Oracle’s AI Cloud Gamble Drives Soaring Stock – Can ORCL Join the Trillion-Dollar Club?
Stock Performance: Skyrocketing on AI Hype Oracle’s share price has been on a tear in 2025, handily beating the broader market and most tech peers. Riding a wave of AI optimism, ORCL is up roughly 70% year-to-date (as of early October)ts2.tech. This surge far outpaces the ~16–25% gains of the average tech sector – and even leaves cloud heavyweights like Microsoft (+25% YTD), Alphabet (+32%), and Amazon (flat) in the dustfinviz.com. The rally culminated in a stunning spike on September 10, 2025, when Oracle’s stock exploded by over 36% in a single sessionreuters.com. Shares hit an intraday high around $345.69 – an