The world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin (BTC), MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), was one of the best-performing stocks in the Nasdaq-100 index in 2024. Over the course of last year, the price of a single MSTR share surged by 342%. Since the beginning of 2025, MicroStrategy stock has rallied by 17.33% and was changing hands at a price of $339.81 at press time on January 29.MSTR stock price year-to-date (YTD) chart. Source: FinboldMicroStrategy’s fate is directly tied to Bitcoin’s performance — and althou ...

Ravitaliy/iStock via Getty Images Listen here or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Grant Cardone joins Sungarden Investment Publishing's Rob Isbitts to talk real estate, private equity and crypto. How he created his own wealth (3:45). Real estate investing and why he doesn't believe in diversification (7:35) Advantages of crowd sourced research (10:45). Memecoin explosion (13:35). Residential real estate is not an investment (16:25). Grant's new Bitcoin fund (22:55). Recorded on January 20. Tr ...

MicroStrategy (MSTR -1.63%) has been one of the most unlikely winners in the software sector in recent years.The company has evolved from an enterprise analytics software company to primarily a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury company, and its investments in the cryptocurrency explain why the stock has soared in recent years. You can see its performance in the chart below. It's not only beaten the S&P 500 but also the digital token itself. MicroStrategy has essentially transformed itself into a leveraged Bitc ...

Another day, another step deeper down the financial engineering rabbit hole for MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR ). The most prolific public investor in Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) announced this morning that it will redeem ~$1.05B of outstandingAnalyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of XYZ, BTC either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alph ...

MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Strategy - MicroStrategy shifted its strategy in 2020 by investing $250 million in Bitcoin, accumulating 21,454 Bitcoins initially and holding 450,000 Bitcoins as of Jan 13 [2] - The company's Bitcoin holdings are now worth $46.82 billion, representing 49% of its enterprise value of $94.69 billion [3] - MicroStrategy paid an average price of $62,473 per Bitcoin ($27.95 billion total), which is 40% lower than the current Bitcoin price of around $104,000 [3] - The company is the world's largest corporate holder of Bitcoin [3] Financial Impact and Leverage - MicroStrategy's total liabilities surged from $408 million in 2019 to $913 million in 2020, driven by its first major Bitcoin purchase [7] - By the end of 2023, total liabilities rose to $2.6 billion, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.2 [8] - As of Q3 2024, total liabilities reached $4.57 billion, while the debt-to-equity ratio remained steady at 1.2 [8] - The company's share count increased by 122% over the past five years due to new share offerings and convertible note conversions [8] Long-Term Strategy and Market Outlook - MicroStrategy's co-founder Michael Saylor predicts Bitcoin's price could soar 12,400% to $13 million by 2045 [4] - Saylor expects Bitcoin to grow from 0.1% of global capital today to 7% as financial institutions adopt Bitcoin-related services [4] - The company introduced a "21/21" plan to raise $42 billion ($21 billion in equity and $21 billion in fixed income securities) by 2027 to fund future Bitcoin purchases [6] - MicroStrategy believes Bitcoin's value will rise rapidly enough to cover its increasing debt and justify ongoing share dilution [9] Bitcoin Market Catalysts - Bitcoin's scheduled halvings, which reduce mining rewards by half every four years, are expected to tighten supply and make it more comparable to gold [5] - Increased adoption of Bitcoin spot price ETFs by retail and institutional investors could serve as a hedge against inflation [5] - Bitcoin's reputation as "digital gold" may drive inflation-affected countries to adopt it as a national currency [5] Future Prospects - MicroStrategy's stock has surged 2,550% over the past five years, driven by Bitcoin's price appreciation [4] - The company's Bitcoin holdings are expected to overshadow its stagnant software business, which is being revitalized with cloud-based subscriptions and generative AI tools [10] - Bitcoin's broader adoption by retail investors, institutions, companies, and governments could further drive its price higher over the next five years [11] - If Bitcoin's price crashes, MicroStrategy's rising debt and share dilution could significantly impact its stock value [11]

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MicroStrategy (MSTR 5.29%) continues buying Bitcoin as it looks to raise more capital from investors.*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 12, 2025. The video was published on Jan. 14, 2025. ...

As of Jan. 14, 2025, two stocks in the information technology sector could be flashing a real warning to investors who value momentum as a key criteria in their trading decisions.The RSI is a momentum indicator, which compares a stock’s strength on days when prices go up to its strength on days when prices go down. When compared to a stock’s price action, it can give traders a better sense of how a stock may perform in the short term. An asset is typically considered overbought when the RSI is above 70, acc ...