Oracle's credit risk is hard to dismiss when its CDS prices a roughly one-in-four risk-neutral chance of default sometime in the next five years. x.com 

Oracle's credit picture is getting concerning, even with Larry Ellison an incredible businessman. Per @HedgieMarkets, its five-year CDS spread hit a record 230 basis points, four times the investment-grade index and above 2008 levels, with Oracle one notch above junk after S&P cut it to BBB- in July. @HedgieMarkets adds that another downgrade would force investment-grade funds to sell, and that half the backlog is OpenAI, which burns $278 billion more than it takes in through 2030. x.com 

Oracle's $664B contracted backlog justifies holding the stock, but position size should reflect funding risk. Capex was 161% of operating cash flow over the last four quarters, and debt plus leases total about $457B; only about 13% of RPO is expected to become revenue in the next year. Delivery timing, grid approvals and possible further equity issuance matter more than a shortage of demand. x.com 

Oracle's capex will not step down soon enough to avert bankruptcy. TradFi reports that Oracle expects capex to step down in FY29; Oracle will be bankrupt by then. x.com 

Oracle's stock is ignoring nervous credit desks, which is not a good sign. Per @CheddarFlow, Oracle's credit risk has skyrocketed, yet the shares still trade as if it isn't happening. x.com 

Oracle's forecast of a FY29 capex step-down and a limit on additional capital raises supports a return to all-time highs soon. Oracle says it will limit those raises to $20 billion through FY30 and reaffirmed its FY27 outlook of over $90 billion in revenue and $8.10 non-GAAP EPS. The stock remains very overcrowded. x.com  x.com 

Oracle's heavy AI infrastructure debt poses a further credit risk: if downgraded, an estimated $120B of bonds could leave investment-grade indexes and push borrowing costs higher. Its reported 215-bp CDS spread signals stress; CoreWeave's debt rating looks better by comparison. x.com  x.com 

Oracle's debt could implode, leaving shareholders exposed to severe losses. Its five-year CDS is at 261 basis points, above its 2008 highs; the perceived chance of its debt imploding has gone from zero to something higher. CDS alone is not a meaningful signal to increase or reduce exposure. x.com  x.com 

Oracle's projected free-cash-flow turnaround challenges the market's fear that data-center spending will bring insolvency or years of cash burn for little return. Oracle expects positive FCF in the second half of FY28, at least $30B in FY29 and self-funded growth by FY29 as capex declines. Already undervalued, Oracle is seeing a lift; the clearer profitability path could lift other data-center operators too. x.com 

Oracle looks set to burn many more billions in cash at least into the first half of fiscal 2028. That is the less reassuring implication of Reuters' headline that Oracle expects cash flow to turn positive in the second half of that fiscal year, even though the market liked the news. x.com