- Beat earnings estimates in all of the last 4 quarters
- Attractive free cash flow ratio of 4.5x
- Bullish trend confirmed on both short and long timeframes
General Motors stock price up 3.28% on Wednesday
(Updated on Jul 22, 2026)
The General Motors stock price gained 3.28% on the last trading day (Wednesday, 22nd Jul 2026), rising from $79.52 to $82.13. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 5.36% from a day low at $80.04 to a day high of $84.33. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 7.73% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 2 million more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 13 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $1.07 billion.
The stock is moving within a wide and horizontal trend and further movements within this trend can be expected. Given the current horizontal trend, you can expect General Motors stock with a 90% probability to be traded between $73.68 and $85.43 at the end of this 3-month period. A break of a horizontal trend is often followed by a large increase in the volume, and stocks seldom manage to go directly from the bottom of a trend up to the top. Stocks turning up in the middle of a horizontal trend are therefore considered to be potential runners.
GM Signals & Forecast
Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The General Motors stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $77.96 and $79.19. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Wednesday, July 01, 2026, and so far it has risen 8.75%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for General Motors stock
General Motors finds support from accumulated volume at $79.29 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
In general the stock tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this stock. During the last day, the stock moved $4.29 between high and low, or 5.36%. For the last week the stock has had daily average volatility of 3.84%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $78.39 (-4.55%) (This stock has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 14 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (GM) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Thursday 23rd
For the upcoming trading day on Thursday, 23rd we expect General Motors Company to open at $82.17, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $80.89 and $83.37, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.48 (+/-3.07%) up or down from last closing price. If General Motors Company takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.07% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the resistance from accumulated volume at $83.24 (1.35%) than the support at $79.29 (3.46%), our systems don't find the trading risk/reward intra-day attractive and any bets should be held until the stock is closer to the support level.
Dividend Warning For GM
Dividend coming up for GM: Ex-dividend date (Friday 4th September, 2026) is 43 days away. The dividend is $0.180.Is General Motors Company stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity, as there is a fair chance for General Motors stock to perform well in the short-term period.
Current score:
2.596
Buy Candidate
Unchanged
Predicted Fair Opening Price
Predicted fair opening price on July 23, 2026 - $82.17 ( 0.0446%).
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GM Performance
Trading levels for GM
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 86.46 | 5.27% |
| R2 | 84.82 | 3.27% |
| R1 | 83.81 | 2.04% |
| Price | 82.13 | |
| S1 | 80.53 | -1.95% |
| S2 | 79.52 | -3.18% |
| S3 | 77.88 | -5.18% |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| R3 | 84.12 | 2.42% |
| R2 | 83.76 | 1.98% |
| R1 | 83.24 | 1.35% |
| Price | 82.13 | |
| S1 | 79.29 | -3.46% |
| S2 | 78.95 | -3.87% |
| S3 | 78.94 | -3.88% |
GM Dividend Payout History
| # | Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Yield | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 21, 2026 | Sep 04, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | $0.180 | 0.219% |
| 2 | Jun 05, 2026 | Jun 05, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.180 | 0.235% |
| 3 | Jan 27, 2026 | Mar 06, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | $0.180 | 0.209% |
| 4 | Dec 05, 2025 | Dec 05, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | $0.150 | 0.225% |
| 5 | Sep 05, 2025 | Sep 05, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | $0.150 | 0.307% |
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Buy GM
A sell signal from a double top formation was found on Monday, June 15, 2026 and based on theory for this formation the price should fall by -2.98% to $79.68 within 12 trading days (Thursday, July 02, 2026) since signal was issued.