LUV Southwest Airlines Co.
Every five minutes, MKTDATA normalises LUV's recent 5-minute price action and measures it against a library of ten textbook chart patterns — flags, triangles, cups, wedges and breakouts — scoring shape, trendline fit, volume and momentum.
Current pattern matches
Pattern history — last 30 days
| Pattern | Scan appearances | Best match | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falling wedge | 60 | 72% | 18 Aug |
| Bear flag | 30 | 80% | 18 Aug |
| Cup and handle | 18 | 69% | 18 Aug |
| Bull flag | 13 | 71% | 5 Aug |
| Descending triangle | 12 | 77% | 13 Aug |
| Double top | 8 | 65% | 14 Aug |
| Ascending triangle | 5 | 77% | 7 Aug |
| Breakout retest | 5 | 62% | 5 Aug |
| Double bottom | 4 | 73% | 12 Aug |
| Breakout | 4 | 83% | 5 Aug |
Appearances count 5-minute scans in which LUV matched each pattern above the 55-score floor, live sessions only.
Breakout signal record
| Signal | When | Outcome | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cup and handleBULL | 3 Aug 18:10 | win | +0.43% |
| Falling wedgeBULL | 31 Jul 18:00 | loss | -0.44% |
| Cup and handleBULL | 8 Jul 16:41 | win | +0.65% |
| Falling wedgeBULL | 7 Jul 20:01 | expired | -0.01% |
| Falling wedgeBULL | 6 Jul 19:55 | expired | -0.22% |
Every time one of LUV's patterns first closes through its trigger, the entry price is recorded and the outcome measured automatically: win at +0.75% in the pattern's direction, loss at −0.75% against, expired after 3 hours. Full methodology and site-wide record →
Signal movement — entry to exit
Real 5-minute closes around each signal: the amber dot marks the entry close, dashed lines mark the ±0.40% target and stop from entry, and the end dot shows where the signal resolved. Lead-in before entry is dimmed.