Viking Therapeutics Stock Forecast
Viking Therapeutics stock price ended at $78.21 on Monday, after gaining 1.61%.
(Updated on May 06, 2024)
The Viking Therapeutics stock price gained 1.61% on the last trading day (Monday, 6th May 2024), rising from $76.97 to $78.21. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 8.40% from a day low at $73.69 to a day high of $79.88. The price has risen in 8 of the last 10 days and is up by 22.49% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -637 thousand shares and in total, 3 million shares were bought and sold for approximately $239.55 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.
The stock lies in the middle of a very wide and strong rising trend in the short term and a further rise within the trend is signaled. Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to rise 40.29% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $83.23 and $170.24 at the end of this 3-month period.
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VKTX Signals & Forecast
The Viking Therapeutics stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock. Also, there is a general buy signal from the relation between the two signals where the short-term average is above the long-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $76.67 and $72.26. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely. Some negative signals were issued as well, and these may have some influence on the near short-term development. A sell signal was issued from a pivot top point on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, and so far it has fallen -17.24%. Further fall is indicated until a new bottom pivot has been found.
Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Viking Therapeutics stock
Viking Therapeutics finds support from accumulated volume at $77.05 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.
This stock may move much during the day (volatility) and with a large prediction interval from the Bollinger Band this stock is considered to be "high risk". During the last day, the stock moved $6.19 between high and low, or 8.40%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 6.99%.
Our recommended stop-loss: $74.21 (-5.12%) (This stock has high daily movements and this gives high risk. There is a sell signal from a pivot top found 47 days ago.)
Trading Expectations (VKTX) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 7th
For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 7th we expect Viking Therapeutics to open at $77.26, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $73.26 and $83.16, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$4.95 (+/-6.32%) up or down from last closing price. If Viking Therapeutics takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 12.65% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.
Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $77.05 (1.48%) than the resistance at $80.83 (3.35%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..
Is Viking Therapeutics stock A Buy?
Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Viking Therapeutics stock to perform well in the short-term.
Current score: 2.779 Buy Candidate Unchanged
Predicted Opening Price for Viking Therapeutics of Tuesday, May 7, 2024
| Fair opening price May 7, 2024 | Current price |
|---|---|
| $77.26 ( 1.21%) | $78.21 |
The predicted opening price is based on yesterday's movements between high, low, and closing price.
Trading levels for VKTX
Fibonacci Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 83.45 | 6.70 % | |
| R2 | 81.09 | 3.68 % | ||
| R1 | 79.62 | 1.81 % | ||
| Current price: | 78.21 | |||
| Support | S1 | 74.90 | -4.24 % | |
| S2 | 73.43 | -6.11 % | ||
| S3 | 71.07 | -9.13 % |
Accumulated Volume Support & Resistance Levels
| Level | Price | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resistance | R3 | 94.50 | 20.83 % | |
| R2 | 85.05 | 8.75 % | ||
| R1 | 80.83 | 3.35 % | ||
| Current price | 78.21 | |||
| Support | S1 | 77.05 | -1.48% | |
| S2 | 74.00 | -5.38% | ||
| S3 | 71.78 | -8.22% |
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