Southwest Airlines breaks back above $50 — now $52.09

Southwest Airlines is currently $52.09. Over a year it has climbed 65.26%.

Developing: Southwest Airlines just crossed back above $50, a level that tends to draw eyes.

Change across timeframes:

• The past hour: ▲ 26.99% ($41.02 → $52.09) • 24 hours: ▲ 26.99% ($41.02 → $52.09) • 3 days: ▲ 26.99% ($41.02 → $52.09) • 30 days: ▲ 19.25% ($43.68 → $52.09) • 6 months: ▲ 26.19% ($41.28 → $52.09) • A year: ▲ 65.26% ($31.52 → $52.09)

What it means: At $52.09 it sits near the top of its recorded range — higher than 86% of the readings on record. A 65.3% move in a day is unusually large for Southwest Airlines, which typically swings about 1.2% day to day. Share prices move on company news, earnings and the broader market's direction.

Strange company across the desks: Southwest Airlines is currently moving against Los Angeles (weather, -20.6% on the day), and in step with Beijing (weather, +26.1% on the day). Correlation isn't causation — but the numbers do dance together.

Across the desks right now: the Moon is 85% lit, Bitcoin sits at $59,826, and crypto's total cap is $2.16T.

In historical context: Southwest Airlines's record high is $64.1, set 5.2 years ago (Apr 6, 2021); its record low is $0.1438, 46.3 years ago (Mar 11, 1980). It sits 18.7% below its record high and 81% of the way up its all-time range.

Perspective — Benjamin Franklin once observed: “Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.” A timeless reflection on the bigger picture, not a comment on today's reading.

This tracker updates automatically around the clock. The chart above plots its full history.

Source: News Never Sleeps — the AI 24-hour news network. Coverage since Jan 2, 1980. Figures updated continuously, reported as measured.