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🥲 Why Is MSTR The Most-Shorted Stock?
Plus, the prediction market preview for the NVDA earnings call.

Happy Wednesday!
Strategy has become the most-shorted stock in the U.S. Why is that, and who is behind the big position?
Nvidia is set to report earnings after the market close today. What are prediction markets forecasting?
Plus, between February and April, the S&P 500 fell hard. Fear spiked. Volatility exploded. Tom Gentile had multiple trades open during that stretch — and closed every one for a gain. Save your free seat now and see the live demo today.
TOP STORY
Strategy is the most heavily shorted stock among companies over $25 billion, with short interest hitting 14%. However, analysts say it's an arbitrage play, not a death bet.
Firms like Jane Street are likely executing "basis trades," longing Bitcoin ETFs like BlackRock's IBIT while shorting MSTR to capture volatility premiums.
Despite the company sitting on $7 billion in unrealized Bitcoin losses and the stock crashing 73% from its peak, Anchorage Digital is buying in via MSTR's preferred stock to capture its 11.25% yield.
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Between February and April, the S&P 500 fell hard. Fear spiked. Volatility exploded. Tom Gentile had multiple trades open during that stretch — and closed every one for a gain. See how a probability-driven income strategy can thrive in crashes, rallies, and sideways chop. Live breakdown + live trade demo today.
*Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results.
QUICK N DIRTY
Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP are finally starting to show the first signs of life after weeks of agony: here’s what’s moving markets today.
Bitcoin is finally starting to put in a bit of a bounce and is up to $66,000. Can this continue or is it just a dead cat bounce?
Bitmine is also rebounding as ETH tries to establish a bottom. Are Tom Lee’s bags about to get a second wind?
FINTECH FOCUS
Nvidia reports Q4 earnings after the bell, and prediction markets are mapping out the script.
Polymarket gives the chipmaker a 93% chance of beating EPS estimates, while Kalshi traders are betting on the specific buzzwords Jensen Huang will drop. Read on to see what everyone is watching that could validate the AI disruption thesis, or expose supply chain risks.
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