Is Viking Therapeutics, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 3 October 2025, the technical trend for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The weekly MACD is bearish, and the monthly MACD is also bearish, indicating a lack of momentum in the upward direction. The daily moving averages are mildly bearish, while the weekly KST is mildly bearish as well. The Bollinger Bands show a bullish signal on the weekly timeframe but a mildly bearish signal on the monthly timeframe. Dow Theory reflects a mildly bullish stance weekly but is mildly bearish monthly.
In terms of performance, the stock has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past week and month, with returns of 16.23% and 10.77% respectively, compared to the S&P 500's 1.09% and 4.15%. However, the year-to-date and one-year returns are significantly negative at -26.14% and -53.64%, respectively, compared to the S&P 500's positive returns of 14.18% and 17.82%. Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bearish, with mixed signals across different indicators.