89.6%N/A1 $31.25 4/15/20208,370,000 shares $274.70 million -13.4%1.7%0.9 $32.82 3/31/20209,670,000 shares $283.62 million -19.0%1.9%1.3 $29.33 3/13/202011,930,500 shares $435.11 million +0.6%2.3%2.4 $36.47 2/28/202011,860,000 shares $400.04 million +11.8%2.3%2.4 $33.73 2/14/202010,610,000 shares $483.39 million -14.7%2.1%2.7 $45.56 1/31/202012,440,000 shares $608.32 million -31.4%2.4%3.4 $48.90 LUV Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Southwest Airlines' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Southwest Airlines shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 35,360,000 shares of LUV short. Learn More on Southwest Airlines' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Southwest Airlines? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LUV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Southwest Airlines's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Southwest Airlines? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Southwest Airlines: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., Muzinich & Co. Inc., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Southwest Airlines' short interest increasing or decreasing? Southwest Airlines saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 35,360,000 shares, an increase of 4.3% from the previous total of 33,890,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Southwest Airlines' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Southwest Airlines: Delta Air Lines, Inc. (5.82%), United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (5.91%), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (5.18%), SkyWest, Inc. (3.71%), JetBlue Airways Co. (17.97%), Allegiant Travel (6.89%), Copa Holdings, S.A. (4.85%), Ryanair Holdings plc (1.35%), American Airlines Group Inc. (6.90%), Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (19.58%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Southwest Airlines stock? Short selling LUV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Southwest Airlines as its price is falling. LUV shares are trading down $1.39 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Southwest Airlines? A short squeeze for Southwest Airlines occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LUV, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Southwest Airlines' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LUV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. 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