Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTRob IsbittsSat, June 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM GMT+2 4 min readAI stocks will crash, with many current leaders losing 50% of their value from their peaks. The answer to "why?" requires us to go back a few weeks to June 8, 2026. That's when OpenAI announced it had confidentially filed its S-1 paperwork with the SEC. The hype machine was working overtime, with bankers floating an unprecedented public valuation target of up to $1 trillion. More News from BarchartPeter Thiel Took $1,700 and a Standard Roth IRA Account and Turned It Into $5 Billion. You Can Do It Too.AI Power Stocks Could Be a Once-in-a-Generation Trade. Start With the Companies Behind Every Data Center.Nvidia and Broadcom Both Offer AI Exposure and Dividends. Barchart Data Helps Pick the Best Stock to Buy Now.