Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has shed $73 billion in market value over a six-session slide, offering a rare boost to short sellers who’ve struggled against one of Wall Street’s top performers this year.

Aug 21 - Palantir Technologies ( NASDAQ:PLTR) lost roughly $73 billion in market value over a six-session slide, a sharp reversal after its Aug. 12 record high. Shares fell more than 17%, producing about $1.6 billion in profits for short sellers, Bloomberg reported using S3 Partners data.

Then, short seller Andrew Left of Citron Research said PLTR stock was "detached from fundamentals and analysis". He's certainly not the first one to suggest that the Palantir rally has gone too far. However,