MSTR posts a $17.44B Q4 unrealized bitcoin loss as price swings hit results, pushing shares down 47.5% and prompting liquidity moves to manage volatility.
Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), formerly MicroStrategy, had a rough 2025, but its shares started seriously sliding in October, just as Bitcoin (BTC) began losing ground after hitting a new all-time high.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Strategy (MSTR) stood at $151.95, denoting a -2.35% move from the preceding trading day.
MicroStrategy operates a tax-advantaged digital credit flywheel, converting Bitcoin volatility into preferred equity yielding roughly 10% via ROC dividends. Return-of-Capital dividends are tax-deferred, potentially delivering 44% higher after-tax returns over ten years versus taxable yield instruments. Preferred issuance funds additional Bitcoin purchases, expanding collateral to 672,497 BTC and reinforcing balance-sheet scale and credit capacity.
T-Rex 2X Long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) receives a Sell rating due to amplified risks tied to MSTR's leveraged bitcoin exposure. MSTU is suitable only for daily trading; holding longer risks compounded losses, value decay, and unrecoverable capital erosion. MSTR's financial strain stems from declining bitcoin prices, high leverage (1.40x assets/equity), and $8.2b in debt, pressuring MSTU further.
MSTR accelerates Bitcoin accumulation in 2025, lifting BTC yield to 26% as regulatory clarity and new credit access support momentum.
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In the most recent trading session, Strategy (MSTR) closed at $158.24, indicating a -1.33% shift from the previous trading day.
Bitcoin heads for a fourth annual loss despite institutional support, ETF adoption and Trump backing, raising questions about what 2026 holds for crypto ETFs like IBIT.
Investors closely watched the Nasdaq 100 ‘s annual reconstitution to see if Strategy ( NASDAQ:MSTR ) — the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) — would lose its spot due to its bitcoin-heavy balance sheet.