STRC daily trading volume is $1.1 billion, and MicroStrategy announces a large-scale Bitcoin buy program

MicroStrategy’s (Strategy) perpetual preferred stock STRC saw $1.1 billion in trading volume in a single day on Monday, setting a new all-time high, up 46.5% from the prior peak. Michael Saylor confirmed that on the day, liquidity was $1.16B, with a volatility range of only $0.01. In the same day, MicroStrategy also announced a $1.0 billion Bitcoin purchase plan, bringing its holdings to 780,897 BTC.

Structural logic behind the surge in STRC trading volume

(Source: Matthew Sigel)

STRC is MicroStrategy’s perpetual preferred stock, and it has drawn strong institutional attention due to its positioning as a “structural amplifier of Bitcoin purchasing power”—the company raises funds by issuing STRC, then uses the proceeds to buy Bitcoin, creating an ongoing Bitcoin accumulation mechanism. Monday’s $1.16B trading volume not only set a historical record, but also reached a significant proportion of MicroStrategy’s core stock MSTR’s trading volume on the same day; for a preferred stock, this is an exceptionally rare occurrence.

Michael Saylor’s public statement precisely describes the market structure for the day: “$1.16B in liquidity. $0.01 in volatility. The closing price matches the par value. $STRC.”

The combination of high liquidity and extremely low volatility is typically a signature feature of orderly position-building by institutional players, not retail-driven speculative activity.

Estimated Bitcoin purchase scale: Key data overview

Core indicators of the STRC event on Monday

(Source: Strategy)

STRC trading volume for the day: $1.16B, a new all-time high

Increase vs. the previous peak: 46.5%

Saylor’s confirmed intraday volatility: $0.01 (institutional position-building level)

MicroStrategy Bitcoin purchase announcement: $1.0 billion total value, holdings rising to 780,897 BTC

Analyst estimates of actual Bitcoin purchase size: $600 million to $700 million (via STRC fund flows)

T-2 to T-1 trading volume growth rate: 4.6 million shares → 7.5 million shares, an increase of about 60%

Analyst prediction: Next-day purchase size may break $1.0 billion

Based on the roughly 60% day-over-day trading volume growth pace from T-2 to T-1, institutions tracking the situation predict that the trading volume for the next trading day could reach about 12.8 million shares, far above the $1.0 billion threshold—suggesting that MicroStrategy could execute an even larger-scale Bitcoin purchase through the STRC channel.

One analyst said: “The logic that STRC is bullish on Bitcoin is playing out. It’s expected to buy $600 million to $700 million worth of Bitcoin today. Tomorrow it may exceed $1.0 billion.”

On the macro backdrop, Bitcoin had previously touched relatively low levels, creating a cost window for institutions to accumulate. Some analysts believe the market is transitioning from extreme pessimism to optimism, with accelerating capital inflows through reflexivity effects, further supporting the structural conditions for MicroStrategy’s continued Bitcoin purchases.

Frequently asked questions

What is MicroStrategy’s STRC perpetual preferred stock, and how is it directly linked to Bitcoin purchases?

STRC is MicroStrategy’s perpetual preferred stock. Holders receive a fixed dividend, while the company uses the proceeds from issuing it to purchase Bitcoin. This design allows MicroStrategy to finance ongoing Bitcoin acquisition through capital markets without diluting common stock shareholders, forming a structural mechanism that amplifies Bitcoin exposure via traditional financial instruments.

What does Saylor mean by “$0.01 volatility” for how the market is judged?

A volatility range as low as $0.01 implies that the STRC price on the day barely deviated from par value. This is typically a typical signal of orderly position-building by large institutions. If the trading were driven by retail activity, imbalances in supply and demand would usually lead to clear price fluctuations; but institutional buyers can maintain price stability through careful staged executions while completing accumulation of large positions.

What is the basis for analysts’ prediction that next-day Bitcoin purchases will exceed $1.0 billion?

The basis is the approximately 60% day-over-day trading volume growth pattern from T-2 (4.6 million shares) to T-1 (7.5 million shares). If this pace continues into the next trading day, the estimated trading volume would reach about 12.8 million shares, which would correspond to a funding scale far exceeding $1.0 billion—potentially triggering even larger-scale Bitcoin purchase actions.