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's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The long term trend is still negative, but the short term trend is neutral. It is advised to wait a little bit longer to see how this turns out.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VKTX is a bad performer in the overall market: 87% of all stocks are doing better.
VKTX is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month VKTX has a been trading in the 28.64 - 36.39 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the high of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days, which is what you like to see during a strong movement up.
VKTX has an average volume of 4228550 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
VKTX is an average performer in the Biotechnology industry, it outperforms 50% of 572 stocks in the same industry.
Prices have been rising strongly lately, it may be a good idea to wait for a consolidation or pullback before considering an entry.
The technical rating of VKTX is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
30.17
34.42
We found 1 important support area.
- A support zone ranging from 30.47 to 30.92. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
We found 1 important resistance area.
- A resistance zone ranging from 34.08 to 34.08. 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
CRS13.76
Mansfield-4.6
10 Day High36.39
10 Day Low28.64
20 Day High36.39
20 Day Low28.64
52 Week High99.41
52 Week Low28.64
Performance
1 Week15.49%
2 Weeks8.3%
1 Month-2.49%
3 Month-35.22%
6 Month-47.28%
12 Month-8.95%
2 Year209.45%
3 Year917.02%
5 Year475.51%
10 YearN/A
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)0.66
RSI(14)51.41
LBB28.29
UBB34.29
34.07
+2.44 (+7.71%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg7.71%
1 Week15.49%
2 Weeks8.3%
1 Month-2.49%
3 Month-35.22%
6 Month-47.28%
12 Month-8.95%
2 Year209.45%
3 Year917.02%
5 Year475.51%
10 YearN/A
15 YearN/A
Volatility
ATR(14)2.42
ATR(20)%6.5%
ATR Inc61.54%
Range Today4.89
ADR(20)2.18
ADR(20)%6.41%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS13.76
Mansfield-4.6
10 Day High36.39
10 Day Low28.64
20 Day High36.39
20 Day Low28.64
52 Week High99.41
52 Week Low28.64
CS1 End30.92
CR1 Start34.08
Volume & EV
DER(3)0.14%
DER(5)-0.94%
Volume15.77M
Volume Incr57.77%
Vol(5)6.98M
Vol(50)4.23M