US Stocks Movement: IREN Plunged on October 14 Due to Unconfirmed Power Supply, Unverified Transactions, and Sector Weakness

Interpretation of IREN's Sharp Decline on October 14

Keywords: Unsecured electricity supply, unconfirmed transaction, sector weakness

1. On October 14, 2026, IREN disclosed that the planned construction of the Redbank 900MW data center in Australia is still in the early evaluation stage and has not been included in the secured 5GW electricity portfolio. Grid access and planning approvals remain to be advanced, and there is insufficient certainty regarding the project's construction.

2. On October 13, 2026, reports of a multi-year cloud service transaction between IREN and Anthropic have not yet been confirmed by either party. The contract amount and computing power scale have not been disclosed, and after the catalytic effect of the related news diminished, the stock price came under pressure.

3. From October 13 to October 14, 2026, the AI cloud and data center sector weakened. The industry continues to have concerns about the outlook for infrastructure spending in artificial intelligence and high capital expenditures, with IREN, Core Scientific, Applied Digital and other related stocks coming under pressure in tandem.

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