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Short sellers pocket $6 billion betting against AI neoclouds

Original: Investors betting against the "neoclouds", the debt-funded companies renting out AI data center capacity, have made abou

Investors betting against the 'neoclouds' — debt-funded companies renting out AI data center capacity — have made roughly $6 billion in paper profits so far in October, according to data firm ORTEX. Fears that the AI buildout is becoming financially unsustainable triggered a selloff in the sector, with shorts estimated at 20% to 26% of trading in some names.

Why now: Growing market anxiety that debt-fueled AI infrastructure spending is unsustainable is driving attention to the sector's selloff.

ORTEXneocloud companiesAI data center sector

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• Investors betting against the "neoclouds", the debt-funded companies renting out AI data center capacity, have made about $6 billion in paper profits so far in October, as fears that the AI buildout is becoming unsustainable set off a selloff. Data firm ORTEX says 20% to 26% of… · i47i@social.i47i.cc · 1

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