Reverse Engineering Strategy's ATMs

How Much Bitcoin Will They Buy This Week?

A live model of the five at-the-market programs funding Strategy's weekly BTC accumulation — decoded from the 8-Ks.
May 18–24, 2026 5 trading days closed · awaiting 8-K
Expected BTC buy · this week
824
±475 BTC(1σ · ±58% on 6wk history)
$63M proceeds · $77,322 avg BTC
This week, Strategy are set to buy ~0.3× the 450 BTC mined per day
Since 8-K · April 27
BTC
Week starts · awaiting first close
0d elapsed
Implied rest-of-week
BTC
Pending recalibrate
STRC
-0.5%2mo
STRC — 2-mo close: 99.91 → 99.16 (-0.8%)
ATM proceeds forecast · this week
$0→ 0 BTC
$19.5B avail cap
0% of forecast
MSTR
+20.3%2mo
MSTR — 2-mo close: 124.61 → 172.47 (+38.4%)
ATM proceeds forecast · this week
$62M→ buys ~811 BTC
$26.7B avail cap
98% of forecast
STRF
+4.6%3mo
STRF — 2-mo close: 100.00 → 101.10 (+1.1%)
ATM proceeds forecast · this week
$0→ 0 BTC
$1.6B avail cap
0% of forecast
STRK
+0.1%3mo
STRK — 2-mo close: 84.47 → 73.88 (-12.5%)
ATM proceeds forecast · this week
$0→ 0 BTC
$2.1B avail cap
0% of forecast
STRD
+0.3%3mo
STRD — 2-mo close: 76.66 → 73.40 (-4.3%)
ATM proceeds forecast · this week
$1.0M→ buys ~13 BTC
$4B avail cap
2% of forecast
This week's story Adaptive · refreshed hourly
STRC is sub-par ($99.53 vs the $100 threshold), so the preferred ATM is dark. MSTR is running actively at mNAV 1.49 — Strategy is running at roughly $96M/day, on pace for $480M and about 6,179 BTC this week. Week is now complete.

Effective yield

Annualized dividend ÷ price · trailing 3 months · arrow shows change from window open
STRC 11.58%
current yield · ▲ +0.27pp 3-mo
STRC yield — 11.31% → 11.58% (+0.27pp)
Range: 11.25% – 12.02% · monthly (variable)
STRF 9.97%
current yield · ▲ +0.10pp 3-mo
STRF yield — 9.86% → 9.97% (+0.10pp)
Range: 9.73% – 10.72% · $10.00/yr fixed
STRK 10.24%
current yield · ▲ +0.92pp 3-mo
STRK yield — 9.32% → 10.24% (+0.92pp)
Range: 9.32% – 11.56% · $8.00/yr fixed
STRD 12.81%
current yield · ▼ −0.21pp 3-mo
STRD yield — 13.02% → 12.81% (−0.21pp)
Range: 12.54% – 14.66% · $10.00/yr fixed

All programs

Daily predicted proceeds stacked by program (LHS) with cumulative pred + actual overlay (RHS).

Per-security detail

Daily predicted proceeds (bars) with actual + predicted cumulative overlays.

Last week — April 20–26, 2026 📅 Last announcement · 8-K filed April 27🕐 Next 8-K in 6d · Mon May 4
Total proceeds
$255M
net, all from MSTR
BTC acquired
3,273
$77,906 avg BTC
BTC held (total)
818,334
$75,537 avg · $61.81B cost basis
Dominant program
MSTR
100% of week's raise
MSTR
$255M
1,451,601 sh · 100%
STRC
$0
paused · sub-par
Last week's story April 20–26, 2026
A quiet week. $255M raised — all from MSTR (1.45M shares). All four preferreds paused: STRC stayed below its $100 par threshold so the algo gated to zero, and STRF/STRK/STRD were also dormant. The MSTR-only proceeds bought 3,273 BTC at a $77,906 average, lifting cumulative holdings to 818,334. Sharp pivot from the prior week's $2.54B / 34,164 BTC / STRC-dominant raise.

Effective Yield

All available history from the first preferred launch

Effective yield = annualized dividend ÷ market price · As of
TickerCurrent PriceDiv/ParYield
How each ATM works Plain-English mechanics for all five programs
How the whole system works

Strategy files an 8-K every Monday with the prior week's ATM totals — nothing in between. To stay ahead of the next filing, the model reverse-engineers each program from public price & volume plus the latest 8-K. Each ATM has a known gating rule: mNAV premium throttles MSTR, a $100 par threshold gates STRC volume capture, STRF/STRK split via a logistic hurdle on relative effective yield, and STRD runs a fixed baseline cadence.

STRC's algo is pinned to its observed ~55% volume-capture rate above par, so the other four overlays calibrate around a fixed STRC contribution — one anchor, four free parameters, refit weekly as each new 8-K lands. The combined output is a forward forecast of this week's raise per program, and the BTC those proceeds will buy.

MSTR common stock · no coupon · voting

Common stock ATM — Strategy's main equity lever. Issuance gates on mNAV premium: ramps when MSTR trades well above BTC book value, throttles as the premium compresses, and effectively stops when mNAV falls below 1.0 (dilutive).

STRC variable-rate monthly-reset preferred · "Stretch" · par $100

Issues only on days STRC closes at or above its $100 par threshold. The algo captures ~55% of daily volume × close on eligible days, net of fees — and pauses entirely below par. Largest raise capacity ($19.5B) so it dominates whenever price holds above par.

STRF 10% cumulative preferred · "Strife" · par $100

Shares a logistic-hurdle allocation with STRK. Their weekly split is driven by relative effective-yield z-score, liquidity share, premium-to-par spread, and time since STRK launch. STRF is the high-yield anchor of the pair.

STRK ~8% convertible preferred · "Strike" · par $100

Convertible into MSTR common at a fixed strike. Pairs with STRF under the logistic hurdle model; STRK wins share when its effective yield cheapens vs STRF or when MSTR rallies (the embedded call option gains value).

STRD ~10% non-cumulative preferred · "Stride" · par $100

Runs on a locked baseline cadence — small, steady issuance rather than reacting to market signals. Drift-monitored only; Strategy dips into STRD opportunistically when the other preferreds are capped or gated.