For more than three months, Bitcoin followers $BTC on the "X" platform have had a weekly appointment with a strange habit: Michael Saylor, the head of "Strategy", posts an orange graph every Sunday as if to say "Get ready, I will buy tomorrow". This unofficial announcement is followed by an official announcement on Monday about buying massive amounts of Bitcoin.
But last Sunday was different.
Saylor did not publish the usual orange drawing. Instead, he talked about something completely different: his company’s new stock "STRC".
What exactly happened?
For 13 consecutive weeks, "Strategic" bought Bitcoin worth a huge amount. In total, they added over 90,000 Bitcoins to their treasury.
Now, the company owns 762,000 Bitcoins, purchased at an average price of around $75,000.
But Bitcoin today is trading at $66,000, which is 47% less than its historical peak that exceeded $126,000.
Why the halt?
The truth is that no one knows yet. There are two main possibilities:
First possibility: a temporary tactical change. Saylor wants to promote the new "STRC" stock, which offers an annual dividend yield of 11.5%, perhaps he wanted to draw attention to himself during this period.
Second possibility: a real halt. The company may have recalculated its accounts after Bitcoin's drop and its stock's decline of 76% from its peak.
Is this time different?
This is not the company's first halt. They previously halted purchases twice in July and October 2025, and then came back strong. But the difference this time is that the halt comes amid a bear market, and a shift in financing strategy from common stocks to preferred stocks.
What does this mean for the average investor?
If you are a follower of Saylor and consider his Sunday signal a buy indicator, you should be cautious. The market does not rely on one person, and the company’s strategy is changing.
The decisive answer will come on Monday: if we do not see an official announcement of new purchases, this will be the first time since last December that this weekly pattern is interrupted.
In summary: even the world's largest Bitcoin buyer may take a break sometimes. The real question: is it a warrior's break, or a permanent strategic change? The coming days will hold the answer.
