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Watch These Palantir Price Levels After Stock's Nasdaq 100 Inclusion
Key Takeaways
Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) shares are likely to be in the spotlight on Monday after the Nasdaq announced late Friday that the analytics software provider, along with MicroStrategy ( MSTR ), and Axon Enterprise ( AXON ), had been added to the Nasdaq 100 Index .
The stock’s inclusion into the tech-heavy benchmark comes after it has more than quadrupled from the start of the year as of Friday’s close, boosted by growing demand for the software maker's customizable artificial intelligence (AI) offerings. The company’s shares became eligible to join the index following a strategic move to the Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) last month.
Below, we break down the technicals on Palantir’s weekly chart and identify key price levels that investors may be watching out for.
Cup and Handle Bullish Breakout Continues
Since breaking out from a multi-year cup and handle pattern in August, Palantir shares have continued to trend sharply higher. Trading volumes have supported the move higher, indicating buying participation from larger market participants.
The relative strength index (RSI) confirms bullish momentum, though the indicator's elevated reading above 80 cautions overbought conditions, which could lead to near term-price fluctuations.
Let’s apply technical analysis to project a longer-term bullish price target , while also pointing out key support levels that may attract buying interest during retracements.
Chart-Based Bullish Price Target
To forecast a potential bullish price target, investors can use the measuring principle , a chart-based technique that analyzes the cup and handle pattern to project a future move.
When applying the method to Palantir’s chart, we calculate the percentage change to the cup and handle’s “cup” and add it to the pattern’s top trendline value. For instance, we add a 383% increase to $29, which projects a target of $140.07, around 85% above Palantir’s closing price on Friday.
Key Levels to Watch During Retracements
If profit taking occurs, the stock initially could revisit support around $45, a location on the chart where investors may seek buying opportunities near a brief period of consolidation in the stock during October.
Finally, selling below this level could trigger a fall into a zone of support between $33 and $29. This area on the chart would likely attract buying interest near the cup and handle pattern's top trendline and the upward sloping 50-week moving average.
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