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GMGeneral Motors Company

Options Analysis Report•MOTOR VEHICLES & PASSENGER CAR BODIES

Market Cap $75.6B|NYSE

● 2026-09-11$86.12

NEUTRAL

Analysis: 2026-09-10 EOD data

1Y +46.7%YTD +6.3%7D -1.9%

Options Vol

18,764

30D

Implied Move

±9.5%

IV Rank

GM Options Overview

Mixed signals. Conditions favor premium sellers.

REWARDS

RISK ANALYSIS

Snowflake Analysis

Favorable conditions for premium sellers

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GM Gamma Walls

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GM Hedge Radar

Neutral

Full Hedge Radar

Neither score is at an extreme today. Neither axis is a forecast — this is where GM sits on protection cost vs. fragility today.

Protection is priced in the cheap band (3.44) — implied vol sits in the 9th percentile of its own past year, and downside puts carry 1.7 IV points more than at-the-money, measured against this name's own rolling 20-trading-day realized moves (484 overlapping windows). Fragility reads neutral (4.6): it is trading 2% above its hedge wall on a wall graded MEDIUM for reliability, and its realized-vol regime is stable.

Protection cost

3.44/ 10cheap

Basis: cross_sectional

Fragility

4.60/ 10neutral

Basis: per_ticker

Value

Is IV priced right?

5.9

ExpensiveCheap

Measures whether options are cheap, fair, or rich relative to historical and peer

levels.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed

IV Rank

≤35%

IV Rank 61.1% — elevated vs history

IV/HV Ratio

<1.05x

IV/HV 1.43x — IV premium over HV

Sector Relative≤50%

Sector percentile 51% — above sector median

Term Structure

<1.1x

Front/Back 1.01x — flat

Skew Normal

<1.25x

Put/Call IV 1.16x — elevated

Absolute IV

<80%

ATM IV 36.2% — normal range

Spread-Adjusted Value

<80%

Effective IV 56.6% (ATM 36.2% + spread 10.2% + bias) — good value

Execution Efficiency

<3.0%

Total drag 14.11% (spread 10.20% + slippage 3.91%) — high friction

Vega Efficiency

≥5.0

Vega efficiency 4.80 (vega 4.894 / spread 10.20%) — spread drag

Sentiment

Bullish or bearish?

5.3

BearishBullish

Analyzes

put/call ratios

open interest skew

, and flow direction to determine market bias.

Risk ChecksNeutral - Weak signal (Conviction: +3%, Raw: +12%)

Flow Direction

|net sentiment| ≥25%

Conviction-weighted: +3% (neutral) — Raw: +12%

OI Skew Magnitude

≥15%

|OI skew| 16.9% — call-heavy

Volume-OI Alignment

Same sign, |vol skew| ≥10%

Vol skew -3.0%, OI skew +16.9% — divergent (opposite)

Conviction Quality

≥2/3 conditions

0-DTE 33%, far-OTM 15%, avg DTE 30

OI Momentum

|change| ≥3%

OI change +0.0% (5d) — stable

Smart Money Flow

|weighted flow| ≥20%

ITM: -6%, ATM: +4%, OTM: +16% — neutral (ITM/ATM divergent)

Sector Relative≤40% or ≥60%

Sector P/C percentile 50% — neutral vs sector

Activity

Unusual activity?

4.3

QuietActive

Detects volume surges,

block trades

, and unusual options activity that may signal moves.

Risk Checks1/8 checks passed

Volume Surge

≥1.5x

Volume 1.3x avg — normal

Turnover Rate

≥15%

Vol/OI 5.8% — normal turnover

Multi-Day Persistence

≥2 days

1 day(s) elevated — may be one-day event

OI Build

≥5%

OI change -1.8% (5d) — stable

Sector Relative≥60%

Sector activity percentile 58% — neutral vs sector

Trade Quality

≥30%

Large trade volume 33% — institutional presence

Execution Urgency

≥60%

Aggressive execution 22% — patient

Flow Conviction

≥30

Conviction +3 (bullish) — mixed

Liquidity

Can I trade efficiently?

4.5

IlliquidLiquid

Evaluates

bid-ask spreads

, volume depth, and open interest for trade execution quality.

Risk Checks3/8 checks passed

Tradeable Spread

≤5.0%

Spread 10.2% — wide

Adequate OI

≥10,000

OI 325,548 — deep

Active Volume

≥500

Volume 18,764/day — active

Reasonable Cost

≤$0.50

$0.51 to cross — expensive

Strike Coverage

≥5 strikes

0 liquid strikes — limited options

Sector Relative≤40%

Sector spread percentile 52% — neutral vs sector

Order Book Depth

≥100 contracts

Depth 129.0 contracts (bid:70.3 ask:58.7) — adequate

Execution Quality

<1.0%

Avg slippage 3.91% — poor

Timing

Is now a good time?

6.0

RiskyFavorable

Considers earnings proximity,

time decay

, and event calendar for optimal entry timing.

Risk Checks4/9 checks passed

Term Structure Clarity

|slope| ≥5%

Slope +1.1% — flat/unclear

IV Percentile Clarity

<30 or >70

IV percentile 61% — neutral

Event Detection

≥10pts kink

IV kink 0.1pts — no clear event

Theta/Vega Clarity

<0.5 or >2.0

θ/ν ratio 44.94 — favors income trades

Expiration Distribution

≥3 expirations

4 liquid expirations — flexible

Event Risk

≥60% (safe)

caution advised: FOMC in 5d; CPI in 0d (HIGH)

Spread Momentum

<1.2 ratio

Spread ratio 1.00x — stable

Flow Momentum

≥25% strength + ≥50% consistency

Flow +3% @ 52% consistency — unclear

Smart Money Timing

≥40 composite score

Score 63 (ITM 20% + inst 33%) — HIGH institutional

Directional Strategy Fit

Option Buyers

Long Calls5.5

bullishIV fair, mixed flow

Long Puts5.3

bearishIV fair, mixed flow

Premium Sellers

Cash-Secured Put4.9

bullishIV fair, mixed flow

Covered Call4.7

bearishIV fair, mixed flow

For educational purposes only. Not investment advice.

The Options Desk tracks the move options price into every US earnings report the week of Sep 7, next to how much each stock has actually moved on its past prints — plus the SPY, QQQ and IWM expected ranges and the gamma walls that box them in.

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