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"The Sobering Up Phase": Why Ted Oakley Says A 15% Sell-Off Is Possible
36 minutes Posted Feb 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm.
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Ted Oakley, Founder and Managing Partner at Oxbow Advisors, returns to Kitco News to discuss what he calls the market's "sobering up" phase. With jobless claims hitting winter highs and major tech stocks surrendering value, Oakley argues that we are witnessing a fundamental "changing of the guard." He explains why he believes the AI boom has turned "cash generating machines into capital investment machines," leveraging balance sheets to dangerous levels. Oakley breaks down the "bifurcated si...