Palantir Technologies Unusual Options Activity For September 06

A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bullish stance on Palantir Technologies.

Looking at options history for Palantir Technologies PLTR we detected 10 strange trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 50% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $260,875 and 5, calls, for a total amount of $183,298.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $10.0 to $18.0 for Palantir Technologies over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Palantir Technologies's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Palantir Technologies's whale trades within a strike price range from $10.0 to $18.0 in the last 30 days.

Palantir Technologies Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

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Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
PLTR PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/23 $18.00 $67.8K 1.0K 191
PLTR PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/23 $14.00 $63.5K 3.6K 531
PLTR PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/17/23 $16.00 $63.0K 13.9K 309
PLTR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/08/23 $15.00 $55.5K 13.2K 1.5K
PLTR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $10.00 $46.8K 60.2K 128

Where Is Palantir Technologies Standing Right Now?

  • With a volume of 18,074,630, the price of PLTR is up 0.46% at $15.28.
  • RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.
  • Next earnings are expected to be released in 61 days.

What The Experts Say On Palantir Technologies:

  • Citigroup has decided to maintain their Sell rating on Palantir Technologies, which currently sits at a price target of $10.
  • Mizuho has decided to maintain their Neutral rating on Palantir Technologies, which currently sits at a price target of $16.
  • Wedbush downgraded its action to Outperform with a price target of $25
  • Wolfe Research has decided to maintain their Underperform rating on Palantir Technologies, which currently sits at a price target of $7.
  • Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Underweight with a price target of $9

Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.

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