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08-25

MSTR +24% Bitcoin Rally: Still Worth Chasing?

Strategy just reminded the market why MSTR is one of the highest-beta ways to play Bitcoin.

Bitcoin has ripped ~24% recently, pushing Strategy’s 840,447 BTC holdings back above their aggregate cost basis. MSTR followed with a 2.83% gain Monday — but the bigger story is the $2B capital raise.

Here’s the bullish part:

Strategy now has roughly $6.69B of USD liquidity, including a newly created $1.59B cash pool. That gives Saylor dry powder to buy Bitcoin, repurchase securities, or exploit market dislocations.

And this is why I’m still bullish on MSTR:

BTC goes up → MSTR’s asset base strengthens → capital becomes easier to raise → more BTC can potentially be accumulated → BTC exposure per share can compound.

That reflexive loop is the entire MSTR thesis.

But there’s one important catch.

Strategy raised the $2B by selling 18.26M MSTR shares, while BTC holdings stayed unchanged at 840,447 last week. So investors shouldn’t automatically interpret this raise as “$2B of fresh Bitcoin buying.”

That changes my view on chasing.

I wouldn’t chase a big green candle just because Bitcoin is ripping. MSTR is already the leveraged version of the BTC trade, meaning a BTC pullback can hit MSTR disproportionately hard.

My play:

🟢 Bullish MSTR medium-term

🟡 Don’t FOMO after a vertical move

🟢 Prefer buying weakness rather than buying the breakout

🔴 If BTC loses momentum around/after Jackson Hole, MSTR could unwind much faster than spot BTC

The key question isn’t:

“Did I miss the Bitcoin rally?”

It’s:

“Can Bitcoin continue higher enough to justify MSTR’s premium and its capital-raising machine?”

If BTC continues trending higher, I think MSTR remains one of the most explosive upside plays.

But if BTC stalls, I’d rather own spot BTC/IBIT than pay for MSTR’s additional leverage.

My verdict: Bullish on MSTR — but WAIT for a pullback rather than chase.

MSTR is the turbocharged Bitcoin trade.

And you don’t floor the accelerator immediately after the car has already accelerated 24%. 🚀

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Bitcoin Reclaims $80K — Why Did MSTR Surge 11.5% in a Single Day?
Bitcoin +2.96% to $81,370 Thursday; Strategy +11.54% — about four times the coin's move, which is what its capital structure is built to do, in both directions. Read that against Saylor telling shareholders to "be prepared for several difficult years," a notable line from the most committed bull in the asset. Tonight Warsh speaks at a Jackson Hole framed around payments and digital assets, likely the most direct policy language on crypto in a while. Risk assets still take their cue from the long end, and crypto is first to be cut when rates rise. MSTR, spot coin, or wait for tonight?
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Comments

  • RaymondReed
    08-25
    RaymondReed
    A 15% BTC pullback can ding MSTR NAV almost 2x harder than spot, so “wait for a dip” still needs sizing discipline. The reflexive loop cuts both ways lol
  • William85
    08-25
    William85
    Saylor’s financing engine is the alpha here. That 6.69B cash pile matters more than the 24% BTC rip lol
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