Liquid Capital’s Li Hua Yi says there’s “no reason to take profits” after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, citing S&P highs, MicroStrategy’s BTC buys and altcoin rotation.
Liquid Capital’s Yi leans into the peace trade
Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua has urged investors not to rush for the exits after the rebound sparked by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, saying on X that “with the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the war has officially ended” and that “peace is the only best choice.” In the same post, shared to his account @Jackyi_ld, Yi wrote that he “remain[s] optimistic about this rebound” and sees “currently no reason to take profits” as risk assets continue to grind higher.
The comment comes after weeks of anxiety over a partial closure of the vital oil chokepoint, which carries roughly 20 million barrels per day and had briefly seen traffic fall more than 95% amid missile strikes and insurance freezes. A ceasefire deal and U.S. President Donald Trump’s expletive‑laden threats against Iran’s infrastructure if the strait remained blocked have since pushed shipping lanes toward normalisation, even if volumes have yet to return to pre‑war levels.
Yi argues that backdrop favors a continued squeeze higher in equities and crypto. He cited the S&P 500 setting new highs, MicroStrategy “continuing to buy” Bitcoin and “Hawthorn Coin taking turns to perform” as examples of risk appetite rotating across assets rather than fading. MicroStrategy’s latest disclosures back that narrative: the firm bought 1,287 Bitcoin between late December and early January for about $116.3 million, bringing its total holdings to 673,783 BTC at a cost of roughly $50.55 billion and an unrealized gain near $12.4 billion at recent prices.
Rebound optimism meets fragile macro
Yi’s “no reason to take profits” line captures a growing belief that the Hormuz scare has reset positioning without derailing the cycle. Strategists note that oil’s initial spike toward supply‑shock levels has since eased as tankers slowly resume transit and traders price a low probability of renewed full‑scale conflict. Even the Wall Street Journal, in a recent look at post‑ceasefire traffic through the strait, stressed that while insurers and shipowners remain cautious, the worst‑case scenario appears to have been averted for now.
Still, the rebound rests on fragile assumptions. Energy analysts warn that flows through Hormuz remain “severely but likely temporarily disrupted” and that any renewed blockade could again unleash a 20 million‑barrel‑per‑day supply shock, the largest in history. In turn, that would quickly test risk markets where indices sit at records and key Bitcoin proxies like MicroStrategy already embed expectations of a smooth macro glide path.
For traders, Yi’s stance amounts to a high‑conviction call that the ceasefire will hold, Trump’s threats will deter further escalation, and the current melt‑up in equities, Bitcoin proxies and smaller “Hawthorn‑style” coins has more room to run. Whether that proves prescient or complacent will depend less on charts and more on tankers moving safely through a narrow strip of water off Iran’s coast.
