Reddit Posts
I asked AUTOGPT for the best 10 Stocks in 2023 and this is what i got
Tesla, Nvidia Lead Today's Biggest S&P 500 Stock Market Losers
RIP NASDAQ 100 - Jim Cramer says investors should eye these three tech names in the Nasdaq 100
Mentions
Realistically, how screwed are power stocks like VST and CEG when SMR start hitting the market next year??
I agree. I like NEE also. I think the grid needs additional support. NEE helps with that. I also think CEG and GEV will also.
I do have some in these, but I’m thinking vistra, CEG, and GEV might be better risk adjusted plays. And then there’s even more boring stuff like Eaton…
Why not CEG and VST for Energy??
I commented on the 2026 prediction post with a list if you're interested: [https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/1psl0cq/comment/nvamjb3/](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/1psl0cq/comment/nvamjb3/) If you're too busy or lazy to read, for energy CEG is definitely where most eyes are on for next year. They're the largest nuclear plant operator in the country, and the administration is clearly grifting towards removing regulations around nuclear energy if you look at 🥭's less reported energy EOs to fulfill the AI demand. For infrastructure there's WAYYYYY too many, the pie is too big so every state has a few big ones and nobody could form a monopoly. I'd say to chase for the ones that are currently the most profitable, GEV should be at the top of the list but all of them are doing really well.
73.33% in my Roth IRA - I opened 6 months ago :) started with my max 8k it's now 13.98k - mostly Day trading but at limited pace cause of settled funds. Highest place was I was up to 19k, but November got me good, but I learned a lot. Will also be able to put another 8k in and will do a more long holds with opportunities in swing trades on breakdowns, and will use the 6k I'm up from 25 for a bit more speculative trades RKLB -ASTS - GOOGLE - INTEL - CEG - QBTS - IONQ - KRMN sone of which I'm waiting for next leg up confirms- and all with stops at either thesis breakdown or tighter trail stops or below the KC on runners/ strategy is to also keep the 8k a year in strong compounders and trip profits to pool into my speculative bin. Which is nice without any tax events within my Roth IRA.
Distributed energy plays are my pick for '26. Data center build-outs and continuing electrification of vehicles (esp. delivery fleets) will mean cocaine and champagne in this sector. Some names to watch: PPSI — Pioneer Power Solutions NXXT — NextNRG, Inc. FLNC — Fluence Energy CEG — Constellation Energy TLN — Talen Energy VGAS — Verde Clean Fuels ETN — Eaton Corporation
Distributed energy plays are my pick for '26. Data center build-outs and continuing electrification of vehicles (esp. delivery fleets) will mean cocaine and champagne in this sector. Some names to watch: PPSI — Pioneer Power Solutions NXXT — NextNRG, Inc. FLNC — Fluence Energy CEG — Constellation Energy TLN — Talen Energy VGAS — Verde Clean Fuels ETN — Eaton Corporation
Bloom for sure. Some others I trade in this space: PPSI — Pioneer Power Solutions (largest holding) NXXT — NextNRG, Inc. FLNC — Fluence Energy CEG — Constellation Energy TLN — Talen Energy VGAS — Verde Clean Fuels ETN — Eaton Corporation
I’m a fan of CEG, TLN, VST, and NRG within the utilities sector and aligned with the AI trade
Thank you. I've been adding a lot this year into Google, GEV, CEG and a little more Joby. Sold JNJ and GEHC. PEP has been crap but I'm just collecting the dividend. I haven't added too much to MSFT besides a few shares in April. I'd like to see MSFT go closer to 450$.
>In my previous DD I outlined how in particular amongst the energy sector players (CEG, NRG, D, DUK) Viagra stood out for me. never change, /r/stocks - never change
How, as a beginner investor with no experience, would I be able to invest in GEV and CEG? Thoughts please?
SMR and Oklo both are sketchy while $GEV and $CEG are already clear winners
My last 3 buys are CEG, AXON, WPM. Kinda aligned.
So.. with wind projects and solar projects no longer subsidized by government.. I would say nuclear is the only way to invest in energy going forward… oil.. 🤷♂️ I like CCJ plutonium maker and CEG with contracts with MSFT for three mile island to be reopened.. plus a billion dollar loan.. from the government.
VST TLN CEG NRG and take it out to natural gas and add EQT WMB AM and so on. First couple all probably a little overheated still, went up crazy all summer. Natural gas stuff still a little weird with commodity futures still tied to “is it cold” and not “how much of this juice does META need”. Not FA
Yea utility + infra is the way to go. For infrastructure, Comfort Systems (FIX) is carrying my entire portfolio (+200%). I originally bought it as a play on global warming (because many places in the US that historically never needed A/C now need it), then it turned into an AI data center play. I also have ETR and CEG at +100% each as standard electric utility stocks. Outside of electric utility I'm looking at water, recently nibbled on AWK and VLTO. Both AI data centers and the semiconductor manufacturing industry will require significant investment here. Last year I bought FSLR around $190 but I chickened out and dumped it at $150 something when Trump was messing with the subsidies. Fuck me.
Thank you for the detailed breakdown. I was in CEG for a while this year, it did realy well, and I think it will continue to do so! I agree with you on the rewt of your picks as well, these should all do great if things steer the course next year!
If you had to pick one from each sector which ones would be your tops picks? CEG , MU , WDC , PRIM and APP ?
The next CEG when the deal is finalised?
What are your reasons for CEG? On an annualised basis, Vistra/VST has been performing better with respect to all financial metrics (revenue, EBITDA, profit margins, ROC)
I would rather buy constellation energy $CEG
Just did some trades in my portfolio. Putting some faith in CEG. VEA and CIBR were the others. But I’m trying to diversify, so I didn’t touch things like SPY and NVDA. ETIHX also did great for me YTD.
The issue with the thesis of this being an escape from AI/tech is that I'd consider this an AI infra type stock. I would expect for all 3 of CEG/VST/NRG (and there's probably others) to struggle badly if AI keeps unwinding. They're solid large cap names though unlike some of the other names that blew up and have probably been getting blasted even harder. Those names that have are likely the Cathie '25 type names.
ALAB, WPM, AXON, CEG AI, Precious Metals, Defense Software, energy for ai.
I like CEG with a 25% trailing stop.
With NVDA and VRT as the core holdings, CEG is held as a decentralized allocation. The remaining positions should either be retained in small positions or considered for gradual exit. For long-term investing, the key lies in achieving stable compound growth and minimizing hassle, rather than chasing short-term explosive gains.
Are you talking about energy names like BE and CEG? Or solar energy stocks like ENPH
days like today remind me why its important to keep a diversified port Banks, consumer discretionary doing pretty well. META and CEG are green for some reason. Anything memey/speculative/3rd-4th AI derivation: blood fucking red to the bottom circle of hell
I forecast US will be nuclear powered in 50 years, uranium is very volatile though if you do get in don't panic sell too quick. Owned NXE for a very long time before patience ran out, Look at CEG and OKLO too but not at these prices.
CEG baby! ORCL and Mag7 maybe burning their billions in AI spend, but CEG is providing all the juice
CEG Trump will do more nuclear next year
MU and CEG could be interesting for you.
For my three picks to complement a VOO/VGT core, I’d focus on high-conviction secular trends with clear 2026 catalysts, but in areas you might be under-exposed to even within tech ETFs: **1. SNPS (Synopsys)** \- **Thesis:** The absolute pick-and-shovel play for advanced chips. Every AI/3nm design requires their software (EDA). It’s a high-margin, recurring-revenue monopoly. 2026 Catalyst: Rising chip design complexity = more $ value per tool. Pure AI infrastructure, but as software, not hardware. **2. CEG (Constellation Energy)** \- **Thesis:** The clean, baseload power solution for the AI data center boom. Largest U.S. nuclear operator their carbon-free, 24/7 power is suddenly strategic infrastructure. 2026 Catalyst: Direct power purchase agreements from hyperscalers locking in capacity. Benefits from IRA tax credits. Real-asset hedge in a tech portfolio. **3. SHOP (Shopify)** \- **Thesis:** The operating system for modern commerce is maturing into a cash flow machine. Beyond e-comm, it's capturing payments, fulfillment, B2B. 2026 Catalyst: Shift to profitable growth, enterprise expansion, and AI features that boost merchant spend. **Wildcard:** **PLTR (Palantir)**. Betting their AIP platform becomes the enterprise AI "brain." Wildcard because it hinges on massive commercial adoption scaling in '26, which is high-risk/high-reward.
60% VOO, 40% nuclear energy stocks (OKLO, LEU. CEG, VST, VRT, NNE, SMR)
Companies that sell storage, networking, power, cabling, cooling etc are all AI adjacencies seeing their revenue and profit set new records - same as some semis. This is just a subset of the economy. Why is STX APH VRT VST CEG CRDO up so much in past few years? They are getting AI boom same as NVDA AVGO, just not the headlines. Their revenue/profit plummets if AI market crashes.
I like the ETF UTES. It’s only got a 1% dividend, but almost 40% of it is the 3 hottest utilities (TLN, CEG, VST) so it may have more capital appreciation than other ETFs
CEG was my energy pick this year. It ran up a lot so it's not cheap right now. It's on my watch list to jump back in if it keeps dropping.
Any good recommendations for an undervalued or long term growth or stable utilities sector stock? I’ve been trying to diversify a bit from my technology sector heavy portfolio. I feel like I found CEG too late and it’s too highly priced now, and many others are either too high priced or I feel like too regional for long term growth…
SMR in the past month’s nuking Should’ve bought CEG, or CCJ, or hell even OKLO.
The opportunity is real but the timeline is longer than headlines suggest. Here’s where the money will actually flow: **Near-term plays (2025-2028):** 1. **Constellation Energy (CEG)** \- owns the plants Big Tech is restarting. They signed Microsoft's 20-year, 837MW TMI-1 deal and Meta's 1,121MW agreement. With 24 reactors up for renewal before 2035, they're the incumbent that actually has operating assets. Stock already up on these deals, but more renewals coming. 2. **Uranium miners** \- Cameco, Kazatomprom. The supply chain is constrained and SMRs need fuel. No new major uranium mines have opened in a decade. If SMRs scale, uranium goes into structural deficit by 2027-2028. This is your commodity leverage without picking an SMR winner. 3. **Regulatory consulting firms** \- The bottleneck isn't technology, it's NRC approval. SMRs need site-specific licenses and Big Tech doesn't know how to navigate this. Firms like **Lightbridge (LTBR)** that specialize in regulatory strategy and nuclear fuel consulting are quietly essential. **Mid-term (2028-2035):** 4. **SMR manufacturers** \- **NuScale (SMR)** is furthest along, first US SMR approved by NRC in 2020. Problem: their first customer (Utah) canceled the project. But now they have Amazon's $500M commitment for Washington state. Still risky - no commercial deployment yet. **Oklo (OKLO)** is Sam Altman-backed and pursuing fast reactors; riskier, but if they land more deals like Meta's, it's a 10x play. 1. **Modular construction/fabrication** \- SMRs are factory-built. Companies that can mass-produce containment vessels and reactor modules will be critical. Look at **Doosan** (Korean, partnered with NuScale) and **BWX Technologies (BWXT)** \- they build naval reactors, similar tech, already scaling. **The actual bottleneck (and opportunity):** 6. **Grid transmission companies** \- SMRs need to be sited near data centers, but the grid in between is maxed out. **NextEra (NEE)** and other utilities building transmission lines to industrial clusters (Virginia, Ohio, Texas) will capture the "last mile" value. **What to avoid:** * **Pure-play SMR startups without signed PPAs.** The Google-Kairos deal is promising, but Kairos hasn't built a reactor yet. Same for TerraPower's Wyoming project (backing from Gates/DOE, but construction just started). Valuations are frothy on *announcements*, not revenue. * **"AI-powered nuclear safety" startups** \- regulatory bodies won't trust black-box AI for nuclear safety. Hype without a pathway to adoption. **Timeline reality check:** The first SMR units will come online around 2030 (Google's Kairos deal). Until then, Big Tech is mainly buying *existing* nuclear output (TMI, Clinton plant). The real SMR boom is a 2030s story, not a 2025 one. Bottom line: **Constellation Energy is your safe bet** (they have the plants, the PPAs, and no execution risk). Uranium miners are your leverage. SMR manufacturers are your moonshots - allocate accordingly.
Nuclear power is a very long play. GEV and CEG have gone thru the roof over the last year or so. This is all part of that play. I feel big tech is going to slow down as there is not enough power, and it is going to a decade to really correct the direction to amount of power they are talking about.
It's not hype, but there is something to "I can deliver energy now" vs "I can have one of these built in 2027." Beyond that, the issue becomes the IPPs that can deliver now are already up 500-700% in the last 5 years and in the latter category you had something like OKLO trading at like a $25B market cap despite being *very* early stage - all the sudden OKLO is down about half in a month. The easy money has been made in the former and the latter lost just shy of half the moment the market started to have a little turbulence. Even with something like VST up 760% in the last 5 years, the best case scenario it could do fine but it's tough to see where the next 760% comes from and worst case scenario, the gains are heavily due to the AI/data center theme - any slowing in that and the downside is considerable (when the DeepSeek story happened earlier this year, VST was down 28% in a few days.) VST was a formerly bankrupt utility that did not much of anything for several years until data center demand. Names like PWR are up 500% in the last 5 years, as well. It's not that companies like PWR/VST/CEG/TLN/GEV, Siemens Energy in Europe or Mitsubishi Heavy and Hitachi in Japan are bad companies, but the theme has been going on for a while now already. The NUKZ etf is up about 50% YTD. I agree with the other poster who talked about nat gas.
Yes. Many times . I have club subscription and watch cnbc among others . He made buy calls on LLY at $300, NVDA at $4 (split adjusted), aapl at $ 3 (split adjusted ), Elf at $8, AMD at $8, OKLO at $15 then sell at $160 in two months, CEG at $64, GE at $39 before split (now GEV is $550 and Ge is $300) and so many more. 10 year portfolio performance 29%.
AI will fall flat without the power it needs to run. I am investing in small ETF space POWR. I think it’s a great way to invest in the electrification of America. Here is what’s in it. Top 10 Company Symbol Company Name Holdings Percentage PWR Quanta Services Inc 6.43% NEE NextEra Energy Inc 6.40% ETN Eaton Corp PLC 5.89% GEV GE Vernova Inc 5.08% CEG Constellation Energy Corp 4.61% EQT EQT Corp 4.60% SO Southern Co 4.05% FSLR First Solar Inc 3.93% DUK Duke Energy Corp 3.78% HUBB Hubbell Inc 3.43% View all Holdings by Weight Sector Exposure Utilities 49.16% Industrials 29.77% Energy 14.28% Information Technology 5.40% Materials 0.84% Industry Exposure
Yea, the current admin is not looking at renewables the way it should be. So, there is going to be a bottleneck at nuclear energy locations. That's why MSFT jumped on a 20-year agreement with CEG reopening the three mile nuclear power plant. Like you said, there's not enough nuclear power available right now, so either capacity increases, or prices increase. And that price increase component is the one that'll make investors money.
My holdings: CCJ, LEU and LTBR for energy. CEG, VST and TLN for utilities. GEV and FIX for infrastructure.
None yet but I'm eyeing BE, SMR, and CEG.
I have CEG BE CISQ FLNC, good mix of higher risk and lower risk imo
Trump is literally expediting permits for Nuclear plants. Look at the recent new with CEG. That is the thesis.
This market is so weird. META, insanely profitable advertising business with a forward PE of 20, can't stop dropping. CEG, a utility with nuclear assets, trading with a forward PE of 32, is up $6 billion market cap on news of a $1 billion loan. lol
I went hard on CEG right before it got slapped down, per usual.
CEG is getting slaughtered lately. I'm a big bag holder and it looks like it's about to roll over in the short term
PWR is my holding for this issue. Other power/energy related positions I hold include: CEG, NEE, GEV, AES, with CCJ and BWXT instead of the speculative SMR companies.
$GEV and $VRT are the plays. Could take a look at $CEG, $VST, TLN and $NEE as well.
You're thinking correctly. AI infrastructure (datacenters, power, cooling) is the right play vs chasing model companies. **Your thesis is solid:** \- Datacenter compute demand = 10-20 year tailwind \- Cooling is critical (40MW racks generate insane heat) \- Every watt matters (power costs are 40%+ of datacenter opex) **Specific stocks in your focus areas (under $200):** **Datacenter Power & Services:** \- **VST** (Vistra, \~$120) - Power generation for datacenters \- **NEE** (NextEra, \~$70) - Renewable energy + datacenter power **Cooling:** \- **VRT** (Vertiv, \~$130) - 60% market share in high-density cooling \- **CARR** (Carrier, \~$80) - Datacenter HVAC systems **Compute Infrastructure:** \- **SMCI** (Super Micro, \~$45) - Server infrastructure (volatile but pure play) **One layer you're missing: Networking** \- **AVGO** (Broadcom, \~$170) - Custom AI networking chips \- AI clusters need 800Gbps interconnects. AVGO dominates this. **Space datacenters:** Too early (10+ years out). Stick to terrestrial infrastructure for now. **My take:** You're early and right. Elite funds are loading power/cooling plays while retail chases NVDA. Check recent 13F filings—CEG, VRT, VST all showing up. Focus on infrastructure. Let others fight over who builds the best AI model. Not financial advice. Just confirming you're on the right track.
Great picks on NVDA/TSM early. Here are some pure plays I'm watching that haven't had the 300%+ run yet: **1. AVGO (Broadcom) - AI Networking** You have the GPU layer (NVDA). AVGO is the networking layer—custom ASIC chips that connect AI clusters. Every hyperscaler needs this, regardless of who wins the AI model race. Trading at 25x earnings vs NVDA's 40x. Not cheap, but less consensus. **2. CEG (Constellation Energy) - Nuclear Power** You mentioned nuclear, but CEG is the purest play on AI datacenter power demand. AI will consume 8% of US grid by 2030 (up from 2% today). Microsoft signed a 20-year deal with CEG for 835MW. This is picks-and-shovels for the entire AI buildout. **3. VRT (Vertiv) - Datacenter Cooling** Unsexy but essential. 40MW AI racks generate insane heat. Every datacenter needs specialized cooling. VRT has 60%+ market share in high-density cooling systems. Multi-decade tailwind as AI scales. **Why these over autonomous/humanoid robots:** \- Autonomous driving = 5-10 year regulatory slog (TSLA is only pure play) \- Humanoid robots = too early (no revenue, all R&D) \- AI infrastructure = happening NOW, 10-20 year locked contracts Check 13F filings—elite funds are loading these three while retail chases the next shiny thing. Not financial advice. Just where I'm positioned for the next decade.
I agree with the framework. My bet: **AI infrastructure** (not AI models). Everyone's chasing NVDA and "AI stocks." The asymmetric play is one layer down—the picks and shovels. **Why AI infrastructure fits your criteria:** **a) New tech + changing behavior:** AI datacenters will consume 8% of US grid by 2030 (up from \~2% today). That's a 4x power buildout. **b) Don't need genius picking:** Buy the entire stack: \- **CEG** (nuclear power for datacenters) \- **AVGO** (custom AI networking chips) \- **TSM** (fab capacity bottleneck) **c) Early + uncertain:** Retail is still buying NVDA. Elite funds are positioning in infrastructure (check recent 13F filings—CEG showed up in 4 top funds before Microsoft's nuclear deal went public). **d) Low entry price:** CEG trades at 12x earnings vs NVDA at 40x. You're getting AI exposure at utility valuations. **The bet:** If AI scales, these companies have locked-in revenue for 10-20 years. If AI bubble pops, you own boring utilities that survive. **Historical parallel:** 1990s internet boom—Cisco and Oracle won, [Pets.com](https://pets.com/) died. Not financial advice, but this is where I'm seeing asymmetric opportunity.
Unpopular opinion: Most retail investors are chasing the wrong part of the AI stack. Everyone wants NVDA (training chips). Elite funds are buying infrastructure: **Broadcom (AVGO)** – Custom AI networking chips. Lower multiple than NVDA, less competition, locked-in contracts. 7 elite funds added positions last quarter, avg +22% position size. **Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)** – Fab capacity bottleneck. If you can't make chips fast enough, you control pricing. **Constellation Energy (CEG)** – Nuclear power. AI datacenters will consume 8% of US grid by 2030 (up from \~2% now). Microsoft just signed a 20-year deal for 835MW. **The thesis:** AI doesn't scale on hype. It scales on semiconductors, power, and cooling. Every AI company needs these. **My backtest:** AI infrastructure basket shows +38.92% (6mo) vs SPY +17.12%. Not as flashy as NVDA's best days, but more durable. This is picks-and-shovels investing. Not as exciting, but historically more profitable.
Unpopular opinion: Most retail investors are chasing the wrong part of the AI stack. Everyone wants NVDA (training chips). Elite funds are buying infrastructure: **Broadcom (AVGO)** – Custom AI networking chips. Lower multiple than NVDA, less competition, locked-in contracts. 7 elite funds added positions last quarter, avg +22% position size. **Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)** – Fab capacity bottleneck. If you can't make chips fast enough, you control pricing. **Constellation Energy (CEG)** – Nuclear power. AI datacenters will consume 8% of US grid by 2030 (up from \~2% now). Microsoft just signed a 20-year deal for 835MW. **The thesis:** AI doesn't scale on hype. It scales on semiconductors, power, and cooling. Every AI company needs these. **My backtest:** AI infrastructure basket shows +38.92% (6mo) vs SPY +17.12%. Not as flashy as NVDA's best days, but more durable. This is picks-and-shovels investing. Not as exciting, but historically more profitable.
Unpopular opinion: Most retail investors are chasing the wrong part of the AI stack. Everyone wants NVDA (training chips). Elite funds are buying infrastructure: **Broadcom (AVGO)** – Custom AI networking chips. Lower multiple than NVDA, less competition, locked-in contracts. 7 elite funds added positions last quarter, avg +22% position size. **Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)** – Fab capacity bottleneck. If you can't make chips fast enough, you control pricing. **Constellation Energy (CEG)** – Nuclear power. AI datacenters will consume 8% of US grid by 2030 (up from \~2% now). Microsoft just signed a 20-year deal for 835MW. **The thesis:** AI doesn't scale on hype. It scales on semiconductors, power, and cooling. Every AI company needs these. **My backtest:** AI infrastructure basket shows +38.92% (6mo) vs SPY +17.12%. Not as flashy as NVDA's best days, but more durable. This is picks-and-shovels investing. Not as exciting, but historically more profitable.
lol good thing I didn't panic sell CEG.
So the AI apocalypse continues huh. Probably going to derisk the port and ditch CEG and ASML. One thing the FOMC may not be considering as much, is what will happen to consumer spending if the market corrects to enters bear territory. The K shaped economy will flatline as the top10% households start pulling back as well.
Yeah you kind of are seeing another Feb 2021-esque deal in spec tech in general. My only name personally is CEG, but I just don't think this is something you can safely put in the "ignore" box personally. Either it's early 2025 (last time ARKK looked this bad) and the Nasdaq is going to lose 20%+ now or it's early 2021-esque and the Nasdaq bottoms when ARKK (big coin as well) stabilizes and tries to push further but it does it without the help from more speculative stuff (the difference from a .com) and then gets hit harder at a later date. If this doesn't unravel now, you can look back at 2018 and see how it was a mess volatility wise (Trump v1.0 midterm year)..
They are basically doing the same the past year, but NUKZ is much better since it was established in 2024. I've soured a lot on both, but NUKZ has a much broader view of nuclear exposure, with CEG, Rolls-Royce and Lockheed in the top ten holdings, while URA is more narrow uranium. Cameco and Oklo are 35% of URA while only 12% of NUKZ. Oklo in particular is just an idea stock at this point, so considerably more risk... down 40% the past month. I've moved on the TCAI and AIPO as my infrastructure ETFs, with AIPO holding enough nuclear for me.
not just nuclear. look at $CEG $BE and anything grid / power storage rel;ated
This is why I have an energy sector in my AI portfolio, currently that's: CEG, GEV, CCJ, AES, BWXT, NEE, PWR. And it's also why the datacenters/neo-cloud are a great short term trade for the next year at least, and they're all on sale today...
Nuclear is having its moment because data centers need baseload power that renewables can't consistently provide. When Microsoft signs a 20-year PPA with Constellation to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1 specifically for AI training, that's not a publicity stunt - that's infrastructure reality. The math is compelling: A single large language model training run can consume 1-2 megawatts continuously for months. You can't do that with solar/wind intermittency, and batteries at that scale are still economically prohibitive. Natural gas works but has carbon exposure risk. CEG and VST are the pure plays, but watch the regulatory environment. The NRC hasn't approved a new reactor design in years, so the real value is in companies that can restart existing units or extend licenses. Small modular reactors (SMRs) are promising but still 5-10 years from commercial deployment. Position sizing matters here - this is a long-term infrastructure thesis, not a quick trade.
Fairly strong rebound on CEG today. All the large generators (CEG, VST, TLN, NRG) reported fairly weak quarters with top line misses.
"I would have thought that nuclear would be a good bet given how much power is needed lately" Yes, but the issue becomes you have these SMR companies that either are a long way from profitability and/or haven't built their first reactor. When stuff like OKLO is up 760% off the low and they haven't built a plant yet or anything, if momentum stops, the re-rating down to reality can be significant. Most of the last 5 years has been a market of narratives and momentum and narratives can take something way further than anyone can expect, but when it stops, if there isn't fundamental support you can have an OKLO down almost 50% in less than a month. In terms of nuclear energy needs, CEG/VST/TLN/NRG are volatile stocks but they're providing today vs might build a reactor next year or the year after. "I certainly didn’t expect them to issue more stock" If you own a speculative growth stock that isn't profitable but the stock is doing well, they're going to raise money into that demand for the stock while the demand is there.
Yes, nuclear will grow in the near future, so my money is on NLR, CEG and CCJ. I like the idea of small-medium reactors but unfortunately there is currently no company have a working reactor and it is rumored that they are not much cheaper than regular nuclear reactors at the moment.
$CEG Constellation Energy reports Q3 operating EPS $3.04, consensus $3.12 -- Q3 revenue $6.57B, consensus $6.55B. -- Sees FY25 operating EPS $9.05-$9.45, consensus $9.42
CEG pumping tomorrow will save my port
I created a portfolio that’s strictly energy based on the dub Creators app (copy trading), and it’s up ~67% since its inception in April of this year. The big gains the last few months have came from Nuclear related stocks (OKLO, SMR, CEG, NLR). Though they’re volatile, they’ve been a great move recently. The portfolio is called #ENRGMIX if you’d like to check it out!
Spot on about SMRs. Too many unknowns right now to bet big. Same pattern we saw with weed stocks and solar, hyped future but messy present. Been sticking with CEG myself and avoiding the rollercoaster of picking winners too early. Sometimes boring is better. I'd rather buy the clear winner later than gamble on who survives the regulatory gauntlet. Patience usually pays better than FOMO.
The situation with SMRs has long felt to me like past/present examples (cannabis, solar, quantum, et al.) of industries we know have a future, but with too many uncertainties, small players, market yet to really emerge, and too much hype to have any way to pick a winner. My own philosophy is that as small players we really just have to follow the market instead of trying to predict it, so my own nuclear exposure has remained in positions like CEG and CCJ which (at least for now) turned out quite well. I think FOMO can tend to make us think we can get in early on industries before there are clear winners because we're right that industry will eventually be a winner, but it's just gambling when you're too early, whereas if we wait for regulatory clarity, etc we can just buy in once the chart looks less like a meme stock and more like an actual winner. One can certainly pick up a smaller position in all of them and then later consolidate when winners emerge but it will be a roller coaster for sure.
Thinking calls: BWXT, HOOD, VST, ACHR, INOD, and CEG.
I’ve kind of created my own picks and shovels data center ETF in my growth portfolio. I started with core holdings AAPL AMZN MSFT TSLA TSM Then I began to add NVDA PLTR ANET VRT and latest add was CEG
CEG options priced worse than mag 7 right before earnings
I’m not diversified at all… I sort of look at a sector and just pick my fave. For instance, semi’s I went with TSM, space, went with ASTS, etc. But I do like CEG, CCJ as well for energy. I took the riskier option with SMR. I know people like oklo but I can’t get comfortable with it. Debt financing, but too much hype, not approved yet. But tech is superior and smaller. Can certainly be room for both with different use cases. I do have some calls for UUUU which is related. More if a US Uranium + added benefit of rare earth processing.
Some late night CEG action I guess, just recovered the days losses in 30 minutes for some reason.
My investments into energy like CEG have been stellar.
I like CCJ but it just ran up like crazy due to their deal with Westinghouse. I transitioned out of OKLO and went all into CCJ at $74. If you want safer probably best to go with URNM or NUKZ which are both etfs. I really do like cameco though. I also have CEG and UUUU on my watchlist but haven’t invested in them.
I'm feeling more Bullish on Constellation Energy Corp (CEG), the energy source for most of the big names, than any of the companies themselves right now....
I don't need to try it out. I've sold GE, CEG and NRG way too soon. Sold GE at a slight loss years ago before the take-off, made a hefty profit on the other two. I am not crying over it, stopped following those stocks. I just moved on. I've been in so many stocks over the 12 years of investing, that I would go crazy following it all and ruminating over the could-have-been imaginary gains I missed out on.
3 words: Energy, energy, energy The demand for electricity is climbing quickly and everyone is looking for reliable and renewable power, I like these stocks the best because they are already profitable, growing and have sales (I don’t like the speculative plays like oklo and smr) I have GEV and CEG
I think your knowledge may be outdated. I don’t mean that in a bad way or an insult either. If this were 2020/2021/2022/2023 I would fully agree with what you are saying. 100% agreement. However, over the last year, they have made great progress towards developing new revenue streams which will grow substantially in the future. 1. Foundry - 18A/14A - set to be the most advanced process node on US soil with a pretty clear path to getting their first large customer (other than Intel) in the next 6-12 months. They also have the most advanced packaging in America. They will gain revenue here from a starting point of 0% market share 2. GPUs - until recently, Intel never had a GPU product. They now have Arc & Arc Pro, they have upcoming Crescent Island, Jaguar Shores, and an ASIC (Gaudi 3) which they will start to get some market share with, from a starting point of 0% share. 3. Custom ASIC design - their new CEG team will be aiming to take a bite out of Broadcom’s revenue by designing ASICS for external customers, which will be manufactured & packaged 100% in USA - something that no other country in the world can do. 4. CPU growth - their CPU designs, as you said, had been stagnant. However, looking forward to 2026, we should see Panther Lake taking back market share on mobile, then Nova Lake in 2027 taking back market share on desktop. Coral Rapids in the server space should start taking back market share. There’s lots of factors as to why Intel should not be valued <50% of AMD.