General Motors Whale Trades For October 13

A whale with a lot of money to spend (and possibly insider knowledge) has taken a noticeably bullish stance on General Motors.

Looking at options history for General MotorsGM we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 60.0% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 40.0% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 4 are puts, for a total amount of $210,582 and 6, calls, for a total amount of $482,737.

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 $50.0 to $60.0 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 $50.0 to $60.0 in the last 30 days.

General Motors Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Where Is General Motors Standing Right Now?

• With a volume of 8,174,330, the price of GM is down -1.71% at $57.95.
• RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
• Next earnings are expected to be released in 14 days.

What The Experts Say On General Motors:

• Goldman Sachs has decided to maintain their Buy rating on General Motors, which currently sits at a price target of $59.0.
• Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on General Motors, which currently sits at a price target of $64.0.

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