General American Investors Company, Inc.(GAM)
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- Exchange
- XNYS
- Market Cap
- $1.6B
General American Investors Co Inc is a closed-end, diversified management investment company. It manages a portfolio of investments, consisting of common stocks of U.S. companies, as well as international and private securities.
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
| Month | Avg Return | Years of Data |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.31% | 6 |
| Feb | -0.76% | 6 |
| Mar | +0.23% | 6 |
| Apr | +1.07% | 6 |
| May | +1.48% | 6 |
| Jun | +1.01% | 6 |
| Jul | +2.81% | 6 |
| Aug | +0.90% | 6 |
| Sep | -1.44% | 6 |
| Oct | +2.48% | 5 |
| Nov | -2.95% | 5 |
| Dec | +0.10% | 5 |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.
- Beta (1Y vs SPY)
- 0.75
- Correlation (SPY)
- 61.2%
- R²
- 0.37
- Ann. Volatility
- 15.7%
- SPY Volatility
- 12.8%
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
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| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
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| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Anang K. Majmudar | Senior Vice-President | Buy (P) | +500 | $24.66 | $12.3K | EDGAR |
| 2026-04-17 | Anang K. Majmudar | Senior Vice-President | Buy (P) | +1,000 | $24.81 | $24.8K | EDGAR |
| 2026-04-08 | Jeffrey W Priest | President & CEO | Buy (P) | +5,000 | $24.68 | $123.4K | EDGAR |
| 2026-04-08 | Eugene S Stark | VP Administration/CCO/PFO | Buy (P) | +6,151 | $24.86 | $152.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-30 | Eugene S Stark | VP Administration/CCO/PFO | Buy (P) | +838 | $24.94 | $20.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-30 | Eugene S Stark | VP Administration/CCO/PFO | Buy (P) | +838 | $24.94 | $20.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-23 | Eugene S Stark | VP Administration/CCO/PFO | Buy (P) | +11 | $24.95 | $274 | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-16 | Eugene S Stark | VP Administration/CCO/PFO | Buy (P) | +3,000 | $24.95 | $74.8K | EDGAR |
| 2026-03-13 | Jeffrey W Priest | President & CEO | Buy (P) | +800 | $24.90 | $19.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-02-04 | Anang K. Majmudar | Senior Vice-President | Buy (P) | +2,795 | $25.00 | $69.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-01-14 | Anang K. Majmudar | Senior Vice-President | Buy (P) | +64 | $24.98 | $1.6K | EDGAR |
| 2026-01-14 | Eugene S Stark | VP Administration/CCO/PFO | Buy (P) | +4,000 | $24.98 | $99.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-01-05 | SPENCER DAVIDSON | — | — | — | EDGAR | ||
| 2025-12-10 | Jeffrey W Priest | President & CEO | Buy (P) | +16,608 | $25.00 | $415.3K | EDGAR |
| 2025-12-09 | Jeffrey W Priest | President & CEO | Buy (P) | +60 | $25.00 | $1.5K | EDGAR |
| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAWRENCE BENJAMIN BUTTENWIESER | Director | 613,222 | $40.77M | -$188.1K | 3 | 2007-02-16 |
| 2 | SPENCER DAVIDSON | 190,874 | $12.69M | -$12.12M | 112 | 2026-01-05 | |
| 3 | Overbrook Foundation | 136,895 | $9.10M | -$283.1K | 2 | 2014-03-11 | |
| 4 | Eugene S Stark | VP Administration/CCO/PFO | 130,303 | $8.66M | $1.29M | 48 | 2026-04-08 |
| 5 | Daniel Neidich | Director | 119,781 | $7.96M | $3.91M | 44 | 2011-03-16 |
| 6 | Jeffrey W Priest | President & CEO | 75,283 | $5.00M | $5.08M | 69 | 2026-04-08 |
| 7 | CAROLE ANNE CLEMENTI | Secretary | 55,120 | $3.66M | -$206.1K | 3 | 2012-12-28 |
| 8 | Anang K. Majmudar | Senior Vice-President | 45,624 | $3.03M | $437.1K | 28 | 2026-04-21 |
| 9 | TRUST F B O ALTSCHUL EMILY H U A D 1 9 67 | Director | 41,313 | $2.75M | -$2.27M | 21 | 2018-04-25 |
| 10 | JOSEPH T STEWART JR | Director | 21,780 | $1.45M | $75.4K | 2 | 2008-10-17 |
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
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Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.