Viking Therapeutics Stock Options

VKTX Stock  USD 28.87  0.20  0.70%   
Viking Therapeutics' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.23 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.4 over 70 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on May 16th 2025. The total put volume is at 132, with calls trading at the volume of 373. This yields a 0.35 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against May 16th 2025 Option Contracts

Viking Therapeutics option prices can potentially be used to forecast stock returns because most option chains provide information not only about the current prices but also about the future conditions in Viking Therapeutics' lending market. For example, when Viking Therapeutics' puts are not actively trading or completely missing in the marketplace, investors can use it to internalize expected shorting costs. So if an investor is writing a put option on Viking Therapeutics, he or she must hedge the risk by shorting Viking Therapeutics stock over its option's life.
The chart above shows Viking Therapeutics' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Viking Therapeutics' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Viking Therapeutics' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Viking Therapeutics Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-05-16 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Viking Therapeutics' market makers reach a net positive position across all Viking Therapeutics' options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Viking Therapeutics' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Viking Therapeutics

Analyzing Viking Therapeutics' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Viking Therapeutics regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Viking Therapeutics' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Viking Therapeutics' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Viking Therapeutics' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Viking Therapeutics In The Money Call Balance

When Viking Therapeutics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Viking Therapeutics stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Viking Therapeutics' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Viking Therapeutics are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Viking Current Options Market Mood

Viking Therapeutics' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Viking Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Viking Therapeutics' options investors are not very successful. Viking Therapeutics' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Viking contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Viking Therapeutics will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0769% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Viking Therapeutics trading at USD 28.87, that is roughly USD 0.0222. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Viking Therapeutics' daily price movement you should consider buying Viking Therapeutics options at the current volatility level of 1.23%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Viking Therapeutics options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Viking calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Viking Therapeutics stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Viking Therapeutics Option Chain

When Viking Therapeutics' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Viking Therapeutics stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Viking Therapeutics' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Viking. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Viking. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Viking Therapeutics against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
VKTX250516C000175001017.511.05 - 13.214.0In
Call
VKTX250516C000200002920.09.6 - 11.4511.4In
Call
VKTX250516C00022500822.57.85 - 9.68.63In
Call
VKTX250516C0002500014025.06.25 - 7.456.4In
Call
VKTX250516C0002750029527.54.55 - 5.75.3In
Call
VKTX250516C00030000119130.04.15 - 4.64.25Out
Call
VKTX250516C00032500103232.53.35 - 3.83.95Out
Call
VKTX250516C00035000403235.02.05 - 3.13.0Out
Call
VKTX250516C0003750059237.51.61 - 2.952.46Out
Call
VKTX250516C00040000267140.01.88 - 2.281.95Out
Call
VKTX250516C0004250037242.51.22 - 2.191.64Out
Call
VKTX250516C00045000141645.01.25 - 2.81.45Out
Call
VKTX250516C0004750018547.51.01 - 4.01.35Out
Call
VKTX250516C00050000705150.01.02 - 1.291.05Out
Call
VKTX250516C0005250038452.50.0 - 3.051.0Out
Call
VKTX250516C0005500066755.00.66 - 1.560.85Out
Call
VKTX250516C0005750041157.50.0 - 2.830.5Out
Call
VKTX250516C00060000185760.00.5 - 0.990.66Out
Call
VKTX250516C0006250028362.50.0 - 2.440.28Out
Call
VKTX250516C00065000121265.00.41 - 0.70.61Out
Call
VKTX250516C0006750016467.50.0 - 0.971.25Out
Call
VKTX250516C00070000171870.00.3 - 1.480.45Out
Call
VKTX250516C0007250029372.50.0 - 2.530.4Out
Call
VKTX250516C00075000111575.00.21 - 1.10.43Out
Call
VKTX250516C000775003477.50.0 - 2.440.7Out
Call
VKTX250516C00080000126180.00.1 - 0.430.32Out
Call
VKTX250516C0008250018182.50.0 - 2.431.69Out
Call
VKTX250516C0008500026785.00.01 - 2.410.32Out
Call
VKTX250516C00090000149290.00.05 - 1.090.15Out
Call
VKTX250516C0009500045795.00.05 - 2.340.34Out
Call
VKTX250516C001000001447100.00.2 - 0.230.21Out
Call
VKTX250516C00105000179105.00.07 - 1.21.19Out
Call
VKTX250516C0011000055110.00.0 - 0.420.05Out
Call
VKTX250516C0011500066115.00.0 - 2.271.14Out
Call
VKTX250516C00120000815120.00.1 - 0.20.15Out
 Put
VKTX250516P000175003017.50.0 - 1.470.66Out
 Put
VKTX250516P0002000012620.00.81 - 2.151.08Out
 Put
VKTX250516P0002250011822.50.78 - 2.591.77Out
 Put
VKTX250516P00025000121925.02.5 - 2.892.9Out
 Put
VKTX250516P0002750062527.52.09 - 4.24.0Out
 Put
VKTX250516P00030000295330.04.9 - 5.55.2In
 Put
VKTX250516P0003250048132.56.8 - 7.256.7In
 Put
VKTX250516P00035000140635.08.6 - 9.059.04In
 Put
VKTX250516P0003750025037.510.45 - 11.211.03In
 Put
VKTX250516P00040000175640.012.45 - 13.3513.9In
 Put
VKTX250516P0004250079042.513.8 - 15.514.75In
 Put
VKTX250516P00045000106245.016.85 - 18.7517.5In
 Put
VKTX250516P0004750025347.518.5 - 20.619.25In
 Put
VKTX250516P0005000069750.020.25 - 22.4521.69In
 Put
VKTX250516P0005250016252.523.85 - 24.919.9In
 Put
VKTX250516P0005500029355.026.25 - 27.1527.2In
 Put
VKTX250516P0005750029657.528.25 - 30.6528.08In
 Put
VKTX250516P0006000027860.030.75 - 33.4532.12In
 Put
VKTX250516P0006250015062.533.05 - 34.734.91In
 Put
VKTX250516P0006500012465.035.4 - 38.637.4In
 Put
VKTX250516P0006750021467.537.9 - 40.734.35In
 Put
VKTX250516P000700004270.040.3 - 42.4540.5In
 Put
VKTX250516P000725001872.542.3 - 45.8528.8In
 Put
VKTX250516P000750008775.044.85 - 48.3545.6In
 Put
VKTX250516P00077500177.547.45 - 51.030.55In
 Put
VKTX250516P000800001080.049.7 - 53.349.52In
 Put
VKTX250516P00082500082.551.75 - 55.851.75In
 Put
VKTX250516P00085000085.054.7 - 58.446.22In
 Put
VKTX250516P00090000090.059.75 - 63.451.2In
 Put
VKTX250516P00095000095.064.5 - 68.1564.5In
 Put
VKTX250516P001000000100.069.5 - 73.2550.0In
 Put
VKTX250516P001050000105.074.7 - 78.2571.4In
 Put
VKTX250516P001100000110.079.5 - 83.1579.5In
 Put
VKTX250516P001150000115.085.05 - 88.2585.05In
 Put
VKTX250516P001200000120.089.8 - 93.2589.8In

Viking Therapeutics Market Cap Over Time

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Viking Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

924.29 Million

At this time, Viking Therapeutics' Total Stockholder Equity is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Viking Therapeutics Corporate Management

CPA CPAChief OfficerProfile
Michael MorneauVice AdministrationProfile
Marianne ManciniChief OfficerProfile
Geoffrey BarkerSenior DevelopmentProfile

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