If you were looking for an opportunity to capitalize on General Motors' (NYSE:GM) improving performance, the time is now. The stock is trading down approximately 4% this month, as a result of Canada's decision to sell 73.4 million shares to Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and first-quarter earnings. First-quarter profits were hit hard by a stronger dollar, a trend that has lost momentum and plateaued. The PowerShares DB USD Bull ETF (NYSEARCA:UUP) is down 1.6% in April. As for the sale, the Canadian government was simply relinquishing ownership in a non-traditional government holding. As Canadian Finance Minister Joe Oliver reported in theWall Street Journal, the intent was to "eliminate a market exposure for Canadian taxpayers... we never believed the government should be a shareholder of a private sector company for an indefinite period of time." In addition to the Canadian sale, the stock price has been trending down on light volume and sparse news. This presents an opportunity for investors to add a fundamentally sound security to their portfolio. Read more