Strategy sells 1,690 bitcoin, raises $653 million from MSTR shares

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According to Crowdfund Insider, the German government is discussing whether to nominate Joachim Nagel, the President of the Federal Bank of Germany, as the President of the European Central Bank in response to the possibility of Christine Lagarde stepping down early. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil tends to support Joachim Nagel, while Prime Minister Friedrich Merz has not yet made a public statement. Joachim Nagel has been serving as the President of the Federal Bank of Germany since 2022 and has publicly criticized unsecured cryptocurrency assets such as Bitcoin as digital tulips, opposing the inclusion of Bitcoin in official foreign exchange reserves.

According to Yu Jin Monitoring, Strategy has sold a total of 6948 BTC since the end of June, with a cash position of approximately $432 million and an average selling price of approximately $62100, which is lower than its holding cost price of approximately $75000. The total loss from the reduction was approximately $93.12 million.

According to Trade Alert data, the average monthly trading ratio of call and put options on the S&P 500 index has risen to 0.9, reaching a four-year high. Susquehanna Financial Group data shows that the short-term S&P 500 call option skewness index has risen to a two-year high. Mark Hackett, Chief Market Strategist at Nationwide, stated that buying on dips pays off and FOMO sentiment is playing a role. Steve Sosnick, Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers, stated that institutional investors are concerned about missing out on upward opportunities and are hedging their risks by purchasing call options. Garrett DeSimone, research director at OptionMetrics, pointed out that the surge in demand for call options may drive VIX to rise in sync with the stock market.