Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) jumped from 4,467 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) purchases in January to 46,872 BTC in April using STRC preferred stock, creating a mid-month buying pattern that K33 Research says fuels recurring Bitcoin rallies. STRC Ex-Dividend Date Drives Mid-Month Rallies Bitcoin posted strong returns during the middle week of March and April.
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that the Bitcoin spot ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has significantly outperformed the gold ETF SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) since March, outpacing it by roughly 33 percentage points in performance.
Institutional Flows: Bitcoin ETFs added more than $220 million on May 12, pushing monthly inflows toward $1 billion and reinforcing steady institutional demand. Hyperliquid Launch: 21Shares' Hyperliquid ETF debuted with $1.2 million in inflows and $1.8 million in volume, marking a solid but modest first trading day.
Bitcoin held by so-called conviction buyers has surged to nearly 4 million BTC, a roughly 300% increase since late 2025.
Legendary trader Peter Brandt has emerged as the main destroyer of market optimism, categorically stating that a reliable Bitcoin bottom pattern has "NOT NOT NOT" been formed. While the crowd is celebrating a local rebound, the veteran technical analyst offers a sobering view of the chart.
Bitcoin price has dipped below $80K after April PPI rose 6.0%, above forecasts, as rate-hike odds climbed and crypto liquidations topped $63M.
Crypto ETF flows turned sharply negative on Tuesday as investors pulled capital from both bitcoin and ether products, signaling a renewed wave of caution across major digital assets. XRP and solana ETFs continued to attract fresh money, extending a growing divergence in institutional positioning. Bitcoin ETFs Trade $1.
K33 links Strategy's preferred stock dividend cycle to recurring mid-month bitcoin price rallies.
Michael Saylor's Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) is increasingly relying on STRC to keep buying Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), but the math behind the company's accumulation engine is becoming more difficult as dilution pressures build. Strategy's Centerpiece Is Now STRC Strategy's earlier Bitcoin purchases worked because MSTR traded at a massive premium to its underlying BTC holdings.
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin retail demand change has surged back into the green zone after a plunge underwater earlier in the year.
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Bitcoin floats around $80,000 after April core PPI surges 1% MoM — hottest since 2022 — as crypto ETFs bleed and rate-hike odds climb.