MSTR Stock Falls 3% as Nasdaq 100 Futures Tumble 2% Amid AI Rout

Nasdaq 100-listed MSTR stock of Bitcoin treasury Strategy dropped 3% in premarket trading on Friday, falling again toward the $90 level. This comes as technology stocks faced renewed selling pressure amid the AI rout, extending the Nasdaq 100 futures losses beyond 2%.

Strategy’s MSTR Stock Plunges 3%

Michael Saylor’s Strategy stock is trading near $90 again, after a 3% drop in premarket trading hours on July 17. MSTR stock closed 3.53% lower at $94.03 on Thursday, with an intraday high and low of $96.61 and $93.45, respectively.

Moreover, trading volume remains lower at 10 million, significantly below the average volume of 21 million. The MSTR stock price and Strategy’s perpetual preferred share STRC remain under pressure after Michael Saylor’s Strategy started selling Bitcoin.

As CoinGape reported earlier, Strategy CEO Phong Le recently said that the company will refrain from buying more BTC until STRC reaches $100. The latest MSTR price prediction indicated another drop to the 23.6% Fib level at $87.

Bitcoin falling below $63K amid broader crypto market selloff has also led to selling in premarket hours. US futures and BTC fell amid new US strikes against Iran and Trump’s speech on 2020 election integrity, raising volatility and uncertainty.

AI Selloff Drags Nasdaq 100 Futures 2%

Nasdaq 100 futures slid more than 2% in premarket today amid the AI rout, putting pressure on tech and other stocks in the index. This comes amid heavy selling in AI stocks such as SK Hynix and Samsung.

The Nikkei index also fell 4.73% today, closing at its lowest level in weeks at 63,674 points. Investors are unwinding their positions in AI and semiconductor stocks, leading to a correction.

Moreover, Fed Vice Chair Philip Jefferson warned about rate hikes later this year as AI demand pushes up inflation. Investors weighed upon AI-driven stock selloffs and the recent decline in CPI and PPI inflation data.

Another Fed official, Phil Jefferson, entertains higher rates later this year, while taking care not to endorse a July hike.

The current policy rate “should continue to support the labor market while allowing inflation to resume its decline toward our 2 percent target as the… https://t.co/ruWgse2rrq

— Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) July 16, 2026

Walter Bloomberg revealed that semiconductor stocks are under pressure as investors reevaluate the AI trade. China’s Moonshot claimed its Kimi K3 model can compete with OpenAI and Anthropic, sparking fresh concerns over AI valuations and chip spending.

AI bubble burst odds jumped on Polymarket after IBM warned that AI infrastructure spending is drawing funds away from software, leading to lower revenue growth. The latest IBM stock crash wiped out tens of billions in market value.

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