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Where do markets go from here? That depends on the headlines. Meanwhile, Oracle Corp. (ORCL) recently beat both top- and bottom-line estimates for Q4, observes Keith Fitz-Gerald, editor of 5 With Fitz.

Anything that reintroduces FUD – fear, uncertainty, and doubt – has the potential to be a downer. Anything that inspires confidence can create FOMO (the fear of missing out) if there’s a sense that worries like tariffs, rates, and the economy can be relegated to the back seat, so to speak.

My point of view is that we’ll see range-bound conditions for a bit with an upside bias lurking under the hood as Wall Street tries to hide that from the investing public.

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Chart

As for Oracle:

• Revenue came in at $15.9 billion, an 11% increase year-over-year.
• Cloud services and support revenues jumped 14% year-over-year, reaching $11.7 billion. 
• Cloud infrastructure (IaaS) revenue surged 52% to $3 billion, while SaaS-based cloud applications revenue grew 12% to $3.7 billion. 

The company is expecting an even better 2026, with CEO Safra Catz forecasting that total cloud revenue growth will accelerate from 24% in FY25 to over 40% in FY26. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) growth alone is projected to top 70%.

I think there’s a very good chance that cloud revenue could accelerate even faster than Catz suggests, though. There’s already more than $1.5 trillion flowing into AI and the advanced manufacturing needed to make it all work. 

Which means that Oracle could be a very interesting choice, or a “sleeper” to paraphrase my grandfather, who would often refer to under-recognized baseball players having the potential to significantly outperform expectations. 

About the Author

 Keith Fitz-Gerald has been called “somebody you should pay attention to” by #1 New York Times bestselling author and personal finance expert Suze Orman, “always insightful” by Constellation Research CEO Ray Wang, and a “market visionary” by Forbes. He has more than 3,000 prime-time appearances to his credit on the Fox Business Network, CNBC, Dubai One, BBC, and other networks around the world. 

Mr. Fitz-Gerald’s commentary and market analysis have been featured in such notable publications as the Wall Street Journal, The Times (of London), Wired, and more. He is the principal of the Fitz-Gerald Group which provides consulting services to professional wealth managers.

He personally writes the popular, free 5 with Fitz read by tens of thousands of individual investors, financial advisors, and hedge fund pros around the world daily. Mr. Fitz-Gerald believes anybody can be wildly successful in the financial markets when armed with the right knowledge, education, and tactics.

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