Palantir Technologies Inc. stock downgraded to Buy Candidate

The Palantir Technologies Inc. stock price gained 0.28% on the last trading day (Friday, 17th Sep 2021), rising from $28.63 to $28.71. , and has now gained 5 days in a row. It will be exciting to see whether it manages to continue gaining or take a minor break for the next few days. During the day the stock fluctuated 4.35% from a day low at $28.07 to a day high of $29.29. The price has risen in 8 of the last 10 days and is up by 8.3% over the past 2 weeks. Volume has increased on the last day along with the price, which is a positive technical sign, and, in total, 72 million more shares were traded than the day before. In total, 182 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $5.22 billion.

On August 13, 2021 "Royal Bank of Canada" gave "$20.00 - $25.00" rating for PLTR. The price target was changed from $24.84 to 0.2%.

The stock lies in the upper part of a very wide and weak rising trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break-up at the top trend line at $29.43 will firstly indicate a stronger rate of rising.Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 8.35% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $24.87 and $31.89 at the end of this 3-month period.

The Palantir Technologies Inc. stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term moving averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $26.99 and $24.86. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Friday, July 16, 2021, and so far it has risen 34.35%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Volume is rising along with the price. This is considered to be a good technical signal. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. Furthermore, there is currently a sell signal from the 3 months Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD).

Palantir Technologies Inc. finds support from accumulated volume at $28.63 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $1.22 between high and low, or 4.35%. For the last week, the stock has had a daily average volatility of 4.62%.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Palantir Technologies Inc. stock to perform well in the short-term.Due to some small weaknesses in the technical picture we have downgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Strong Buy to a Buy candidate.