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General Motors Whale Trades For August 22

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on General Motors.

Looking at options history for General Motors (NYSE:GM) we detected 15 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 66% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 33% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $209,614 and 11, calls, for a total amount of $668,960.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $30.0 to $40.0 for General Motors over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. 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 trades within a strike price range from $30.0 to $40.0 in the last 30 days.

General Motors Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

 

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
GM CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/24 $33.00 $160.5K 2.1K 301
GM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $33.00 $104.8K 2.1K 151
GM PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $30.00 $78.7K 5.7K 265
GM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/30/22 $40.00 $75.5K 401 571
GM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/16/22 $38.00 $70.0K 4.7K 1.1K

Where Is General Motors Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 14,331,665, the price of GM is down -3.14% at $38.45.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 65 days.

What The Experts Say On General Motors:

  • JP Morgan has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on General Motors, which currently sits at a price target of $61.

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for General Motors, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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