Palantir Technologies is suffering a serious selloff. The shares recently traded at $81.60, down about 1.3% on the day, but off earlier lows. They have crashed more than a third since hitting an all-time closing record of $124.

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) got off to a red-hot start in 2025 and quickly registered gains of more than 60% in less than two months, hitting a 52-week high on Feb. 18, but it has been retreating rapidly since then.

Planned cuts to defense spending sparked a sell-off for Palantir stock that has continued into this week. Shares have tumbled after touching records.