Palantir (PLTR) stock is red hot to end the week, touching a new all-time intraday high of $85.22 on Jan. 31. This comes as investors anticipate its fourth-quarter earnings release on Monday, Feb. 3.

The first time I ever heard about Palantir (Nasdaq: PLTR), several years ago, it was pitched to me as an “equity crowdfunding opportunity” to make a private investment, and a rare chance to buy into one of the hottest defense IT stocks on the planet before its IPO.

Palantir stock price has done well and is one of the best performers on Wall Street, helped by the ongoing artificial intelligence tailwinds. It has jumped by over 400% in the last 12 months, transforming it into a company valued at almost $200 billion.