Palantir Sneaks Toward Old Highs
Palantir Technologies has moved sideways for about five months, but now it could be sneaking toward a breakout.
The first pattern on today’s chart is the March 7 close of $26.46. It was the highest closing price for more than two years, but the software company closed above it last Friday. Are investors getting comfortable with higher values? (It was also resistance on June 20.)
Second, consider how the moving averages have evolved since early March. Then, the 8-day exponential moving average (EMA) and 21-day EMA were extended above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) and 100-day SMA. By early June, they were on top of each other and are now expanding. That may suggest a period of consolidation is morphing into a new uptrend.
Next, MACD is rising.
Fourth, the series of higher weekly lows starting in mid-April may reflect accumulation by longer-term buyers. (Also notice the steeper ascent in June.)
Finally, TradeStation data shows software makers starting to outperform in the last month following weakness in April and May. That could potentially favor PLTR.
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The first pattern on today’s chart is the March 7 close of $26.46. It was the highest closing price for more than two years, but the software company closed above it last Friday. Are investors getting comfortable with higher values? (It was also resistance on June 20.)
Second, consider how the moving averages have evolved since early March. Then, the 8-day exponential moving average (EMA) and 21-day EMA were extended above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) and 100-day SMA. By early June, they were on top of each other and are now expanding. That may suggest a period of consolidation is morphing into a new uptrend.
Next, MACD is rising.
Fourth, the series of higher weekly lows starting in mid-April may reflect accumulation by longer-term buyers. (Also notice the steeper ascent in June.)
Finally, TradeStation data shows software makers starting to outperform in the last month following weakness in April and May. That could potentially favor PLTR.
TradeStation has, for decades, advanced the trading industry, providing access to stocks, options and futures. See our Overview for more.
Past performance, whether actual or indicated by historical tests of strategies, is no guarantee of future performance or success. There is a possibility that you may sustain a loss equal to or greater than your entire investment regardless of which asset class you trade (equities, options or futures); therefore, you should not invest or risk money that you cannot afford to lose. Online trading is not suitable for all investors. View the document titled Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options at https://www.TradeStation.com/DisclosureOptions. Before trading any asset class, customers must read the relevant risk disclosure statements on https://www.TradeStation.com/Important-Information/. System access and trade placement and execution may be delayed or fail due to market volatility and volume, quote delays, system and software errors, Internet traffic, outages and other factors.
Securities and futures trading is offered to self-directed customers by TradeStation Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and a futures commission merchant licensed with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission). TradeStation Securities is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the National Futures Association, and a number of exchanges.
TradeStation Securities, Inc. and TradeStation Technologies, Inc. are each wholly owned subsidiaries of TradeStation Group, Inc., both operating, and providing products and services, under the TradeStation brand and trademark. When applying for, or purchasing, accounts, subscriptions, products and services, it is important that you know which company you will be dealing with. Visit [url =tradestation.com/DisclosureTSCompanies] TradeStation.com/DisclosureTSCompanies for further important information explaining what this means.
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