Jim Chanos just made one of the most contrarian calls in the AI infrastructure trade right now (Save this).

Milk Road AI Twitter · Milk Road AI (@MilkRoadAI) · 2026-06-23

Short-seller Jim Chanos argues that the bull case for alternative energy stocks tied to AI infrastructure rests on a temporary power constraint that, once resolved, will cause those valuations to collapse.

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The bull case for alternative energy stocks is built on an AI power constraint that Chanos believes is temporary, not structural.
When the power constraint resolves, Chanos expects the elevated valuations of alternative energy stocks to collapse.
The market is currently treating a short-term bottleneck as a durable, long-term tailwind for energy equities.

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His argument is simple, the bull case for alternative energy stocks is built on a constraint that is temporary and when it resolves, the valuations collapse.