MicroStrategy wipes $30B in biggest 4-day drop amid Bitcoin correction

MicroStrategy’s market capitalization saw its largest four-day drop in history, sparking questions about its position as a leveraged Bitcoin investment vehicle.

The company’s market value fell by more than 35% from its Nov. 21 peak, erasing over $30 billion.

This marks the largest four-day decline ever for the business intelligence firm, according to the Kobeissi Letter, which highlighted the drop in a Nov. 26 X post:

“MicroStrategy stock, MSTR, just fell a MASSIVE -35% from its peak seen on November 21st. That’s ~$30 BILLION of market cap erased in 4 trading days.”

While MicroStrategy’s stock price has increased, it saw a short-term decline along with this week’s Bitcoin (BTC) correction. MicroStrategy’s price fell over 7.5% over the 24 hours leading up to 9:52 am UTC on Nov. 27 to trade at $354.1, TradingView data shows.

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MicroStrategy: still a leveraged Bitcoin trade?

The decline coincided with Bitcoin’s correction after hitting a record high of around $99,800 on Nov. 22.

Since Bitcoin’s peak on Nov. 22, the cryptocurrency has dropped over 7%, while MicroStrategy’s stock price has fallen more than 14%.

However, both Bitcoin and MicroStrategy have posted robust gains on a wider timeframe. Over the past month, Bitcoin rose 44% while MicroStrategy rallied over 32%. On the yearly chart, Bitcoin rose 146% while MicroStrategy is up by more than 599%.

Numerous investors are looking at MicroStrategy as a leveraged bet on the Bitcoin price, which is expected to outperform the returns of the world’s first cryptocurrency. 

However, MicroStrategy’s recent 35% drop — more than four times Bitcoin’s correction — raises concerns about the volatility of its stock as a Bitcoin proxy.

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MicroStrategy volatility caused by retail investors

This growing volatility is a function of increasingly more retail traders according to the Kobeissi letter, which wrote:

“On Wednesday alone last week, retail investors bought ~$42 million worth of MicroStrategy stock, $MSTR. This marked the largest daily retail buy on record and was 8 TIMES higher than the daily average seen in October.”

Retail investors bought nearly $100 million worth of MicroStrategy stock during the past week, with growing interest partly driven by the firm’s $2.6 billion note offering. 

Some of the world’s largest traditional institutions are investing in Michael Saylor’s company, including Allianz, the second-largest insurance provider in Europe, which acquired over 24% of MicroStrategy’s $600 million note offering in March.

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