VKTX PEAD continuation: T+3 ↓SHORT confirmed at T+5 (CAR -9.4%)
T+3 said ↓SHORT at -6.89% CAR; T+5 extends to -9.4%. Drift survived the classical post-earnings window.
─ Timeline ─ Print 2026-07-22 Viking Therapeutics T-1 close 37.95 (baseline) T+3 close 34.87 CAR -6.89% → ↓SHORT T+5 close 2026-07-29 33.43 CAR -9.4%
─ Verdict ─ T+5 CAR (-9.4%) extends below the T+3 reading. Drift magnitude grew by +2.51% between T+3 and T+5 — the classical PEAD continuation signature. Hold-through window unchanged: T+63 from print date.
─ Conviction ─ Original conviction 84/100 strengthens after T+5 confirmation. The drift signal is doing what PEAD says it should.
─ Original T+3 signal ─ See earnings card: /tape/c-earnings-vktx-2026-07-22/
─ Closelook frame ─ Indices: HALO
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