Vistra (VST) — Daily Price Character

Historically, Vistra (VST) closed green on 51.4% of trading days (1242 green, 1126 red, 50 flat), using dividend-adjusted closes and a ±0.01% threshold for green vs red.

As of 2026-05-20, Vistra (VST) is on a 1-day winning streak (consecutive green or red days by the same rules, ignoring trailing flat days).

We label Vistra (VST) as "explosive" based on the sample standard deviation of daily returns: High daily volatility — frequent large price swings.

Largest single-day gain: +16.60%. Largest single-day loss: 28.27%. Tables on this page list the top record green and red days.

We treat a day as extreme if the absolute dividend-adjusted daily return exceeds 3%. About 16.1% of trading days for Vistra (VST) were extreme (225 up, 165 down).

We use dividend-adjusted (or close-to-close for non-equity) daily returns. Green: return ≥ +0.01%. Red: return ≤ −0.01%. Flat: between those bounds.

We count consecutive green or consecutive red days using the same thresholds. If the most recent session is flat, we skip trailing flat days and measure from the last non-flat close.

On sessions where the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was green, we report how often this stock was also green. Shown only for USD equities when benchmark data exists and the symbol is not the index itself.

Sample standard deviation of daily returns: low → Steady, high → Explosive, otherwise Balanced. Labels describe typical daily volatility, not quality of the investment.