Great Day With Palantir

Palantir (PLTR) Earnings Did Not Disappoint!

Yesterday after the close, Palantir (PLTR) announced their earnings—and they crushed it.

Going into earnings, I was holding 12 call options on the stock:

On Monday, PLTR closed around $160. Just minutes after the earnings announcement, the stock jumped $12 and opened this morning at $171.75.

At 9 a.m., I was packing the car for a trip to Boston (my mother-in-law’s hometown). But I wasn’t getting in the car until after the open. When the market opened, PLTR continued to fly—reaching as high as $176. Meanwhile, the broader market was opening in the red. That was my cue to take profits. I’m in Boston now—getting this post out a bit later than planned.

I sold 10 of the 12 Calls I was holding. Here’s the breakdown:

Trade Recap – Palantir (PLTR)

$155 Calls (10 contracts, I sold 8)

Buy: July 28, 2025 – 10 PLTR 1/16/26 $155 Calls @ $28

Sell: August 5, 2025 – Sold 8 of these @ $36.11

Profit: $6,488

Return: 23% in 1 week

I kept 2 contracts to let some profits ride. I still like Palantir long-term.

$150 Call (1 contract)

Buy: July 17, 2025 – 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $150 Call @ $28

Sell: August 5, 2025 – Sold @ $38

Profit: $1,000

$140 Call (1 contract)

Buy: June 11, 2025 – 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $140 Call @ $28.85

Sell: August 5, 2025 – Sold @ $45

Profit: $1,620

Total Realized Profit: $9,108

This is one of my best days of the year. Trades like this are exactly why I created Main Street Beats Wall Street—to show that traders on Main Street can win when they do the research and manage risk.

Successful trading,

Steve

The Options Coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palantir’s (PLTR) earnings did not disappoint!

 

 

Yesterday, after the close Palantir announced their earnings, and they crush it. Going in to earning I was holding 12 Call options on the stock. 1 with the Strike Price of $140, 1 with $150 and 10 at $155. On Monday the stock closed in the $160 area. A few minutes after the close, on the announcement, the stock shot up $12 and opened this morning at $171.75.

At 9am today I was packing the car for a trip to Boston, the hometown of my mother in-law. There was no way I was getting into the car until after the open. At the open the stock continued to fly up to $176. With the market opening down I decided to bail out and cash in. Below are the positions I sold, which was 10 of the 12 I was holding.

Palantir (PLTR)

On July 28th, just a week ago, I bought 10 PLTR 1/16/26 $155 Calls at $28. I knew earnings were due soon and I felt Palantir would beat so I bought this large position, but I went with a Strike Price going out to January for protection against the stock going down. I like Palantir so today I only sold 8 of these Calls to keep a little money on the table. The gain is $6488. A 23% return on a large amount of money in 1 week

7/28/25 – Buy to Open 8 PLTR 1/16/26 $155.00 C @ $28.00

8/5/25 – Sell to Close 8 PLTR 1/16/26 $155.00 C @ $36.11

Profit +$6488

This Call I bought on July 17th. I bought 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $150 C at $28.

7/17/25 – Buy to Open 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $150.00 C @ $28.00

8/5/25 – Sell to Close 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $150.00 C @ $38.00

Profit +$1000

On June 11th I bought 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $140 C at $28.85

6/11/25 – Buy to Open 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $140.00 C @ $28.85

8/5/25 – Sell to Close 1 PLTR 1/16/26 $40.00 C @ $45.00

Profit +$1620 

This is one of my best day of the year.