VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC (VKTX) Stock Technical Analysis
NASDAQ:VKTX - Nasdaq - US92686J1060 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Overall VKTX gets a technical rating of 0 out of 10. VKTX scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is neutral, while the long term trend is still negative. We need to see a little more continued positive action to make this really interesting.
91% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than VKTX.
VKTX is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 568 other stocks in this industry, of which 60% are performing better than VKTX.
VKTX is currently trading in the lower part of its 52 week range, which is not a good signal. Agreed, the S&P500 Index is also not doing fantastic, but it still sitting in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month VKTX has a been trading in the 18.92 - 28.19 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
VKTX has an average volume of 4693530 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
VKTX has a bad technical rating, but it does show a decent setup pattern. We see reduced volatility while prices have been consolidating in the most recent period. We notice that large players showed an interest for VKTX in the last couple of days, which is a good sign.
- Behavior of large players is measured by the Effective Volume indicator. This indicator inspects the 1 minute timeframe looking for high volume transactions.
More info and screens
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26.06
2 important support areas can be observed.
- A support zone ranging from 23.70 to 23.85. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in the daily time frame.
- Support @22.22 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 25.80 to 25.80. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.34
Mansfield-4.58
10 Day High27.09
10 Day Low18.92
20 Day High28.19
20 Day Low18.92
52 Week High81.86
52 Week Low18.92
Performance
1 Week11.6%
2 Weeks29.08%
1 Month-7.83%
3 Month-25.25%
6 Month-66.95%
12 Month-65.29%
2 Year21.02%
3 Year983.61%
5 Year347.74%
10 Year193.07%
15 YearN/A
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.54
RSI(14)52.09
LBB20.11
UBB26.34
25.79
+0.31 (+1.22%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg1.22%
1 Week11.6%
2 Weeks29.08%
1 Month-7.83%
3 Month-25.25%
6 Month-66.95%
12 Month-65.29%
2 Year21.02%
3 Year983.61%
5 Year347.74%
10 Year193.07%
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.48
ATR(20)%8.77%
ATR Inc-34.24%
Range Today1.25
ADR(20)2.05
ADR(20)%7.96%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS9.34
Mansfield-4.58
10 Day High27.09
10 Day Low18.92
20 Day High28.19
20 Day Low18.92
52 Week High81.86
52 Week Low18.92
CS1 End23.85
CR1 Start25.8
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.35%
DER(5)4.39%
Volume4.25M
Volume Incr-12.32%
Vol(5)3.79M
Vol(50)4.69M