VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC (VKTX)
US92686J1060 - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, VKTX scores 4 out of 10 in our technical rating. Although VKTX is scoring some points because its good overall performance in the market in the past year, recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
In the last month VKTX has a been trading in the 47.65 - 81.73 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, we notice that VKTX is one of the better performing stocks in the market, outperforming 98% of all stocks. On top of that, VKTX also shows a nice and consistent pattern of rising prices.
VKTX is part of the Biotechnology industry. There are 565 other stocks in this industry. VKTX outperforms 96% of them.
VKTX has an average volume of 4459350 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
The long term trend is neutral, but the short term trend is negative. Better to stay away from this!
VKTX is currently trading in the middle of its 52 week range. The S&P500 Index however is currently trading near new highs, so VKTX is lagging the market.
VKTX has an average technical rating and the quality of the presented setup is also not ideal 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
48.61
81.00
When analyzing the support we notice one important area.
- A support zone ranging from 49.10 to 49.84. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 76.16 to 77.18. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @80.20 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS98.34
Mansfield-1.35
10 Day High70.41
10 Day Low47.65
20 Day High81.73
20 Day Low47.65
52 Week High99.41
52 Week Low11.55
Performance
1 Week-3.62%
2 Weeks-25.01%
1 Month-29.49%
3 Month-20.11%
6 Month-17.72%
12 Month320.44%
2 Year1174.81%
3 Year872.32%
5 Year605.33%
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)-1.66
RSI(14)35.36
LBB44.26
UBB72.39
VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC
NASDAQ:VKTX (11/22/2024, 10:55:00 AM)
52.03
+0.4 (+0.77%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryBiotechnology
Performance
% Chg0.77%
1 Week-3.62%
2 Weeks-25.01%
1 Month-29.49%
3 Month-20.11%
6 Month-17.72%
12 Month320.44%
2 Year
3 Year
5 Year
10 Year
15 Year
Volatility
ATR(14)5.18
ATR(20)%9.89%
ATR Inc
Range Today1.25
ADR(20)
ADR(20)%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS
Mansfield
10 Day High70.41
10 Day Low47.65
20 Day High81.73
20 Day Low47.65
52 Week High99.41
52 Week Low11.55
CS1 End
CR1 Start
Volume & EV
DER(3)
DER(5)
Volume872.00K
Volume Incr-22.13%
Vol(5)5.08M
Vol(50)4.46M