$PLTR — Momentum Meets Fundamentals: Palantir’s Blowout, Broad Options Flow, and a Mixed Earnings Tape Set a Neutral Market Tone

$PLTR $ORCL — A day of outsized single-stock moves and cross-market flows: Palantir’s ‘otherworldly’ commercial revenue prints and Caterpillar’s record sales powered rallies even as margin pressure at Oracle and mixed guidance at Merck complicate the picture. Options-driven momentum and ambiguous Fed messaging leave markets positioned for continued volatility.