Nothing Matters in the Market Until It Does with Mike Tracey

Debt-funded AI CapEx and hidden dispersion risk, not a calm VIX, are what could trigger a market reckoning.

• AI CapEx now debt-funded: Tracey says the AI buildout shifted from cash-funded to debt-funded, creating circular financing risk if one spoke (e.g., Micron, CoreWeave remaining performance obligations) fails to pay out.
• Oracle as OpenAI tracking stock: Oracle fell from an all-time high near $308-310 to $132, swinging on OpenAI revenue headlines (a reported $20B shortfall, then a clarification) given its data-center dependence.

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