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Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger

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Key takeaways

  • Strategy entered this Q3 2026 release with a bruised share chart over the past month, yet the stock jumped 3.7% today to US$135.63.
  • Exposed: IBIT, MSTR, COIN, MARA, RIOT
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger

Strategy entered this Q3 2026 release with a bruised share chart over the past month, yet the stock jumped 3.7% today to US$135.63. That reaction sits against a quarter defined by one thing above all else: a huge profit swing powered by Bitcoin fair value gains that pushed net

Directly affected

  • MSTR Strategy-21.8% 30d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust-11.2% 30d

    iShares Bitcoin Trust: it follows bitcoin. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story.

  • COIN Coinbase Global-31.4% 30d

    Coinbase Global (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story.

  • MARA MARA Holdings-6.2% 6d

    MARA Holdings (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story.

  • RIOT Riot Platforms-52.5% 30d

    Riot Platforms (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story.

  • ABTC American Bitcoin-10.7% 30d

    American Bitcoin (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
MSTR+7.12%-3.72%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IBIT+4.77%-1.52%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
COIN+11.73%-1.44%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MARA+2.51%-5.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
RIOT+3.28%-8.77%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ABTC+20.66%-0.15%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

The price since 4 Nov 2026: iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
ABTCthree days earlier-0.15%final price
ABTCfive days earlier+20.66%final price
Coinbase Global (COIN)three days earlier-1.44%final price
Coinbase Global (COIN)five days earlier+11.73%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)three days earlier-1.52%final price
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)five days earlier+4.77%final price
MARA Holdings (MARA)three days earlier-5.85%final price
MARA Holdings (MARA)five days earlier+2.51%final price
Strategy (MSTR)three days earlier-3.72%final price
Strategy (MSTR)five days earlier+7.12%final price
Riot Platforms (RIOT)three days earlier-8.77%final price
Riot Platforms (RIOT)five days earlier+3.28%final price

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Who gains and who loses around iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

Companies tied to this story

  • IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

    For “Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger,” iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Bitcoin Trust: it follows bitcoin. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story

  • MSTR Strategy

    For “Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger,” Strategy (MSTR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Strategy (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story

  • COIN Coinbase Global

    In “Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger,” Coinbase Global (COIN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Coinbase Global (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story

  • MARA MARA Holdings

    MARA Holdings (MARA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger.” Reason on file: MARA Holdings (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story

  • RIOT Riot Platforms

    In “Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger,” Riot Platforms (RIOT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Riot Platforms (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

“Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger” (4 Nov 2026) reaches iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) through this story.

What ties iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) to the headline is this: iShares Bitcoin Trust: it follows bitcoin. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story

Also listed, Strategy (MSTR): Strategy (finance services): crypto firms' revenue moves with crypto prices and rules. Linked by “bitcoin” (crypto) in this story

Price levels for iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

COIN traded between 135.46 and 192.80 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 137.85. IBIT traded between 43.03 and 49.09 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 43.35. MSTR traded between 124.29 and 168.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 130.76.

A simple score for iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)

40 out of 100

“Strategy (MSTR) Q3 Earnings Ride Bitcoin Windfall As Funding Risks Linger” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.