Strategy Stock MSTR Jumps 13% to $150.89 as Bitcoin Gains Focus

Key Highlights

• MSTR stock jumped 13%, rising from about $137 to $150.89 before pulling back.
• The U.S. House committee advanced a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill that would require qualifying Bitcoin to be held for at least 20 years.
• Strategy holds 840,050 BTC, while CEO Phong Le said the company plans to remain a long-term Bitcoin accumulator.

Strategy’s MSTR stock jumped more than 13% during Friday’s trading session, moving from an intraday low near $137 to $150.89 before pulling back, according to data from Yahoo Finance. 

The stock’s move came as investors assessed several recent developments in the U.S. crypto market, including a House committee vote on a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill and a new SEC exemption for tokenized stocks. 

According to Yahoo Finance data (on September 18 at 5:37 PM UTC), MSTR was trading at $149.63, giving Strategy a market capitalization of about $59.537 billion. The stock’s rise came alongside broader gains in Bitcoin and other crypto-linked equities. 

Bitcoin Reserve Bill moves forward  

One of the main developments came on September 16, when the U.S. House Financial Services Committee voted 28-21 to advance the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, also known as H.R. 8957.