Weekend panics followed by Monday reversals are the norm in 2026, and the past 48 hours have continued that pattern.
Bitcoin fell about 4% from late Saturday night to Monday morning following news that US Vice President J.D. Vance left Pakistan without the Iran peace deal and President Trump’s order to close the Strait of Hormuz, but Bitcoin erased those losses with Monday’s US action.
U.S. stocks were trading at $73,400 at the day’s close, with Bitcoin up more than 3% in the past 24 hours. Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL), $XRP ($XRP) was also in the green range, but the profit was slightly smaller than $BTC.
Major cryptocurrency-related stocks rose by 11% for Circle (CRCL), 9% for Gemini (GEMI), and over 8% each for MARA Holdings (MARA) and Blish (BLSH).
In traditional markets, the Nasdaq rose 1.2% and WTI crude oil fell to $98 a barrel after briefly exceeding $105 on Sunday.
Don’t relax your strategy
Apart from the Middle East issue, Michael Saylor Strategy (MSTR) continues to buy up Bitcoin at a breakneck pace. The company bought 13,927 shares last week. $BTC For $1 billion. Interestingly, Saylor and his team did not issue common stock to fund the purchase, but instead issued $1 billion worth of STRC preferred stock with an 11.5% yield.
STRC’s move today suggests further significant buying this week. STRC’s trading volume on Monday (as checked just before 3pm ET) was a record $770 million. As the stock continues to trade at parity, it suggests a large additional issuance by the strategy, and possibly even larger purchases of Bitcoin.
