Michael Saylor Stands Firm as $8B Storm Clouds Gather – Will Index Eviction Shake Him?

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Key Takeaways-or How to Laugh in the Face of Fortune Fading

Where will the $8B pressure come from? Spoiler: Funds, Indexes, and a dash of chaos 🍿

It’s all about those cunning funds holding MSTR through the MSCI club, and if the other indexes decide to join the revolt. Imagine the panic-like a flock of pigeons spotting a dropped sausage!

What’s Saylor’s brilliant response?

He claims Strategy is an operating company with a soft spot for software-$500 million worth, to be precise-and a fiery plan to keep expanding. Because who needs index lists when you’ve got a good stonk and a bulletproof ego?

Michael Saylor’s Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) might stay quiet until MSCI’s report dropping in mid-January 2026-like a soap opera cliffhanger. 📺

According to the wise men at TD Cowen, MSTR might face a whopping $8 billion sell-off if MSCI pulls the plug. They say:

“We believe ~$2.5 billion of value is tied to MSTR within MSCI indexes, with an additional ~$5.5 billion potentially fleeing to other indexes-like rats abandoning a sinking ship.”

The MSCI review, which spilled into public last week after a clandestine internal whisper, was first whispered about internally back on October 10th. Spooky, isn’t it?

Apparently, the global index bigwigs see companies like Strategy-Bitcoin treasury holders-as passive investors: sort of like a cat sitting in a window, not really working but looking important. Ahem. Only real operating companies are supposed to make the cut, they say.

But TD Cowen, with a mischievous grin, argues that Strategy isn’t just yawning at life-it’s got a $500 million software business, making it more active than a squirrel on caffeine. They even suggest MSCI might just be showing a bias against Bitcoin, because why not add a sprinkle of conspiracy? 🤔

Saylor’s Response: The Man, The Myth, The Unshakable

Last week, Saylor, the grandmaster of Strategy, dismissed the index’s verdict like swatting a fly. He declared:

“Strategy is neither a fund, trust, nor a holding shindig. Funds and trusts are passive-like statues-while we’re out here moving mountains.”

He joked, in true Saylor style, that the index label doesn’t define their universe-long story short, they’re in Bitcoin for the long haul, whether the index likes it or not. 💪

Over social media, Saylor boldly declared that he’s not backing down, especially with a record-shattering $21 billion raised this year alone-because why not set the world on fire? 🔥

This image-probably a subtle slap to the face-shows Strategy smirking in the face of being called “passive.” Passive firms don’t raise billions; they just sit around, looking cute.

But raising $21 billion suggests that Strategy is, in fact, doing the heavy lifting of an active company-full of operational zeal and not just sitting by the sidelines. So, MSCI’s move, if they pull the trigger early next year, will surely be a showdown worth watching.

Meanwhile, Bitcoin, perhaps feeling cocky, stayed above $80K and even flirted with $90K on the 24th of November. MSTR followed suit-up 5% to $179-because why not add a little drama? 📈

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2025-11-25 12:45