MicroStrategy Leads Over Amazon and Alphabet: Impact on Stock Market Trends

[28/10/2024]
The company’s stock has surged 242% year-to-date, significantly outperforming Bitcoin with a 22% increase over the past month. MicroStrategy’s trading volume reached $5.8 billion, surpassing tech giants Amazon and Alphabet in the last trading session.

On social media platform X, co-founder Saylor highlighted the company's latest achievement: shares of MicroStrategy managed to surpass the trading volumes of tech giants Amazon and Alphabet last week. Specifically, MicroStrategy recorded billions of dollars in trading volume, surpassing Alphabet's $5.5 billion and $2.4 billion. This performance is particularly significant given the context of “Magnificent 7” values. These stocks include some of the largest and most influential technology companies in the United States.  stock market, a term coined by CNBC host Cramer. The list is usually led by companies like which recently posted a trading volume of $43.5 billion, and Nvidia, with $29 billion. Other prominent members include Apple, Microsoft and all known for their massive impact on the market. 

Despite having a market capitalization of only $47.48 billion, MicroStrategy’s stock has surged by an astonishing 242% year-to-date, an increase that not only highlights its aggressive growth but also its divergence from the typical stock performance, including that of Bitcoin itself.

What makes MicroStrategy’s market performance particularly intriguing is its strategic investment in Bitcoin. Holding over $17 billion in Bitcoin, the company stands as the largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. 

This significant investment has tied the company’s stock performance closely with the volatile cryptocurrency market, yet it has managed to outperform Bitcoin in terms of stock price increase, with a 22% rise over the past month alone.

The implications of MicroStrategy’s recent trading volume achievement extend beyond mere numbers. It reflects a growing investor interest in companies that are heavily invested in digital assets, signaling a possible shift in how traditional investors perceive the integration of cryptocurrency into mainstream business strategies.  As the lines between traditional tech industries and the burgeoning crypto market continue to blur, MicroStrategy’s trajectory may serve as a benchmark for other companies pondering the integration of blockchain and digital assets into their business models.

Sophie Nguyen