Expectations that Strategy will buy more bitcoin have weakened, while the possibility of additional sales has emerged as a new market variable.

On July 12, blockchain outlet U.Today reported that Strategy Chairman Michael Saylor (마이클 세일러) posted a chart of the company’s bitcoin portfolio on X, formerly Twitter, writing: "Orange dots tell only part of the story."

What drew the market’s attention was the direction of the message. Saylor has previously maintained strong optimism, clearly signalling his willingness to buy even in falling markets. This time, while again presenting the familiar buying chart, he used ambiguous wording suggesting there is something else behind it. The market is taking it as a comment pointing to the possibility of more selling rather than a signal of new purchases.

The screen Saylor posted also showed the portfolio’s current profit and loss. The average purchase price was $75,476, and the return fell to minus 15.41 percent. Unrealised losses are about $10 billion. Some in the market have raised concerns that Strategy has limited room for aggressive additional purchases as portfolio losses have widened and dollar liquidity has tightened.

Market concerns also overlap with a recent actual sale. CryptoQuant analyst Martun released a 'buy and sell' chart for Strategy and asked, "Does it mean we will see additional selling at the bottom range?" The data showed a flow in which the existing orange buy dots were replaced by red sell markers.

The biggest transaction was a recent sale of 3,588 BTC. The sale came when bitcoin was near a local low of about $60,000. As it locked in losses, the view gained ground that the company may have moved to secure cash rather than to voluntarily adjust its portfolio.

STRC preferred shares have been cited as a reason Strategy needed to raise cash quickly. The product offers a fixed 12 percent interest rate. One interpretation is that Strategy needed fiat cash to bear the interest burden, and that this sale took place as part of that process.

The shift is also linked to the role Strategy has played in the market. Strategy has been seen as a buyer that props up prices during downturns. Investors thought Saylor would support the market by buying bitcoin in weak periods. But the company’s balance sheet now shows 843,775 BTC remaining, and the founder is sending indirect signals instead of a clear direction as dollar reserves shrink.

As a result, the market’s focus is narrowing to two points. One is whether Strategy’s sale was a one-off or becomes a repeated operating approach. Another key variable is, if there is a next sale, at what price range it happens and how much is sold.

The signal shows that cash liquidity has become a more important variable than the size of Strategy’s bitcoin holdings. The market is paying closer attention to the STRC burden and shifts in actual selling patterns than to the buying chart itself.

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