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STRC (Strategy's preferred stock) is being used as collateral for tokenized securities and stablecoins, creating a leverage structure ('windmill spinning') that increases demand for STRC. Michael Saylor is promoting STRC, and this demand will support the price of STRC.
US equities are showing strong momentum because 85% of S&P 500 companies beat earnings estimates and aggregate profit growth exceeded 29%, confirming that the US market is alive and well; cloud/AI-related mega-caps led the rally.
Strategy (MSTR) has raised its Bitcoin sale limit to $5 billion to fund common and preferred stock buybacks in order to support the share price. This creates potential selling pressure on Bitcoin, as the company may liquidate BTC holdings. The speaker believes the Bitcoin price is likely to be negatively affected.
A well-known AI-focused hedge fund, Institutional Awareness, suffered a margin call and forced liquidation of its leveraged AI-related positions, including Korean semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. The selling pressure was likely the main driver of their recent declines. With the forced seller now clearing out, a price recovery is probable in the near term.
A well-known AI-focused hedge fund, Institutional Awareness, suffered a margin call and forced liquidation of its leveraged AI-related positions, including Korean semiconductor stocks Samsung Electronics and SK hynix. The selling pressure was likely the main driver of their recent declines. With the forced seller now clearing out, a price recovery is probable in the near term.
Microsoft reported a strong AI cloud revenue beat and signaled it would keep capital expenditure steady rather than ramp it up aggressively, easing fears of overspending. This resulted in a single-day market cap gain of about $4,500, the largest in U.S. history, and lifted the broader market and semiconductor stocks.
The July FOMC meeting reinforced hawkish expectations for a September rate hike, pushing long-term yields sharply higher; the 30-year Treasury yield broke above 5.2% for the first time in 19 years, signaling continued upward pressure on yields and headwinds for risk assets.
The AI semiconductor sector is extremely strong, with the 3x leveraged semiconductor ETF (SOXL) seeing record daily inflows on the same day the Bitcoin ETF recorded its largest outflows in four months. This indicates investor capital is rotating from crypto into AI/semiconductors, and the momentum in the AI sector is likely to continue dominating near-term risk appetite.
If STRC demand increases, MicroStrategy (Strategy) will sell STRC to buy Bitcoin, driving Bitcoin price up. The structure links stablecoin demand backed by STRC to Bitcoin purchases.
Kim Dong-hwan has 9 trade ideas tracked on Buzzberg across 8 tickers since May 2026. Ranked #828 on the Buzzberg Alpha leaderboard. Most covered: STRC, BTC, SPY.
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