Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
28.54
+0.16
+0.56%
Viking Therapeutics
US · VKTX
#2352 by market cap
Listed 2015
28.54
+0.16
+0.56%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 318s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:39
Pre-market
28.60
+0.23%
After-hours
28.62
+0.29%
Overnight
28.41
-0.46%
- Market cap
- 3.59B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -6.11
- P/Bi
- 8.78
- EPSi
- -3.19
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 16%
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✦ Today’s options flow
Calls lead
5354 2793
■ Call volume■ Put volume
- Calls are outnumbering puts by more than 1.9 to 1 today — the day's options flow leans bullish.
Options-implied move vs. analyst target
The chain's longest listed expiration (Nov 6, 2026, 29 days out) implies 74.93% annualized vol near the money — a one-standard-deviation move to roughly $22.51–$34.57 by then.
Options-implied (~68% band), 29d
$22.51now $28.54$34.57
Analyst target range, ~12mo
$38.00avg $90.47$125.00
Two different things on the same scale: the purple band is the options market's own near-term volatility pricing (statistical, 29 days out); the blue band is sell-side opinion on a roughly 12-month horizon. Neither is a forecast.
Most active contracts today
| Contract | Type | Last | Volume | Open int. | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 $28.50 | Put | $0.60 | 1,827 | 1,914 | 82.54% |
| Oct 16 $30.00 | Call | $0.84 | 715 | 6,866 | 78.98% |
| Oct 16 $35.00 | Call | $0.13 | 561 | 4,043 | 90.56% |
| Oct 9 $30.00 | Call | $0.19 | 499 | 1,009 | 97.95% |
| Oct 9 $29.50 | Call | $0.28 | 493 | 99 | 100.91% |
| Oct 9 $29.00 | Call | $0.46 | 377 | 1,186 | 93.81% |
| Oct 30 $30.00 | Call | $1.45 | 328 | 807 | 71.51% |
| Oct 9 $28.00 | Call | $0.91 | 248 | 523 | 84.26% |
| Oct 30 $29.00 | Put | $2.12 | 233 | 52 | 65.33% |
| Oct 16 $28.50 | Call | $1.27 | 225 | 32 | 65.73% |
Ranked by today’s contract volume, calls and puts together. Ties in the underlying data land in whatever order the database returns them.
Full chain, by expiration
Oct 9, 2026 (59 strikes)
| Calls | Strike | Puts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Vol | OI | Last | Vol | OI | |
| $8.89 | 4 | 5 | $20.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 16 |
| $7.97 | 4 | 7 | $21.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 52 |
| $6.81 | 1 | 13 | $22.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 32 |
| $6.03 | 5 | 31 | $23.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 11 |
| $5.60 | 1 | 4 | $23.50 | $0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $5.08 | 3 | 69 | $24.00 | $0.01 | 0 | 2 |
| $4.20 | 4 | 64 | $24.50 | $0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| $3.77 | 10 | 15 | $25.00 | $0.04 | 102 | 181 |
| $3.22 | 28 | 18 | $25.50 | $0.02 | 3 | 14 |
| $2.80 | 27 | 55 | $26.00 | $0.04 | 5 | 53 |
| $2.04 | 0 | 26 | $26.50 | $0.04 | 27 | 73 |
| $1.98 | 4 | 17 | $27.00 | $0.10 | 27 | 129 |
| $1.34 | 16 | 11 | $27.50 | $0.20 | 5 | 197 |
| $0.91 | 248 | 523 | $28.00 | $0.31 | 71 | 1,071 |
| $0.73 | 67 | 59 | $28.50 | $0.60 | 1,827 | 1,914 |
| $0.46 | 377 | 1,186 | $29.00 | $0.90 | 26 | 384 |
| $0.28 | 493 | 99 | $29.50 | $1.22 | 4 | 214 |
| $0.19 | 499 | 1,009 | $30.00 | $1.64 | 6 | 532 |
| $0.08 | 25 | 371 | $30.50 | $2.29 | 0 | 51 |
| $0.10 | 47 | 570 | $31.00 | $2.80 | 1 | 457 |
| $0.07 | 74 | 670 | $31.50 | $3.21 | 0 | 97 |
| $0.08 | 2 | 1,275 | $32.00 | $3.66 | 5 | 661 |
| $0.06 | 4 | 261 | $32.50 | $4.17 | 0 | 246 |
| $0.04 | 45 | 723 | $33.00 | $4.43 | 4 | 212 |
| $0.03 | 13 | 307 | $33.50 | $4.83 | 2 | 89 |
| $0.03 | 34 | 406 | $34.00 | $5.75 | 1 | 141 |
| $0.06 | 3 | 209 | $34.50 | $6.14 | 0 | 84 |
| $0.04 | 110 | 922 | $35.00 | $6.28 | 2 | 61 |
| $0.03 | 0 | 101 | $35.50 | $7.13 | 0 | 1 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 369 | $36.00 | $7.62 | 0 | 51 |
| $0.03 | 5 | 20 | $36.50 | $7.92 | 1 | 0 |
| $0.03 | 12 | 183 | $37.00 | $8.35 | 1 | 47 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 26 | $37.50 | $9.12 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.05 | 1 | 187 | $38.00 | $9.60 | 1 | 1 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 30 | $38.50 | $10.02 | 3 | 2 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 52 | $39.00 | $10.63 | 1 | 20 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 0 | $39.50 | $11.12 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 54 | 672 | $40.00 | $11.62 | 0 | 10 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 13 | $40.50 | $12.12 | 0 | 1 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 24 | $41.00 | $12.62 | 0 | 12 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 1 | $41.50 | $12.97 | 2 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 77 | $42.00 | $13.40 | 2 | 2 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 0 | $42.50 | $14.12 | 0 | 1 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 32 | $43.00 | $14.62 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 0 | $43.50 | $15.12 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 254 | $44.00 | $15.62 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 0 | $44.50 | $16.12 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 68 | $45.00 | $16.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 0 | $45.50 | $17.12 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 3 | $46.00 | $17.62 | 0 | 8 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 27 | $46.50 | $18.12 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 12 | $47.00 | $18.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 2 | $48.00 | $19.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $49.00 | $20.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 295 | $50.00 | $21.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $51.00 | $22.62 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $52.00 | $23.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $55.00 | $26.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 46 | $60.00 | $31.62 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 16, 2026 (54 strikes)
| Calls | Strike | Puts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Vol | OI | Last | Vol | OI | |
| $13.51 | 0 | 3 | $15.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 18 |
| $11.03 | 0 | 58 | $17.50 | $0.01 | 3 | 904 |
| $8.54 | 0 | 192 | $20.00 | $0.03 | 0 | 3,886 |
| $7.56 | 0 | 0 | $21.00 | $0.04 | 0 | 21 |
| $6.57 | 0 | 0 | $22.00 | $0.05 | 0 | 3 |
| $6.08 | 0 | 346 | $22.50 | $0.06 | 0 | 884 |
| $5.59 | 0 | 11 | $23.00 | $0.07 | 0 | 2 |
| $5.10 | 0 | 12 | $23.50 | $0.07 | 0 | 2 |
| $4.63 | 0 | 13 | $24.00 | $0.09 | 30 | 6 |
| $4.16 | 0 | 16 | $24.50 | $0.11 | 7 | 6 |
| $3.75 | 1 | 309 | $25.00 | $0.13 | 131 | 8,426 |
| $3.24 | 0 | 26 | $25.50 | $0.24 | 5 | 170 |
| $2.85 | 3 | 4 | $26.00 | $0.20 | 1 | 152 |
| $2.54 | 5 | 5 | $26.50 | $0.35 | 5 | 242 |
| $2.16 | 7 | 1 | $27.00 | $0.49 | 22 | 133 |
| $1.95 | 2 | 13 | $27.50 | $0.64 | 2 | 841 |
| $1.55 | 9 | 8 | $28.00 | $0.82 | 30 | 126 |
| $1.27 | 225 | 32 | $28.50 | $1.07 | 5 | 103 |
| $1.02 | 74 | 73 | $29.00 | $1.40 | 6 | 192 |
| $0.91 | 30 | 18 | $29.50 | $1.86 | 0 | 724 |
| $0.84 | 715 | 6,866 | $30.00 | $1.98 | 18 | 2,147 |
| $0.67 | 7 | 95 | $30.50 | $2.61 | 0 | 334 |
| $0.53 | 14 | 236 | $31.00 | $3.14 | 1 | 411 |
| $0.45 | 167 | 400 | $31.50 | $3.38 | 2 | 121 |
| $0.37 | 85 | 627 | $32.00 | $3.72 | 3 | 309 |
| $0.31 | 8 | 783 | $32.50 | $4.30 | 0 | 793 |
| $0.37 | 4 | 350 | $33.00 | $4.74 | 0 | 252 |
| $0.27 | 3 | 82 | $33.50 | $5.23 | 0 | 302 |
| $0.61 | 1 | 129 | $34.00 | $5.85 | 1 | 658 |
| $0.21 | 4 | 138 | $34.50 | $5.93 | 10 | 196 |
| $0.13 | 561 | 4,043 | $35.00 | $6.30 | 5 | 1,317 |
| $0.34 | 1 | 2 | $35.50 | $7.18 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.12 | 3 | 716 | $36.00 | $7.68 | 0 | 234 |
| $0.08 | 8 | 141 | $37.00 | $8.66 | 0 | 3 |
| $0.08 | 10 | 717 | $37.50 | $9.16 | 0 | 1,069 |
| $0.10 | 15 | 497 | $38.00 | $9.65 | 0 | 67 |
| $0.10 | 0 | 315 | $39.00 | $10.64 | 0 | 197 |
| $0.12 | 70 | 17,602 | $40.00 | $11.64 | 0 | 596 |
| $0.08 | 6 | 154 | $41.00 | $12.63 | 0 | 130 |
| $0.06 | 0 | 35 | $42.00 | $13.62 | 0 | 1 |
| $0.09 | 30 | 1,000 | $42.50 | $14.12 | 0 | 58 |
| $0.04 | 0 | 16 | $43.00 | $14.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.03 | 0 | 5 | $44.00 | $15.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.09 | 6 | 5,322 | $45.00 | $16.62 | 0 | 18 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 8 | $46.00 | $17.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 8 | $47.00 | $18.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.04 | 24 | 23,092 | $47.50 | $19.12 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 5 | $48.00 | $19.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 19 | $49.00 | $20.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.05 | 73 | 2,539 | $50.00 | $21.62 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $51.00 | $22.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $52.00 | $23.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.05 | 5 | 1,650 | $55.00 | $26.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 2,011 | $60.00 | $31.62 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 23, 2026 (48 strikes)
| Calls | Strike | Puts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Vol | OI | Last | Vol | OI | |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $19.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $8.46 | 0 | 0 | $20.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 1 |
| $7.46 | 0 | 0 | $21.00 | $0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| $6.48 | 0 | 2 | $22.00 | $0.03 | 0 | 6 |
| $5.53 | 0 | 0 | $23.00 | $0.07 | 0 | 8 |
| $4.61 | 0 | 0 | $24.00 | $0.15 | 0 | 41 |
| $4.18 | 0 | 0 | $24.50 | $0.22 | 0 | 1 |
| $3.76 | 0 | 2 | $25.00 | $0.30 | 0 | 313 |
| $3.39 | 0 | 0 | $25.50 | $0.43 | 0 | 5 |
| $3.01 | 0 | 0 | $26.00 | $0.55 | 0 | 31 |
| $2.68 | 0 | 0 | $26.50 | $0.71 | 0 | 1 |
| $2.34 | 0 | 3 | $27.00 | $0.88 | 0 | 52 |
| $2.01 | 0 | 0 | $27.50 | $1.05 | 0 | 28 |
| $1.85 | 13 | 44 | $28.00 | $1.26 | 2 | 87 |
| $1.88 | 2 | 1 | $28.50 | $1.34 | 14 | 9 |
| $1.46 | 5 | 238 | $29.00 | $1.95 | 0 | 46 |
| $1.41 | 50 | 1 | $29.50 | $2.34 | 0 | 90 |
| $1.05 | 57 | 205 | $30.00 | $2.72 | 0 | 261 |
| $1.06 | 0 | 0 | $30.50 | $3.10 | 0 | 27 |
| $0.95 | 0 | 24 | $31.00 | $3.49 | 0 | 34 |
| $0.83 | 0 | 1 | $31.50 | $3.38 | 1 | 0 |
| $0.68 | 14 | 441 | $32.00 | $3.87 | 1 | 88 |
| $0.83 | 3 | 0 | $32.50 | $4.64 | 0 | 1 |
| $0.74 | 63 | 183 | $33.00 | $5.02 | 0 | 144 |
| $0.56 | 10 | 2 | $33.50 | $5.49 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.37 | 37 | 110 | $34.00 | $5.96 | 0 | 177 |
| $0.40 | 1 | 12 | $34.50 | $6.42 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.30 | 66 | 881 | $35.00 | $6.89 | 0 | 118 |
| $0.31 | 0 | 2 | $35.50 | $7.36 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.21 | 3 | 170 | $36.00 | $7.83 | 0 | 13 |
| $0.48 | 2 | 37 | $37.00 | $8.76 | 0 | 8 |
| $0.47 | 2 | 113 | $38.00 | $9.70 | 0 | 43 |
| $0.29 | 1 | 36 | $39.00 | $10.67 | 0 | 11 |
| $0.19 | 1 | 761 | $40.00 | $11.64 | 0 | 3 |
| $0.05 | 0 | 105 | $41.00 | $12.63 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.13 | 8 | 62 | $42.00 | $13.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.03 | 0 | 44 | $43.00 | $14.62 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 31 | $44.00 | $15.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 346 | $45.00 | $16.62 | 0 | 1 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 20 | $46.00 | $17.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 24 | $47.00 | $18.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.05 | 6 | 54 | $48.00 | $19.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $49.00 | $20.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 456 | $50.00 | $21.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $51.00 | $22.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $52.00 | $23.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $55.00 | $26.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.00 | 0 | 1 | $60.00 | $31.62 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 30, 2026 (36 strikes)
| Calls | Strike | Puts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Vol | OI | Last | Vol | OI | |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $19.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $8.70 | 0 | 6 | $20.00 | $0.08 | 0 | 2 |
| $7.76 | 0 | 5 | $21.00 | $0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| $6.84 | 0 | 0 | $22.00 | $0.15 | 4 | 11 |
| $6.23 | 2 | 2 | $23.00 | $0.31 | 0 | 118 |
| $5.06 | 0 | 2 | $24.00 | $0.43 | 0 | 9 |
| $4.55 | 2 | 2 | $25.00 | $0.53 | 30 | 58 |
| $3.49 | 0 | 2 | $26.00 | $0.82 | 5 | 66 |
| $2.85 | 0 | 3 | $27.00 | $1.14 | 12 | 146 |
| $2.41 | 8 | 71 | $28.00 | $1.62 | 44 | 248 |
| $1.81 | 30 | 128 | $29.00 | $2.12 | 233 | 52 |
| $1.45 | 328 | 807 | $30.00 | $2.73 | 11 | 312 |
| $1.30 | 1 | 205 | $31.00 | $3.65 | 0 | 292 |
| $1.00 | 7 | 142 | $32.00 | $4.25 | 1 | 80 |
| $0.80 | 5 | 62 | $33.00 | $4.92 | 2 | 81 |
| $0.60 | 47 | 150 | $34.00 | $6.00 | 3 | 30 |
| $0.50 | 3 | 306 | $35.00 | $6.89 | 0 | 116 |
| $0.44 | 0 | 39 | $36.00 | $7.86 | 0 | 263 |
| $0.33 | 3 | 42 | $37.00 | $8.82 | 0 | 12 |
| $0.32 | 2 | 12 | $38.00 | $9.79 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.36 | 1 | 7 | $39.00 | $10.78 | 1 | 0 |
| $0.29 | 1 | 335 | $40.00 | $11.72 | 0 | 16 |
| $0.28 | 1 | 122 | $41.00 | $12.69 | 0 | 5 |
| $0.19 | 0 | 77 | $42.00 | $13.66 | 0 | 40 |
| $0.15 | 0 | 123 | $43.00 | $14.64 | 0 | 7 |
| $0.35 | 1 | 4 | $44.00 | $15.63 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.14 | 9 | 188 | $45.00 | $16.62 | 0 | 5 |
| $0.08 | 0 | 0 | $46.00 | $17.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.06 | 0 | 12 | $47.00 | $18.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.05 | 0 | 0 | $48.00 | $19.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.04 | 0 | 0 | $49.00 | $20.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.03 | 0 | 20 | $50.00 | $21.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 30 | $51.00 | $22.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.02 | 0 | 0 | $52.00 | $23.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.01 | 0 | 0 | $55.00 | $26.62 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.07 | 30 | 41 | $60.00 | $31.62 | 0 | 0 |
Nov 6, 2026 (34 strikes)
| Calls | Strike | Puts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Vol | OI | Last | Vol | OI | |
| $0.00 | 0 | 0 | $19.00 | $0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| $8.79 | 0 | 10 | $20.00 | $0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| $7.88 | 0 | 0 | $21.00 | $0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| $7.01 | 0 | 0 | $22.00 | $0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| $6.19 | 0 | 1 | $23.00 | $0.54 | 0 | 3 |
| $5.39 | 0 | 0 | $24.00 | $0.74 | 0 | 2 |
| $4.58 | 0 | 0 | $25.00 | $0.93 | 0 | 10 |
| $3.78 | 0 | 0 | $26.00 | $1.00 | 1 | 4 |
| $2.97 | 0 | 1 | $27.00 | $1.38 | 3 | 23 |
| $2.46 | 0 | 3 | $28.00 | $1.87 | 9 | 18 |
| $2.18 | 2 | 5 | $29.00 | $2.43 | 0 | 9 |
| $1.80 | 2 | 153 | $30.00 | $3.04 | 0 | 6 |
| $1.42 | 65 | 63 | $31.00 | $3.66 | 0 | 110 |
| $1.29 | 62 | 6 | $32.00 | $4.50 | 0 | 138 |
| $0.96 | 0 | 105 | $33.00 | $5.33 | 0 | 18 |
| $0.79 | 0 | 23 | $34.00 | $6.17 | 0 | 4 |
| $0.62 | 0 | 73 | $35.00 | $7.01 | 0 | 33 |
| $0.59 | 0 | 208 | $36.00 | $7.98 | 0 | 4 |
| $0.56 | 0 | 2 | $37.00 | $8.96 | 0 | 6 |
| $0.53 | 0 | 30 | $38.00 | $9.93 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.51 | 0 | 3 | $39.00 | $10.91 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.48 | 0 | 509 | $40.00 | $11.88 | 0 | 2 |
| $0.42 | 2 | 2 | $41.00 | $12.86 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.42 | 0 | 7 | $42.00 | $13.83 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.39 | 0 | 1 | $43.00 | $14.81 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.37 | 0 | 4 | $44.00 | $15.78 | 0 | 111 |
| $0.34 | 0 | 0 | $45.00 | $16.76 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.31 | 0 | 0 | $46.00 | $17.74 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.28 | 0 | 1 | $47.00 | $18.72 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.25 | 0 | 0 | $48.00 | $19.69 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.23 | 0 | 0 | $49.00 | $20.68 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.20 | 0 | 0 | $50.00 | $21.66 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.18 | 0 | 0 | $51.00 | $22.65 | 0 | 0 |
| $0.16 | 0 | 1 | $52.00 | $23.64 | 0 | 0 |
Chain covers the nearest 5 expirations only — where almost all retail volume sits. Data as of 2026-10-08 17:28, refreshed a few times a day, not real-time.
For reference only, not investment advice. Options involve risk and are not suitable for every investor.
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:39:31 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.