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Anyone buying MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR)?

Posted on 8/19/20 at 1:19 pm
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 1:19 pm
This is a moderately sized ($1.4B) business intelligence and mobile software company, Up 20% in the past couple of weeks since announcing they converted $250 million in assets to bitcoin.

For the people not wanting to risk getting into crypto, this could be a nice way to get exposure through more traditional investments I.e. stocks.

Not investment advice, let’s bump this thread next year. $140/share today
Posted by iAmBatman
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 1:21 pm to
Thank you for providing an exemplary thread title that meets the quality standards of this board
Posted by cgrand
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Posted on 8/19/20 at 1:32 pm to
SQ is another safer way to get crypto (BTC) exposure
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 8/20/20 at 2:53 pm to
You're quite welcome
This post was edited on 8/20/20 at 2:54 pm
Posted by lynxcat
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Posted on 8/20/20 at 9:02 pm to
We use it where I work and it’s a clumsy tool. It sits on some pretty good data and I generally like the attribution but it’s far from a slick data analytics tool.

Alteryx is the tool I am watching closely. It’s one of the most powerful yet easiest to use programs I’ve ever experienced.
Posted by xxTIMMYxx
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Posted on 8/20/20 at 9:29 pm to
MSTR
BTR
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 9/16/20 at 2:59 pm to
The CEO just reported they acquired another $175 million of bitcoin, bringing the total to $425 million exposure.

Coindesk
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 10/8/20 at 2:53 pm to
Square is following in MSTR's footsteps

quote:

Square IR
@SquareIR
·
6h
Today,
@Square
announced that it has purchased $50M in bitcoin. Square believes cryptocurrency is an instrument of economic empowerment and provides a way to participate in a global monetary system, which aligns with the company’s purpose. For more, visit https://squ.re/investors.


PDF for Square's Bitcoin Purchase Process
Posted by TDFreak
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Posted on 11/21/20 at 6:20 pm to
MSTR is up 56% since you posted this.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 11/21/20 at 8:00 pm to
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MSTR is up 56% since you posted this.

Still plenty to run if Bitcoin keeps doing what we expect it to do into late 2021. I'd guess another 80%-100% if we get get to $55k bitcoin
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 8:38 am to
Up 120% since posting. Did anyone else ride with me or am I alone on this rocket?
Posted by wutangfinancial
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 11:31 am to
I know people trading it but don't participate in euphoric stock stories. It's trading at 7x it's holdings in BTC. Not sure if that means anything but seems like a rich premium for long term holdings. Isn't it just better to hold the underlying BTC if you're looking for exposure like that? What's the story here?

Edit: Nice call though back in September
This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 11:32 am
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 11/30/20 at 12:45 pm to
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Isn't it just better to hold the underlying BTC if you're looking for exposure like that?
100% yes. However, some people don't feel like creating new accounts on crypto exchanges or want to deal with holding coins. MSTR can be considered somewhat like a BTC ETF at this point, albeit you do pay a premium for the BTC it holds. Still though, MSTR, outside of bitcoin, is a company that produces annual revenues so it isn't all BTC.



This post was edited on 11/30/20 at 12:50 pm
Posted by wutangfinancial
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Posted on 12/1/20 at 9:57 am to
How do their revenue channels do? Do you know anything about the company's leverage, margins, FCF? Is it's a solid software company it becomes more interesting. But BTC itself is becoming interesting to me if it starts getting institutional backing. Druckenmiller, Paul Tudor Jones, and Andrew Left all have long exposure.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 12/1/20 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

How do their revenue channels do? Do you know anything about the company's leverage, margins, FCF? Is it's a solid software company it becomes more interesting. But BTC itself is becoming interesting to me if it starts getting institutional backing. Druckenmiller, Paul Tudor Jones, and Andrew Left all have long exposure.

No debt and ~$30MM of free cash flow each year. I'm not a huge fan of investing in small tech companies like this, but the underlying business is a decent hedge and ultimate propulsion that they will continue making cash and likely turning it into bitcoin in the future.
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 12/5/20 at 8:24 pm to
quote:

Michael Saylor
@michael_saylor
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Dec 4
MicroStrategy has purchased approximately 2,574 bitcoins for $50.0 million in cash in accordance with its Treasury Reserve Policy, at an average price of approximately $19,427 per bitcoin. We now hold approximately 40,824 bitcoins.


This crazy son of a bitch just bought another $50 million worth of BTC for MSTR.
Posted by wutangfinancial
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Posted on 12/6/20 at 11:25 am to
He should be waiting for a pullback
Posted by TigerTatorTots
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Posted on 12/6/20 at 2:33 pm to
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He should be waiting for a pullback

Possibly...but Michael Saylor unequivocally believes this is going to be over $100k end of next year. If I'm him and have that mindset, would waiting for a pullback of a few grand be worth the risk of that pullback not occurring? Any is the difference of a few grand entry point really going to matter that much if what he believes the price will get to end of next year?

Posted by jimbeam
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Posted on 12/6/20 at 3:36 pm to
At this point, I don’t see how Bitcoin will completely fail without some HUGE moves by whales. A number of big players in the market now, seemingly buying everything available and even everything that isn’t.
Posted by wutangfinancial
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Posted on 12/6/20 at 4:27 pm to
Easy. The Feds ban it.
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