Blue Owl sits at the center of a private credit scandal that has yet to peak, and its stock has more downside after reaching a head-and-shoulders target. Per @junkbondinvest, Trump signed an order letting 401(k)s invest in private markets just as semi-liquid funds gate redemptions and BDCs cut dividends, making retail retirement money the exit liquidity. Ordinary savers risk becoming the bagholders. x.com 

Blue Owl is past the point of being cooked as redemption requests at its private credit funds far exceed expectations. Per @negligible_cap, Blue Owl Technology Income Corp received 40.7% redemption requests and Blue Owl Credit Income Corp 21.9% in Q1, with redemptions kept to 5%. The stock fell 9.5%. x.com 

Blue Owl Capital's $330 billion in assets under management and Q3 earnings beat reinforce the bullish thesis behind a Strong Buy rating targeting 25%+ annualized returns. Distributable EPS beat estimates and the $0.23 quarterly dividend was maintained despite a 96% payout ratio. The risks have not disappeared; this is not a SWAN stock. x.com 

Blue Owl Capital's pristine financial model rests on assumptions that just broke. Its $2.92 billion revenue, 45% net margins and rising distributable earnings require every loan to keep performing. Yet Blue Owl suspended its Oracle data center project, gated investor redemptions because assets cannot be sold fast enough, and Jamie Dimon warned private credit players will blow up. With Brent at $119, no rate cuts through 2027 and memory shortages delaying builds, restructuring is the next crack. … Show more

Blue Owl's problem is its product, not its narrative: it sold retail investors illiquid private credit with no exit. Weeks after co-CEO Marc Lipschultz called its tech portfolio pristine with no red or yellow flags, investors sought to withdraw 41% of that fund and could get only 5%. His pay is tied to management fee revenue, not performance or credit losses, so executives profit from gathering capital even as loans sour or funds gate. Investors should run from anything associated with Blue Owl. … Show more

Blue Owl's chart is a beauty: solid volume at support, a volume gap above, a tight consolidating wedge, and insiders buying at $15. Averaging in now is reasonable. x.com 

The highest-quality private equity and private credit managers, Apollo, Ares, Blackstone and KKR, are back on sale, mainly because of interest rates. They are not as cheap as during March's SaaS debt scare, and weaker names such as Blue Owl are still to be avoided. x.com  x.com 

Private-credit-exposed financials look ready to short again after big rebounds, with Manulife, Western Alliance, Banc of California and F&G standing out for their outsized exposure and leverage. x.com 

Royal Caribbean is positioned to decline into the credit stress and economic slowdown expected heading into 2027. It belongs to a basket of high-octane shorts, mostly non-AI names, across consumer discretionary, consumer spending, unsecured credit and private credit, to be detailed in several write-ups toward year end. x.com 

Diamondback Energy, Coherent, Kaspi.kz and MercadoLibre suit a market where private credit is cracking and rates stay high. Blue Owl halted redemptions at a major credit fund, Blackstone injected $400M to meet withdrawals and BlackRock limited withdrawals from a $26B vehicle. Loans made at near-zero rates face higher refinancing costs as $98 oil from the Hormuz closure limits Fed cuts, while PIK interest masks deterioration. Credit tightening has historically preceded equity market stress. x.com