GM — the engine's Play of the Day, fully scored
On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, GM scored in the 98.9th percentile of Wall Street Analyst's 15-dimension scoring engine with a STRONG BUY signal, at $88.70 at publication, on a suggested horizon of 1–2 weeks. The full breakdown below is the engine's actual evidence, published the day of the call and graded in public afterward.
GM lands in the 98.9th percentile on a convergence of event-driven signals: an av_earnings_momentum score of 100 backed by eight consecutive beats averaging +13.6% surprise, earnings_quality of 85.9 with positive revision momentum, and options_flow of 75 showing a very bullish 0.47 put/call ratio plus four call sweeps. Insider data is mixed but front-loaded bullish — a C-suite cluster buy totaling several million against offsetting sells — and the analyst_upside dimension flags a $101 target versus $83.84 at scoring, roughly +20% implied.
This is a catalyst archetype with a 1–2 week horizon, where the edge is concentrated around the near-term window rather than the January 27 earnings date 76 days out. Entry referenced at 88.70 with the technical setup confirmed by a MACD bullish crossover and price above key moving averages.
A failure to hold the moving-average structure or a reversal in the bullish options flow would undercut the setup, as would a shift in the insider picture toward the 13 distinct sellers and 30 C-suite sells already on the tape. The fundamental score of 45.9 and an F profitability grade mean any deterioration in the revision momentum leaves little support underneath.
The full case — all 15 dimensions
Every dimension the engine scored that day, with the actual evidence behind each number — including the ones that argue against the play. The twelve weighted dimensions come first; anything marked a supporting input is scored and shown, but reaches the composite through a capped confirmation bonus rather than a weighted share.
- Strong beat streak (8 consecutive quarters)
- Positive revision momentum (+0.37)
- Large average earnings surprise (+13.6%)
- Stable positive EPS estimates
- Very bullish put/call ratio (0.47)
- Bullish sweep activity (4 call sweeps)
- Analyst target $101 vs $83.84 at scoring time (+20% implied)
- MACD bullish crossover
- Price above key moving averages
- Reddit mentions via ApeWisdom: 3 in 24h (vs 1 the day before; per-post sentiment n/a)
- StockTwits bullish (bull/bear ratio: 9.0)
- Moderate social media volume (33 total messages)
- Ticker is trending on StockTwits
- Partial coverage: scored on 50% of social sources (confidence scaled accordingly)
- Strong analyst buy consensus (83%)
- Quant Grade: B- (60/100)
- Value: A
- Growth: C
- Profitability: F
- Momentum: B-
- Eps Revisions: A+
- Revenue declining -0%
- Earnings +36%
- Strong upward EPS revisions
- Insider selling activity (1 sells)
- Held by Berkshire Hathaway (Buffett), Bridgewater Associates (Dalio), Renaissance Technologies (Simons)
- High insider filing activity (20 Form 4s in 30d)
- 8Q consecutive earnings beats (avg 13.6% surprise)
- Earnings surprises decelerating
- Insider cluster BUY (cluster feed, 7d window): 25 insiders, $440,146,782
- Sector leader vs XLU (+2.6% 1mo, +2.5% 3mo)
- 8 consecutive earnings beats
- avg surprise +13.6%
- EPS trending up
- Scope: OpenInsider Form 4 filings, last 90 days. Starts from a neutral 50 baseline; drivers below adjust it
- 3 C-suite buy(s) totaling $3,471,000 (+25 pts)
- Cluster buy: 3 distinct insiders bought (+15 pts)
- 3 purchase(s) increased ownership by >20% (+15 pts)
- 4 buy(s) >= $500K (total $4,078,920) (+15 pts)
- 13 distinct insiders selling (-20 pts)
- 30 C-suite sell(s) (-20 pts)
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