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Palantir options signal comeback attempt as nine-month bear market meets earnings

8/3/2026

Options activity in Palantir (PLTR) is drawing attention ahead of the software provider's earnings, with derivatives positioning being read as a signal that traders see the print as a credible opportunity to break a nine-month bear market.

The framing that has gained traction: a Microsoft-style comeback, a template traders are holding up against Palantir's setup to see whether it fits.

The nine-month backdrop Palantir has spent nine months in a bear market, which means earnings arrives as the first genuine structural test of whether the tape can reset.

Nine months is long enough to shift a market's read from "waiting out a correction" to "reassessing the thesis," and the options market appears to be betting on the former.

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