Maartunn
Maartunn|Feb 02, 2026 18:25
🚨Why the Market Will Test Saylor And why size itself becomes pressure, even with BTC around $76k This isn’t about Bitcoin being weak. And it’s not about Michael Saylor being “wrong”. It’s about scale, structure, and visibility. And the market always tests those. ----------------------------------------------------- Saylor isn’t just bullish, he is the market Michael Saylor, through Strategy Inc., is no longer just a large holder. He’s one of the largest Bitcoin holders on earth. As of today’s: - Total BTC held: 713,502 BTC - % of total supply: ~3.57% - Total BTC exposure: $54.9B - Realized average price: ~$76,052 Bitcoin is trading around $76k, meaning: 👉 the entire position is sitting right on its cost basis. That matters. Because this is no longer passive ownership. This is market structure. ----------------------------------------------------- Why the market cares about averages Markets don’t care about your conviction. They care about where pressure appears if price moves. Right now: ~61% of BTC supply is above the current price ~39% is below Saylor’s entire position sits at the equilibrium line That makes his average price a reference point. Not maliciously. Mechanically. ----------------------------------------------------- Today’s buy actually increases pressure Today’s purchase is important, but not for the reason people think. Buying 855 BTC at $87,974: - raises the marginal cost - increases capital dependency - adds size which is directly at a -7% loss Saylor now owns more BTC above market price than below it. That means: - dips hurt faster - upside requires continued demand - and buying power matters more than belief This is how pressure builds quietly. ----------------------------------------------------- Leverage doesn’t have to be margin to matter Saylor isn’t levered like a trader, but the balance sheet still amplifies risk. Because BTC exposure is funded through: - equity issuance - convertibles - capital markets confidence If: - BTC dips - MSTR stock weakens - or funding appetite slows the feedback loop reverses. And markets always probe that loop. ----------------------------------------------------- This is the same pattern, not the same outcome We’ve seen this structure before: - Terra relied on continuous confidence - FTX relied on assumed liquidity - Large players became single points of failure Not because they were evil, but because too much depended on them. Saylor isn’t there yet. But with: - 3.57% of total supply - extreme public visibility - price sitting on his cost basis - and continued buying required to defend structure the setup is clear. ----------------------------------------------------- The takeaway Price sitting near your average doesn’t imply safety. It implies focus. Markets don’t test stories. They don’t test belief. They test: - size - concentration - funding structure - and how much price action depends on continued participation Saylor’s position meets those criteria not because it’s vulnerable, but because it’s large enough to shape behavior. And when a position shapes behavior, the market doesn’t ignore it. It watches it 👀☠(Maartunn)
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