September 18, 2018

Viking Therapeutics May Have Another Conquest

We had big movements in two stocks in the biotech/healthcare space. One was Abbvie (ABBV), whose stock was hammered late in the trading session after it was announced that the California Department. Of Insurance is suing the company over alleged kickbacks in the promotion of Humira. Meanwhile, Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) was up dramatically on successfully meeting endpoints for its phase 2 study of VK2809. Here’s an overview of both stocks and what we’re looking for going forward.

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Mike Patton

Mike Patton took the leap into the markets beginning as a commodities broker in 2005, where he was responsible for identifying trading opportunities and executing trades on behalf of clients. After years as a broker he made the jump to education by joining the team at Trading Advantage, now Prosper Trading Academy.

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