Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on General Motors GM.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with GM, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 15 uncommon options trades for General Motors.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 20% bullish and 66%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 9 are puts, for a total amount of $493,410, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $732,731.
Predicted Price Range
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $35.0 to $60.0 for General Motors over the last 3 months.
Analyzing Volume & Open Interest
In today's trading context, the average open interest for options of General Motors stands at 3144.5, with a total volume reaching 9,479.00. The accompanying chart delineates the progression of both call and put option volume and open interest for high-value trades in General Motors, situated within the strike price corridor from $35.0 to $60.0, throughout the last 30 days.
General Motors 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $5.3 | $4.85 | $4.85 | $47.00 | $307.7K | 1.8K | 636 |
| GM | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 04/25/25 | $2.43 | $2.25 | $2.28 | $43.00 | $226.0K | 30 | 1.1K |
| GM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $7.9 | $7.85 | $7.9 | $47.00 | $158.7K | 4.0K | 233 |
| GM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $8.35 | $8.25 | $8.25 | $40.00 | $108.9K | 3.9K | 134 |
| GM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $2.18 | $2.11 | $2.17 | $45.00 | $65.1K | 3.1K | 877 |
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 three segments: GM North America, GM International, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its US market share leadership in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021. 2024's share was 17.0%. The Cruise autonomous vehicle arm, which GM now owns outright, previously operated driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities, but after a 2023 accident, GM decided that it will focus on personal AVs. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding General Motors, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
General Motors's Current Market Status
- With a volume of 7,154,626, the price of GM is down -0.1% at $43.69.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 18 days.
Expert Opinions on General Motors
A total of 5 professional analysts have given their take on this stock in the last 30 days, setting an average price target of $50.4.
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