Southwest Airlines Company Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since Jun 05, 2026 Gain 24.96%

The Southwest Airlines Company stock price fell by -0.346% on the last day (Friday, 26th Jun 2026) from $52.09 to $51.91. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.91% from a day low at $51.13 to a day high of $53.13. The price has risen in 8 of the last 10 days and is up by 17.2% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -4 million shares and in total, 4 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $201.99 million.

The stock lies in the upper part of a very wide and strong rising trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break-up at the top trend line at $52.25 will firstly indicate a stronger rate of rising. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 22.77% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $50.85 and $64.15 at the end of this 3-month period.

LUV Signals & Forecast

The Southwest Airlines Company stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $49.65 and $43.25. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Thursday, June 25, 2026, and so far it has fallen -0.346%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found. Volume fell together with the price during the last trading day and this reduces the overall risk as volume should follow the price movements.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Southwest Airlines Company stock

On the downside, the stock finds support just below today's level from accumulated volume at $47.97 and $40.40. There is a natural risk involved when a stock is testing a support level, since if this is broken, the stock then may fall to the next support level. In this case, Southwest Airlines Company finds support just below today's level at $47.97. If this is broken, then the next support from accumulated volume will be at $40.40 and $39.45.

This stock may move much during the day (volatility) and with a large prediction interval from the Bollinger Band this stock is considered to be "high risk". During the last day, the stock moved $2.00 between high and low, or 3.91%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 3.89%.

The Southwest Airlines Company stock is overbought on RSI14 and lies in the upper part of the trend. Normally this may pose a good selling opportunity for the short-term trader, but some stocks may go long and hard while being overbought. Regardless, the high RSI together with the trend position increases the risk and higher daily movements (volatility) should be expected. A correction down in the nearby future seems very likely and it is of great importance that the stock manages to break the trend before that occurs.

Our recommended stop-loss: $50.09 (-3.51%) (This stock has high daily movements and this gives high risk. The RSI14 is 81 and this increases the risk substantially. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 1 day ago.)

Trading Expectations (LUV) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 29th

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 29th we expect Southwest Airlines Company to open at $52.06, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $50.95 and $52.87, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.92 (+/-3.76%) up or down from last closing price. If Southwest Airlines Company takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.76% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $52.09 (0.35%) than the support at $47.97 (7.59%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.

Is Southwest Airlines Company stock A Buy?

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Southwest Airlines Company stock to perform well in the short-term. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold to a Buy candidate.

Current score: 2.609 Buy Candidate Upgraded

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on June 29, 2026 - $52.06 ( 0.282%).

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