📊 STRC, Strategy's "Stretch" perpetual preferred, hit $99.95 before the Q3 call, its first time there in 165+ days 📅 Strategy says it aims to keep STRC trading between $99 and $100 💰 It has repurchased $2B of STRC, with $957M of buyback capacity left 🏦 Dollar reserves doubled from $2.5B to $5B 🟠 Holdings: 848,517 BTC 💵 Q3 operating income was $20.91B, all from a $20.91B Bitcoin fair-value gain
What it means for Bitcoin: STRC near par makes it easier for Strategy to raise money through preferred stock, which has funded BTC buys. But its earnings still swing with the BTC price.
Is Strategy's preferred-stock model built to last? 👇
📊 Close Oct 28: 6,012.44, up 374.10 points 📈 Biggest daily % gain since July 31, first close above 6,000 in 10 sessions 💾 Chips led: SK hynix +10.89%, Samsung Electronics +9.01% 🌍 Foreigners bought 822.8B won, institutions 960.7B won; retail sold 1.8T won ⚠️ Buy-side sidecar triggered for a second straight day 📅 Drivers: SK hynix Q3 beat plus 60T won returns, and Anthropic's IPO push easing AI-spend worries
What it means for crypto: Korea is one of crypto's biggest retail markets, and a risk-on Seoul tape usually helps sentiment. BTC is near $81.5K, up about 2% in 24h. But the Fed decision lands tonight, and analysts say this rally still needs earnings and foreign flows to hold.
Does a hot KOSPI pull Korean money into crypto or away from it? 👇