NRG
NRG Energy, Inc. · Utilities · Utilities - Independent Power Producers
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R500#461 today
$95.23
-1.75% today · -5.12% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- NRG −1.75% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −2.5 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 28): After its 72 big drops in the past 5 years, NRG typically gained 1.9% over the next week (median) and was higher 61% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -1.4% and +5.7%. An ordinary week: +0.6%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #68 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own NRG in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | May 9, 2025 | May 12, 2025 | +26.2% | #12 |
| one week | May 6, 2025 | May 13, 2025 | +33.9% | #25 |
| one month | Apr 21, 2025 | May 21, 2025 | +67.7% | #25 |
| 3 months | Apr 7, 2025 | Jul 7, 2025 | +82.6% | #39 |
| 6 months | Apr 4, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 | +97.4% | #62 |
| one year | Oct 29, 2024 | Oct 29, 2025 | +105.8% | #82 |
Rank #25 for one week means 24 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
-1.8% | -5.1% | -14.3% | -30.1% | -37.2% | -42.4% |
| Best one single day May 9, 2025 |
-0.8% | +2.3% | +23.0% | +16.3% | +25.2% | +48.6% |
| Best one week May 6, 2025 |
+0.7% | +7.3% | +40.5% | +13.7% | +27.7% | +53.0% |
| Best one month Apr 21, 2025 |
-4.9% | -3.0% | -7.5% | -16.2% | +8.6% | +35.7% |
| Best 3 months Apr 7, 2025 |
+4.3% | -8.6% | -1.0% | -9.4% | -6.7% | +22.3% |
| Best 6 months Apr 4, 2025 |
-9.9% | -12.2% | -16.6% | -14.8% | -11.5% | +20.6% |
| Best one year Oct 29, 2024 |
-0.7% | +3.3% | -3.4% | +19.2% | +20.4% | +117.4% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.