MicroStrategy is also on the receiving end of the short seller’s saga with the losses exceeding $1.92 billion since March according to Reuters. It is indicative of the fact that betting against the company in such a crypto era did not cope well as it showed.
The Securities and Exchange Commission Title approved several spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) utilizing bitcoin in January, driving the previously niche asset class toward the mainstream.
Derivative techniques are a kind of speculative instrument, which are used by traders to take advantage of the pegging down of the products and tools’ values. Despite the clear risks involved in short selling, traders and portfolio managers often use hedges to protect their positions or for speculative purposes.
Over the last few weeks, investing in crypto short has been very active, and MicroStrategy has been on the top list of the short sellers targets in crypto. As a promoter in the crypto world, the company is now attracting a large number of investors.
However, when the market supports short selling, buyers may face significant losses.MicroStrategy isn’t the only company facing short selling; Coinbase and Cleanspark Inc. have also been targeted by short sellers.
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