The Julia La Roche Show · Thursday, July 16, 2026
Ted Oakley believes that attempting to profit from the final stages of a market move is a poor strategy due to the unfavorable risk-reward ratio. He notes that while there might be limited upside, the potential downside is significantly larger, making such investments unattractive.
“Well, that's, that's the problem. If if it's the last, let's say it's the last 6% or 8% of a move, then the risk reward on that is gone against you. In other words, let's say you have six or 7% upside, but 25% downside, that's not a good setup.”
“And that's the setup that we see a lot in a lot of companies today too. So, uh, and we like to have, you know, a lot of the opposite of that, you know, a low downside and a lot of potential.”