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The author contends that if Oracle falls off its debt cliff faster than RDO turns into revenue, the resulting valuation hit will cause a knock-on effect across the AI industry, hurting NVDA directly and indirectly through its heavy venture capital AI investments. The catalyst is the same rate-hike-driven yield pressure on Oracle, with the main risk being that bulls slough off negative news while bears panic, producing sideways volatility until the next catalyst.

The author argues that Fed and Bank of Japan rate hikes will push up US long-term treasury yields as Japanese capital repatriates, complicating refinancing for heavily indebted Oracle. As Oracle's lower-rate senior bonds mature, they must be rolled into higher-rate debt, increasing servicing costs; if this debt cliff hits faster than RDO converts to revenue, valuation suffers. The stated catalyst is the Fed announcement Wednesday 2pm and BoJ announcement Friday morning, with the main risk being that bulls dismiss negative news and produce sideways volatility.