STRC Volume Jumps to $300M as Strategy Accelerates Daily Bitcoin Buying

TLDR

• STRC trading volume reached about $300 million on Monday.

• The 30-day average STRC trading volume stood near $124 million.

• Monday’s STRC sales were estimated to fund about 1,420 BTC.

• Strategy raised STRC’s March dividend rate to 11.5%.

Strategy posted its largest single-day STRC issuance since the preferred stock launched in July 2025. The sales activity was tied to an estimated purchase of about 1,420 Bitcoin, extending the company’s latest round of accumulation.

The move came after Strategy updated its sales agreement to allow multiple agents to sell the same class of securities on one trading day. The change applies during pre-market and after-hours sessions and gives the company more flexibility in how it raises capital.

STRC Volume Rises Well Above Recent Average

Data tracked by STRC.live showed nearly $300 million in STRC trading volume on Monday. That was far above the 30-day average of about $124 million and marked the largest daily issuance estimate since the instrument began trading.

The estimate suggests Monday’s activity funded the purchase of about 1,420 BTC. That figure is based on a model that assumes 40% of trading volume above $100 reflects at-the-market issuance, with a 2.5% broker commission removed before the Bitcoin estimate is calculated.

STRC, known as Stretch, debuted in July 2025 as one of several securities Strategy uses to support its Bitcoin treasury model. The company also uses STRD, STRF, STRK, and common stock to raise capital for digital asset purchases.

Rule Change Expands Sales Flexibility

In a March 9 filing, Strategy said it amended its Omnibus Sales Agreement. The update allows more than one agent to sell the same security on a single day during pre-market or after-hours trading.

Before that change, only one agent could handle such trades on a given day. The new structure may allow Strategy to distribute issuance activity more efficiently across extended trading hours.

The filing came alongside Strategy’s latest Bitcoin update. The company said it bought 17,994 BTC between March 2 and March 8 for about $1.28 billion, lifting total holdings to 738,731 BTC.

That large weekly purchase also showed how much capital Strategy can still raise through its existing programs. As of March 8, the company still had about $3.16 billion of remaining STRC capacity under the ATM program.

STRC Remains a Key Funding Tool

Strategy has described STRC as a short-duration, high-yield savings-like instrument. The stock pays monthly cash dividends, and the company adjusts the annualized rate each month to keep the shares close to their $100 par value.

For March 2026, Strategy set the STRC dividend rate at 11.5%. That rate followed another monthly adjustment as the company continued leaning on preferred securities rather than common stock to support financing needs.

The latest issuance data shows STRC is becoming a larger part of Strategy’s funding mix. Monday’s record day added to that trend, while the company continued buying Bitcoin even as the market traded below its average cost basis of $75,862 per coin.

Strategy shares were up about 3% in pre-market trading near $143 after the developments. The record STRC session and the updated sales rules now place more focus on how quickly the company can keep converting market demand into new Bitcoin purchases.

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