Palantir stock slides into MLK break — what to watch before PLTR earnings
New York, Jan 18, 2026, 06:13 EST — Market closed Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) shares closed down 3.4% on Friday at $170.96, after swinging between $170.03 and $182.12, with about 59.5 million shares traded. The drop came as U.S. stocks ended little changed in a choppy session and logged modest weekly losses, with Treasury yields rising after fresh uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s next leadership and the start of earnings season. “One reason markets were ‘flat-lining’ was anticipation of more earnings releases,” Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial, said. (Reuters) For traders, the timing matters. Friday’s monthly options