General Motors Company (GM) Volatility Skew
Implied volatility skew shows how IV varies across strike prices for a given expiration. Steeper skews indicate higher demand for downside protection relative to upside speculation.
General Motors Company (GM) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Manufacturers industry, with a market capitalization near $68.36B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 162,000 people, carrying a beta of 1.29 to the broader market. General Motors Company designs, builds, and sells trucks, crossovers, cars, and automobile parts and accessories in North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, South America, the United States, and China. Led by Mary T. Barra, public since 2010-11-18.
Snapshot as of May 15, 2026.
- Spot Price
- $74.92
- ATM IV
- 35.1%
- IV Skew 25Δ
- 0.003
- IV Rank
- 45.9%
- IV Percentile
- 60.7%
- Term Structure Slope
- 0.008
As of May 15, 2026, General Motors Company (GM) at-the-money implied volatility is 35.1%. IV rank is 45.9% (where 0% is the 52-week low and 100% is the 52-week high). IV percentile is 60.7%. The 25-delta skew is +0.003: skew is roughly flat across the 25-delta wings. High IV rank typically favors premium-selling strategies; low IV rank favors premium-buying.
GM Strategy Selection at Current Volatility Levels
For General Motors Company options at 35.1% ATM IV, mid-range IV rank (45.9%) is the regime where directional conviction matters more than vol-regime positioning; strategy choice should follow the event calendar and the dealer-positioning view rather than IV rank alone. Pair the vol-rank read with the dealer-gamma view and the upcoming-events calendar to confirm the strategy fits both the structural regime and the path-dependent risk. The variance risk premium - the persistent gap between implied and subsequently realized vol - is positive in equity markets on average; high IV rank typically reflects a stretch where the premium is wider than usual.
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Frequently asked GM volatility skew questions
- What is the current GM ATM implied volatility?
- As of May 15, 2026, General Motors Company (GM) at-the-money implied volatility is 35.1%. IV rank is 45.9% on a 0-100% scale anchored to the 1-year IV range. ATM IV is the volatility input that makes a Black-Scholes-equivalent model reproduce the listed at-the-money option prices.
- Is GM IV high or low historically?
- IV is near its 1-year median, a regime where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and event calendar rather than vol regime.
- What does GM volatility skew tell options traders?
- Volatility skew is the pattern by which IV varies across strikes for a given expiration. General Motors Company skew is roughly flat across the 25-delta wings. Skew matters for risk-defined strategy selection: when downside puts are rich, put-credit spreads capture more premium; when upside calls are rich, call-credit spreads or covered-call writes harvest more.