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Regarding the fund flow after the broad decline of crypto concept stocks on April 7, 2026, the current market pattern shows “corporate aggressive bottom-fishing, with clear institutional divergence.” Due to the lag in pre-market data, the true “bottom-fishing” main force is not from today's short-term traders but from long-term funds that have been continuously increasing their holdings against the trend in recent times.

🏢 The “dead bulls” in the open market: listed companies

MicroStrategy (MSTR): The most steadfast bottom-fisher. Despite significant unrealized losses on its books in Q1, it still spent about $330 million to buy more Bitcoin from April 1 to 5, with total holdings surpassing 500k BTC. Its strategy is “ignore volatility, buy and hold.”

Other corporate buyers: On-chain data shows that in Q1 2026, there was a phenomenon of “whales selling, companies stepping in.” Overall, listed companies increased their holdings by approximately 62,000 BTC, indicating that enterprises are leveraging the pullback for strategic accumulation.

📊 Traditional institutions: ETF funds shift from outflows to inflows

Spot Bitcoin ETFs: Ended several months of net outflows, with a total net inflow of about $1.32 billion in March, and continued small net inflows in early April. This indicates that institutional funds behind issuers like BlackRock and Fidelity are re-entering the market for strategic positioning.

Asset management giants’ holdings: Among MSTR’s institutional shareholders, Capital Research, Vanguard, UBS, and others increased or maintained high positions in Q1, showing that some long-term institutions view it as a “proxy asset” for Bitcoin allocation.

⚠️ Warnings about “shorts” and divergence

Not all institutions are bottom-fishing; there are clear disagreements in the market:

Short-selling pressure: Some hedge funds and quantitative firms exploit the price difference between MSTR and Bitcoin for arbitrage or shorting, causing its stock price to often decline more than Bitcoin itself.

Passive fund outflow risk: Since MSCI considers removing companies with high crypto holdings from its indices, MSTR may face passive fund selling pressure of approximately $500k to $8.8 billion in the future, a Damocles sword hanging overhead.

💎 Summary

Who is bottom-fishing?

Core main force: MicroStrategy and its corporate buyers.

Supporting force: Re-entering via spot ETFs (asset management institutions).

Operational logic: The current “bottom-fishing” is more strategic and opportunistic rather than short-term speculation. Institutions are building bottom positions within the $65k–$70k range, but due to macro factors like geopolitical tensions and high interest rates, their buying intensity remains restrained.