- Positive U.S labor data boosted MSTR stock’s mid-week bounce
- QCP Capital cautioned of potential price volatility ahead of U.S-China tariff talks
Strategy’s (formerly MicroStrategy) stock, MSTR, has been among the market’s leading gainers lately, thanks to a mid-week rebound in the equity markets and Bitcoin [BTC].
On Tuesday, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite bounced slightly by 0.81% while the S&P 500 Index (SPX) moved by +0.58%, marking a weekly rally of 2%.
The relief rebound was driven by positive U.S labor market data, noted crypto trading firm QCP Capital.
“A surprise rise in job openings has buoyed risk sentiment ahead of Friday’s pivotal payrolls print. The S&P 500 is inching closer to the key $6,000 level.”
MSTR eyes Strategy’s BTC bet
Worth noting, however, that MSTR’s Tuesday pump was stirred by the announcement of new preferred stock, Stride (STRD), to acquire more BTC. According to Metaplanet’s Dylan LeClair, the move would allow Strategy to raise more capital.
“$STRD is $STRF without all of the protections in place; non-cumulative, non-mandatory dividends, junior to $STRF. Saylor is coming for the entire fixed income market.”
Another MSTR analyst, Jeff Walton, echoed LeClair’s outlook, terming it “history in the making.”
With the STRD, STRF, and the class A stock MSTR, the firm still has a massive capital capacity war chest to aggressively drive its BTC buying plan.
Strategy now has 580,955 BTC worth $60 billion with an acquisition cost of $40 billion. That means that the firm is sitting on unrealized profits of $20 billion at current prices.
MSTR’s stock surged by 5% and closed Tuesday’s session at $387. However, at press time, the stock gave back some of the gains. Unsurprisingly, in Q2, MSTR was up 28% compared to BTC’s gains of 22%.
Even so, QCP Capital cautioned that June and Q3 could remain bumpy for BTC amid renewed tariff headlines and U.S debt ceiling debate. The firm added,
“Q3 could bring more turbulence. Tariffs may start to hit macro data, and fiscal noise around the “Big Beautiful Bill” and debt ceiling could stir headline volatility. Without a strong catalyst, $BTC may continue to drift within its current range.”
If so, MSTR stock’s close correlation with Bitcoin may suffer some losses. At press time, the stock was valued at $376, down 3% following BTC’s brief dip below $105k.
