20 January 2026
Tom Lee: bear market coming in 2026 – use it as buying opportunity
Tom Lee returns to The Master Investor Podcast to lay out his bullish – but bumpy – roadmap for markets in 2026. He is the co-founder and head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, chair of Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion and CIO of Fundstrat Capital which runs the rapidly growing Granny Shots ETF suite (now $4.7bn AUM).
Tom Lee: bear market coming in 2026 – use it as buying opportunity
In this episode Tom explains why he still thinks we are early in a 10‑year bull market that began in 2022, even as he forecasts a sharp pullback this year that will feel like a bear market, before equities finish 2026 strongly. He breaks down the three big transitions investors must navigate this year – a new Fed, a more interventionist White House and an AI narrative that is still being repriced – and sets out why he still likes the Magnificent 7 but thinks cyclicals, energy, basic materials, financials and small caps could be the more interesting trade from here.
The conversation ranges across gold, crypto and demographics: Tom explains why he believes gold is under‑owned, why Tether may now be one of the metal’s biggest private buyers, and why millennials are rediscovering gold as a store of value even as younger generations adopt crypto. He outlines his thesis that Bitcoin is still “digital gold”, why Ethereum remains his favourite crypto currency, discusses the October deleveraging event that knocked crypto off its gold‑tracking path, and sets out bold upside targets for both Bitcoin and Ethereum as banks and asset managers increasingly adopt blockchain technology.
Tom explains Bitmine’s headline‑grabbing $200m investment into MrBeast’s Beast Industries, why he sees MrBeast as the defining media asset of this generation, and how financial education and Ethereum could sit at the heart of future products reaching a billion‑strong global audience.
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