Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on General Motors. Our analysis of options history for General Motors (NYSE:GM) revealed 11 unusual trades.
Delving into the details, we found 18% of traders were bullish, while 72% showed bearish tendencies. Out of all the trades we spotted, 6 were puts, with a value of $411,365, and 5 were calls, valued at $231,016.
Expected Price Movements
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $53.0 to $70.0 for General Motors over the last 3 months.
Insights into Volume & Open Interest
Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock.
This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for General Motors's options for a given strike price.
Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of General Motors's whale activity within a strike price range from $53.0 to $70.0 in the last 30 days.
General Motors Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview
Largest Options Trades Observed:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $17.2 | $17.1 | $17.2 | $70.00 | $204.6K | 4 | 120 |
| GM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $12.95 | $12.8 | $12.9 | $65.00 | $81.2K | 239 | 64 |
| GM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $2.18 | $2.13 | $2.18 | $54.00 | $65.4K | 90 | 301 |
| GM | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/20/25 | $4.25 | $4.2 | $4.2 | $55.00 | $45.7K | 15.6K | 112 |
| GM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/31/25 | $2.33 | $2.27 | $2.27 | $53.00 | $45.4K | 801 | 384 |
About General Motors
General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its us market share leader crown in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021. 2023's share was 16.5%. GM's Cruise autonomous vehicle arm has previously done driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities but after a 2023 accident GM decided in December 2024 that it will focus on AVs in personal vehicles. GM should own 100% of Cruise by 2025. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
Following our analysis of the options activities associated with General Motors, we pivot to a closer look at the company's own performance.
Present Market Standing of General Motors With a trading volume of 2,335,323, the price of GM is up by 0.44%, reaching $52.99. Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be approaching overbought. Next earnings report is scheduled for 5 days from now. What The Experts Say On General Motors
Over the past month, 2 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $62.0.
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