Jarrod Patten sells more MSTR shares as Strategy stock hits new low
Strategy director Jarrod Patten has sold another 1,500 MSTR shares as the company’s stock has fallen to a fresh 52-week low and investor scrutiny over its Bitcoin treasury strategy has intensified.
- Strategy director Jarrod Patten sold another 1,500 MSTR shares after exercising stock options, extending a months-long insider selling streak.
- MSTR stock fell to a fresh 52-week low near $86 as Bitcoin weakened and Rosen Law Firm launched a shareholder investigation.
- Two Prime CEO Alexander Blume said investor trust, rather than dividend payments, has become Strategy’s biggest challenge.
According to a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Patten exercised options to acquire 1,500 Strategy Class A shares on June 23 at a strike price of $18.236 per share before selling the entire position the same day at $106.08 per share.
The filing shows the options cost roughly $27,354 to exercise, while the sale generated about $159,120, leaving an estimated pre-tax gain of approximately $131,766.
The latest transaction extends a selling streak that has continued for months. SEC records show Patten has sold 55,750 Strategy shares during the past three months, with those transactions producing roughly $9 million in proceeds.
The insider sales have coincided with growing criticism from some investors over the company’s financing strategy and the potential impact of additional share issuance.
Earlier this month, Patten completed another options exercise using the same $18.236 strike price before selling the shares at around $134 each. As crypto.news previously reported, that transaction generated more than $200,000 in profit.
Strategy stock continues to face heavy selling pressure
While the insider sale occurred earlier this week, pressure on Strategy shares has intensified in recent trading. Yahoo Finance data show MSTR fell below the $100 mark earlier this week before sliding to around $86 on Thursday, leaving the stock down more than 6.5% on the day and roughly 23% over the past week.
The decline has unfolded alongside another sharp move lower in Bitcoin, which briefly slipped below $59,000 after stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data reinforced expectations that interest rates could stay higher for longer. As cryptocurrency prices weakened, investors also reassessed companies with large Bitcoin holdings, including Strategy.
At the same time, legal pressure surrounding the company has increased. Rosen Law Firm recently announced that it is investigating whether Strategy made materially misleading business disclosures and said it is evaluating possible securities claims on behalf of shareholders.
Analysts say investor confidence has become the key concern
Market criticism has also expanded beyond the stock’s recent decline. In a June 25 X post, longtime Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff argued that Strategy’s falling share price was adding pressure to the cryptocurrency market. Schiff wrote, “As I warned, MSTR’s death spiral has pricked the Bitcoin bubble,” before adding that both MSTR and the company’s STRC preferred shares had suffered steep losses while Bitcoin fell toward $58,000.
Meanwhile, comments from Two Prime CEO Alexander Blume, as reported by CoinDesk, point to investor confidence as the central issue facing Strategy. Blume argued that repeated changes to Michael Saylor’s stated plans have weakened trust among retail investors, potentially making it harder for the company to regain market confidence even if its financial obligations remain intact.
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