Short-sellers had a lean period since the 2008 financial crisis but amid a long bull market and low-interest rate environment, American short-seller Jim Chanos now sees a trend reversal despite the market rally in January.

The founder of Kynikos Associates, who won big on his short bets against Enron Corporation after exposing its accounting fraud, said that the stage is now set for a greater period of shorts, similar to the wake of the dotcom bubble.