{"id":59779,"date":"2025-11-21T19:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=59779"},"modified":"2025-11-21T19:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T19:01:47","slug":"long-bitcoin-short-microstrategy-citron-research-proud-of-the-timing-one-year-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=59779","title":{"rendered":"Long Bitcoin, Short MicroStrategy: Citron Research ‘Proud Of The Timing’ One Year Later"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Short seller Citron Research<\/strong>, led by Andrew Left<\/strong>, made a prediction<\/a> one year ago. The firm bet on Bitcoin <\/strong>(CRYPTO: <\/a>BTC<\/a>), but against the Bitcoin treasury company Strategy Inc<\/strong> (NASDAQ:<\/a>MSTR<\/a>). Here are the results of the trade.<\/p>\n

Citron Bets Against MicroStrategy<\/h2>\n

Citron Research, best known for betting <\/a>against GameStop <\/strong>years ago, made a bet in November 2024 going long Bitcoin and short MicroStrategy, the company known as Strategy today.<\/p>\n

“MSTR’s volume has completely detached from BTC fundamentals,” Citron’s Andrew Left tweeted one year ago.<\/p>\n

The investor said he was hedging a long Bitcoin position with a short MicroStrategy position.<\/p>\n

“Much respect to @saylor, but even he must know $MSTR is overheated,” Left said of the former Strategy CEO Michael Saylor<\/strong>, who is the current executive chairman.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a year later and Citron is taking <\/a>its victory lap.<\/p>\n

“How did this one age? One year ago today, Citron laid out the short $MSTR \/ long BTC trade.”<\/p>\n

In a tweet, Citron said Strategy stock is down 68% over the last year, while Bitcoin is down 15%.<\/p>\n

“Proud of the timing \u2013 and grateful for the luck that always plays a part.”<\/p>\n

Strategy stock fell over 16% on the day Citron announced its short position, marking its worst market performance in months. The stock has seen increased …<\/p>\n

Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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