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Key Takeaways
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Palantir raised its full-year outlook but disappointed investors with mostly in-line quarterly results, sending shares in the analytics software provider sharply lower in extended trading on Monday.
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The stock recently rallied to its highest level since mid-February but found significant selling pressure around its record high, potentially signaling a double top pattern.
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Investors should watch major support levels on Palantir's chart around $97, $83 and $66, while also monitoring a key overhead area near $125.
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) raised its full-year outlook but disappointed investors with mostly in-line quarterly results, sending shares in the analytics software provider sharply lower in extended trading on Monday.
The company reported first-quarter revenue of $884 million, up 39% year-over-year and above the analyst consensus. Adjusted earnings per share of 13 cents, rose from 8 cents per share a year earlier, in line with Wall Street’s estimates. Investors may have been looking for more, after the AI darling posted blowout results in February and November.
Ahead of today’s highly anticipated earnings report, Palantir shares were up 64% since the start of the year and had soared more than five-fold over the past 12 months. The stock has been boosted by optimism that the software maker would benefit from increasing enterprise AI deployments and federal initiatives to improve government efficiency.
The stock fell more than 9% to $112.32 in after-hours trading.
Below, we take a closer look at Palantir’s chart and use technical analysis to identify major price levels that investors will likely be watching.
Potential Double Top
After setting their record high in mid-February, Palantir shares consolidated within a falling wedge before breaking out above the pattern last month.
More recently, the stock has rallied to its highest level since mid-February but found significant selling pressure around its record high as the relative strength index (RSI) crossed into overbought territory.
Indeed, the stock looks set to continue its retreat from this important technical location on Tuesday, possibly forming a double top pattern in the process.
Let’s identify three major support levels on Palantir’s chart worth watching and also locate a key overhead area to monitor during potential upswings.
Crucial Support Levels Worth Watching
Amid earnings-driven selling, it's initially worth watching the $97 level. This area on the chart, currently positioned slightly above the 50-day moving average, could attract buying interest near a brief period of consolidation following the initial breakout from the falling wedge pattern and the late-March countertrend high.