Saylor’s Strategy Market Cap Hits New High Amid Bitcoin Surge
Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR) closed the trading day on Wednesday at its highest ever market capitalization, as Bitcoin continues to float near record highs.
“MSTR just closed at an all-time high market cap,” Saylor said in an X post on Wednesday.
MSTR’s price “gearing up” for new highs
It comes as MSTR’s stock price has climbed 21.52% over the past month, closing Wednesday at $455.90, according to Google Finance data.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) has surged 10% over the past month, reaching new highs of $122,884 on Monday before pulling back to $118,413 at the time of publication, according to Nansen data.
Options trader Sean Trades said in a post on Wednesday that MSTR is “gearing up for the next leg to all-time highs.”
Despite setting a new market cap record, MSTR is trading 19% below its all-time high of $543, reached on Nov. 20. The firm has continued to issue stock to raise funds for its Bitcoin accumulation strategy.
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Strive Funds Bitcoin Strategy vice president Jeff Walton said in an X post on Wednesday that it is the 11th day of Strategy qualifying for the S&P 500.
In May, during the Financial Times documentary Michael Saylor’s $40 Billion Bitcoin Bet, Walton predicted that the Strategy would become the “number one publicly traded equity in the entire market” because of its future financial strength enabled with Bitcoin.
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The company announced in a Monday US Securities and Exchange Commission filing that they acquired 4,225 Bitcoin for $472.5 million last week.
Strategy will release its latest earnings report on Aug. 5. The firm has reported net losses for the past three quarters.
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