Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Palantir Technologies PLTR.
And retail traders should know.
We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.
Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with PLTR, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen.
So how do we know what these investors just did?
Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 13 uncommon options trades for Palantir Technologies.
This isn't normal.
The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 69% bullish and 23%, bearish.
Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 3 are puts, for a total amount of $100,032, and 10 are calls, for a total amount of $483,196.
Predicted Price Range
After evaluating the trading volumes and Open Interest, it's evident that the major market movers are focusing on a price band between $15.0 and $24.0 for Palantir Technologies, spanning the last three months.
Volume & Open Interest Trends
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Palantir Technologies options trades today is 4566.57 with a total volume of 2,662.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Palantir Technologies's big money trades within a strike price range of $15.0 to $24.0 over the last 30 days.
Palantir Technologies Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Noteworthy Options Activity:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Ask | Bid | Price | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLTR | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $10.6 | $9.45 | $10.05 | $15.00 | $100.5K | 9.3K | 0 |
| PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $6.3 | $6.2 | $6.2 | $18.00 | $63.2K | 145 | 112 |
| PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $6.25 | $6.05 | $6.15 | $18.00 | $62.7K | 145 | 111 |
| PLTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $2.69 | $2.68 | $2.69 | $22.00 | $52.7K | 574 | 257 |
| PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $6.5 | $6.4 | $6.5 | $22.00 | $44.1K | 7.9K | 158 |
About Palantir Technologies
Palantir is an analytical software company that focuses on leveraging data to create efficiencies in its clients' organizations. The firm serves commercial and government clients via its Foundry and Gotham platforms, respectively. The Denver-based company was founded in 2003 and went public in 2020.
After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Palantir Technologies, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.
Current Position of Palantir Technologies
- With a volume of 16,660,213, the price of PLTR is down -2.18% at $21.09.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock is currently neutral between overbought and oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 88 days.
Professional Analyst Ratings for Palantir Technologies
In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $23.2.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from RBC Capital continues to hold a Underperform rating for Palantir Technologies, targeting a price of $9.
- Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from DA Davidson keeps a Neutral rating on Palantir Technologies with a target price of $24.
- An analyst from Citigroup persists with their Neutral rating on Palantir Technologies, maintaining a target price of $25.
- Maintaining their stance, an analyst from HSBC continues to hold a Hold rating for Palantir Technologies, targeting a price of $23.
- In a cautious move, an analyst from Wedbush downgraded its rating to Outperform, setting a price target of $35.
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