Benzinga | Dec 20, 2021 10:19AM EST

Looking At General Motors's Recent Whale Trades

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 12 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 58% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 41% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $160,518 and 10, calls, for a total amount of $450,309.

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 $40.0 to $70.0 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 $40.0 to $70.0 in the last 30 days.

General Motors Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/ Trade Sentiment Exp. Strike Total Trade Open Volume CALL Type Date Price Price InterestGM PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/17/ $65.00 $134.0K 669 100 22GM CALL TRADE BULLISH 02/18/ $60.00 $121.7K 13.0K 643 22GM CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/20/ $40.00 $61.2K 5.5K 36 23GM CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/ $60.00 $47.5K 45.6K 520 22GM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/20/ $70.00 $43.5K 14.3K 491 23

Where Is General Motors Standing Right Now?

* With a volume of 3,587,537, the price of GM is down -2.61% at $53.72.

* RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.

* Next earnings are expected to be released in 51 days.

What The Experts Say On General Motors:

* Daiwa Capital downgraded its action to Neutral with a price target of $65

* Wells Fargo has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on General Motors, which currently sits at a price target of $74.

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