Vistra Corp. (VST) — Technical state

101 and glossary

• The Power Constraint: Electricity as the Next Limiter for AI101Investment Implications Power generation: Nuclear (Constellation Energy, NuScale, Oklo), natural gas (Calpine, Vistra), and utility-scale solar/battery storage all benefit from hyperscaler demand for reliable baseload power.

Dailies

• Earnings — J&J −6.2% and Citi −3.8% after beats; Micron −5.1%, chip fund back under its 50-day lineMidday 10 · 13 Oct 2026The power producers stay firm: Vistra +1.7%, Constellation +0.5%.
• Korea — Kospi −3.5% on its first day back as chipmakers catch up; SpaceX deal sinks T-Mobile 13%Morning 10 · 12 Oct 2026Power up, borrowers down — Vistra +15.3%, Constellation +15.8% on the week; CoreWeave −8.4%, Nebius −9.0%
• AI Capex — chip index −3.4% after OpenAI's revenue comes in at $50 billion, not $70 billion; software risesMorning 10 · 9 Oct 2026The chip index fell 3.4%, the Nasdaq-100 1.39%; Broadcom −4.4%, Micron −4.8%, Oracle −5.5%, the data-centre builders CoreWeave −7.8% and Nebius −7.4%, the power suppliers Vicor −7.2% and Vistra −6.4%.
• AI Trade — cloud fund +2.9% on a second up day, security +2.7%; chips −0.9% again, Delta −1.6% on fuelMidday 10 · 9 Oct 2026Power generators rebound: Constellation +4.8%, Vistra +2.0%
• Oil — Brent +3.4% to $103.64, energy the only strong sector; chips and power generators sold, PepsiCo +1.1%Midday 10 · 8 Oct 2026Vistra −5.2%, Constellation −4.7%, Vicor −5.8%; Eli Lilly −4.0% drags health care.