The three crypto related stocks in this analysis all share a bit of softness ahead of the bell on Thursday, as crypto has given back a bit of the gains after the massive “risk on rally” due to Trump announcing a pause on tariffs for 90 days.
I have mixed feelings about non-productive, speculative assets like Bitcoin and have never given BTC itself a buy rating. These feelings also extend to MicroStrategy (now "Strategy"), which leverages debt to buy Bitcoin, emerging as a bullish, "leveraged" bet on BTC. The Defiance Daily Target 2x Long MSTR ETF offers even further leverage on MSTR, and therefore BTC. However, it is a very poor investment.
The stock market is dealing with crazy whiplash right now, with the S&P 500 rallying more than 8% then dropping 4% all in the span of an hour.
Strategy's Series A 10% Preferred Equity offers a 10% cumulative coupon, with punitive rates for deferred payments, making it a fixed income instrument. STRF is less volatile than common shares, ideal for income-oriented investors who believe in Strategy's longevity and bitcoin's potential. Major risks include bitcoin price volatility and interest rate increases, which could significantly impact STRF's value.
Shares of Strategy (MSTR -8.84%), formerly known as MicroStrategy, fell on Thursday. The company's stock lost 8.8% as of market close and was down as much as 12.7% earlier in the day.
MicroStrategy Inc.'s aggressive plan to sell equity and debt securities so it can buy bitcoin may have been played out, to the point that there is now one Wall Street analyst who says investors should sell the stock.
MicroStrategy has transformed into a leveraged Bitcoin proxy, offering investors amplified exposure to Bitcoin's price movements through its massive Bitcoin holdings and strategic financial engineering. The company's strategy benefits from rising institutional acceptance of Bitcoin, creating a positive feedback loop that could further drive up Bitcoin's price and validate MicroStrategy's model. Despite its potential for outsized gains, MicroStrategy's heavy reliance on Bitcoin's appreciation and its leveraged position make it an incredibly risky investment.
Strategy (MSTR -10.60%), the tech company formerly known as MicroStrategy, currently has a market cap of $75 billion. It was valued at just $3 billion two years ago.
On Thursday, YieldMax rolled out its 46th option strategy ETF. The actively managed YieldMax MSTR Short Option Income Strategy ETF (WNTR) is also the fifth ETF of its kind to be added to the issuer's lineup.
Strategy (MSTR 1.75%), the tech company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has taken investors on a wild ride since its IPO. It went public at a split-adjusted price of $6 on June 11, 1998, and closed at $313 at the peak of the dot-com bubble on March 10, 2000.
Given that it's a currency outside the command of any government or central bank, Bitcoin (BTC 1.13%) is inherently an outsider's challenge to the traditional financial system. And Strategy (MSTR 1.75%), formerly known as MicroStrategy, is all-in.
The bigger the discount to its $100 par, the higher the yield.