{"id":15803,"date":"2025-08-05T20:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?page_id=15803"},"modified":"2025-08-05T20:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:12:49","slug":"great-day-with-palantir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/?page_id=15803","title":{"rendered":"Great Day With Palantir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"266\"><strong data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"266\">Palantir (PLTR) Earnings Did Not Disappoint!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"268\" data-end=\"356\">Yesterday after the close, Palantir (PLTR) announced their earnings\u2014and they crushed it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"424\">Going into earnings, I was holding 12 call options on the stock:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"527\">\n<li data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"458\">\n<p data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"458\">1 with a strike price of $140<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"492\">\n<p data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"492\">1 with a strike price of $150<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"527\">\n<p data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"527\">10 with a strike price of $155<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"728\">On Monday, PLTR closed around $160. Just minutes after the earnings announcement, the stock jumped $12 and opened this morning at $171.75.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"1020\">At 9 a.m., I was packing the car for a trip to Boston (my mother-in-law\u2019s hometown). But I wasn\u2019t getting in the car until after the open. When the market opened, PLTR continued to fly\u2014reaching as high as $176. Meanwhile, the broader market was opening in the red. That was my cue to take profits. I\u2019m in Boston now\u2014getting this post out a bit later than planned.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1022\" data-end=\"1084\">I sold 10 of the 12 Calls I was holding. Here&#8217;s the breakdown:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"1039\">\n<h3 data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1131\"><strong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1131\">Trade Recap \u2013 Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4 data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1169\"><strong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1169\">$155 Calls (10 contracts, I sold 8)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1231\"><strong data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1180\">Buy:<\/strong> July 28, 2025 \u2013 10 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $155 Calls @ $28<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1287\"><strong data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1243\">Sell:<\/strong> August 5, 2025 \u2013 Sold 8 of these @ $36.11<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1314\"><strong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1301\">Profit:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1312\">$6,488<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1348\"><strong data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1328\">Return:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1346\">23% in 1 week<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1317\" data-end=\"1348\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">I kept 2 contracts to let some profits ride. I still like Palantir long-term.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1434\" \/>\n<h4 data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1469\"><strong data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1469\">$150 Call (1 contract)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1529\"><strong data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1480\">Buy:<\/strong> July 17, 2025 \u2013 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150 Call @ $28<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1571\"><strong data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1541\">Sell:<\/strong> August 5, 2025 \u2013 Sold @ $38<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1596\"><strong data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1585\">Profit:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1596\">$1,000<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1601\" \/>\n<h4 data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1636\"><strong data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1636\">$140 Call (1 contract)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1699\"><strong data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1647\">Buy:<\/strong> June 11, 2025 \u2013 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $140 Call @ $28.85<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1741\"><strong data-start=\"1702\" data-end=\"1711\">Sell:<\/strong> August 5, 2025 \u2013 Sold @ $45<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1766\"><strong data-start=\"1744\" data-end=\"1755\">Profit:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1766\">$1,620<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1771\" \/>\n<h3 data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1812\"><strong data-start=\"1779\" data-end=\"1812\">Total Realized Profit: $9,108<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"2008\">This is one of my best days of the year. Trades like this are exactly why I created <em data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"1929\">Main Street Beats Wall Street<\/em>\u2014to show that traders on <strong>Main Street<\/strong> can win when they do the research and manage risk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2109\">\n<p>Successful trading,<\/p>\n<p>Steve<\/p>\n<p><em>The Options Coach<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Palantir&#8217;s (PLTR) earnings did not disappoint!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Palantir (PLTR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p>7\/28\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 8 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $155.00 C @ $28.00<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 8 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $155.00 C @ $36.11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profit +$6488<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This Call I bought on July 17th. I bought 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150 C at $28.<\/p>\n<p>7\/17\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150.00 C @ $28.00<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $150.00 C @ $38.00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profit +$1000<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>On June 11th I bought 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $140 C at $28.85<\/p>\n<p>6\/11\/25 \u2013 Buy to Open 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $140.00 C @ $28.85<\/p>\n<p>8\/5\/25 \u2013 Sell to Close 1 PLTR 1\/16\/26 $40.00 C @ $45.00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Profit +$1620\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is one of my best day of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palantir (PLTR) Earnings Did Not Disappoint! Yesterday after the close, Palantir (PLTR) announced their earnings\u2014and they crushed it. Going into earnings, I was holding 12 call options on the stock: 1 with a strike price of $140 1 with a strike price of $150 10 with a strike price of $155 On Monday, PLTR closed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15803","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P75MP0-46T","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15803"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15804,"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15803\/revisions\/15804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mainstbeatswallst.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}