On September 22, Oracle rose 3.06% in regular trading, trading at $153.16/share, with turnover of $803 million. The stock rebounded sharply after a period of weakness, driven by a confluence of bullish signals from the options market and corporate insider actions.
The options market saw rare one-sided bullish positioning, with large-scale synthetic long structures, bull call spreads, and far-dated out-of-the-money call purchases at the $155 strike, all placed while implied volatility remained at low levels. Bearish flow was nearly absent. Separately, founder and Executive Chairman Larry Ellison canceled a 10b5-1 plan that would have allowed the sale of up to 50 million shares worth approximately $7.5 billion, with no shares having been sold under the plan.
Risks remain notable. Approximately $18 billion in data center loans linked to Oracle's Project Jupiter campus in New Mexico are trading at 89 to 91 cents on the dollar amid permitting delays and local opposition. S&P downgraded Oracle's credit rating in July to one notch above junk. The company also expanded its restructuring plan by $700 million, bringing total costs to $2.8 billion, as it continues aggressive AI infrastructure investment.
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