3 correct, 9 missed; 3 too vague to score; 10 still on the clock. Quotes in curly quotation marks are verbatim; everything
else is a labeled paraphrase. Every call links its original source. Before you trust the call, check the record.
Since they said it
23 directional calls with a price to read (18 bullish, 5 bearish). 1 week later, with the call in 12 of 16; 1 month later, with the call in 10 of 16. Prices as of 2026-09-11. Three fixed windows, the same for every call, always shown together: one week, one month, three months after the first close that followed the tape. What the market did, not a score: a call can have a different horizon, and a view with no number or deadline is never graded here.
S&P 500 from 2026-06-08 to 2026-09-10 · ▲ bullish · ▼ bearish · dot = the close that day
Date
Market
Call
What was said
1 week
1 month
3 months
2026-09-10
from 76,930
Bitcoin
Bullish
I think it's going to be a really bullish period for crypto for the next 12 months
Yes, yeah, I think because as we start to look at 2027, there's a lot of the clouds that are heading this year kind of lift. You know, the SpaceX unlock will be behind us, and the market testing of the new Fed will be behind us, so I think... And then, of course, there's already been a leverage unwind, so I think 2027 could be one of the best years for the stock market.
“8,000 is doable this year… Because 8,000 would be roughly 20 times 2027 earnings of 400. I think that's a low estimate. I think the PE multiple could be 22 or better”; and: “between now and year end, there should be something that might feel like a bear market too. Not in July, but maybe between August and October”
So we've been advising our clients to stay invested and we're still constructed because I think there's enough skepticism now. But even from that, whatever level we peek at, I think it's a big drawdown
“I believe you're gonna see Bitcoin over 100,000 by the end of the year. And Ethereum back to over 5,000”; also: “I think Bitcoin is like 5% below production cost right now”
“I'm anxious about this market in a lot of ways, because I look at, you know, the Shiller PE as an example, which is extremely high right now, basically coming up on dotcom territory.”
“a lot of these earnings that we're seeing that they hinge on these contracts with these AI companies whose ability to actually pay out on those contracts”
“With the Fed doing a dovish pause, and CEOs getting more confident - that means M&A and IPOs - and people looking at other sectors, I do think the Russell can rise 50% this year”
What happened: Russell closed 2024 at 2,230.16 - up ~7.5% from the reiteration date, never near 3,000
Ether since the call: ▲ +52.9% · 1,608 → 2,459 · as of 2026-09-11
Said early Jul 2026 · resolves Dec 31, 2026
“8,000 is doable this year… Because 8,000 would be roughly 20 times 2027 earnings of 400. I think that's a low estimate. I think the PE multiple could be 22 or better.”
Tom Lee likes banks and small caps (Russell 2000) because AI is about to transform financial services and lift its multiples.
So I you know we like the banks and of course that's also why we like small caps because I I think financial banks are a big weight in the Russell 2000
Tom Lee says crypto, the best macro asset in Q3, might double again in Q4 2026 and could double again in 2027.
it's the best performing macro asset already in the third quarter and maybe it might double again in the fourth quarter and then it could double again next year
2027 one of the best years; 2026 closes above 8000 per affirmed host recap. EVENT: will, dated.
Yes, yeah, I think because as we start to look at 2027, there's a lot of the clouds that are heading this year kind of lift. You know, the SpaceX unlock will be behind us, and the market testing of the new Fed will be behind us, so I think... And then, of course, there's already been a leverage unwind, so I think 2027 could be one of the best years for the stock market.
Pins the Korea crash on the ~45B-levered-to-150B unwind plus copycats.
I think it was a big factor, because as you know, Korea is basically two companies, Samsung and Heineck, so it's memory and semis. He, of course, had a very large following, so not only was his leverage on his $45 billion, let's say it was leveraged to $150 billion, but there was a lot of money piggybacking on his trade, so I think in some ways, you know, the unwind, and even last week was due to a lot of funds being aware that he might have been in trouble.
Coiled spring after the AI unwind; S&P ~7800 this month, confirmed 'Yeah, for the S&P'. EVENT: will, August 2026.
the stock market's kind of a coiled spring, and then we had a huge deleveraging, as you're talking about, because of the AI unwinding Korea's policymakers panicking. So I think the markets could actually rebound strongly this month. Like, maybe we get to $7,800.
CNBC, asked whether the fund's forced selling caused the Korea crash.
not only was his leverage on his $45 billion, let's say it was leveraged to $150 billion, but there was a lot of money piggybacking on his trade, so I think in some ways, you know, the unwind, and even last week was due to a lot of funds being aware that he might have been in trouble.
“8,000 is doable this year… Because 8,000 would be roughly 20 times 2027 earnings of 400. I think that's a low estimate. I think the PE multiple could be 22 or better”; and: “between now and year end, there should be something that might feel like a bear market too. Not in July, but maybe between August and October”
Lee says 2027 S&P earnings consensus rose from $350 to $400 so the market got cheaper (PE 19.4 to 18.4) despite a 9% gain.
at the start of this year, 2027 S&P earnings consensus, and very similar to ours, was $350. And now it's currently $400. So it's risen by $50 and the PE on 2027 earnings was at 19.4 at the start of the year. It's now at 18.4
Lee says it makes sense to stay constructive on US stocks because earnings can revise higher on AI/energy infrastructure, onshoring and government spending.
I think it makes a lot of sense to be constructive here because I do think there's room for earnings to further revise higher for the U.S.
Lee says the IPO wave boosts the economy via wealth effect and stocks do well until lockup supply hits.
My take is that the broad economy is going to benefit from all these IPOs because it's massive wealth unlock. The stock market will do well until the unlocks happen because at that point when the unlocks happen, you have to absorb all that supply
Lee says he is still constructive and advising clients to stay invested, but expects a big H2 drawdown from whatever peak the market reaches.
So we've been advising our clients to stay invested and we're still constructed because I think there's enough skepticism now. But even from that, whatever level we peek at, I think it's a big drawdown
Fundstrat raised S&P year-end target to 8,000 ($400 2027 earnings x 20 multiple) BUT expects a severe correction first; markets frontload negative shocks
Tom Lee · Fundstrat Global Advisors · Prof G Markets (yt kL3CAFG5MiI
S&P 500 since this was said: ▲ +1.4% · 7,483 → 7,592 · as of 2026-09-10
“I believe you're gonna see Bitcoin over 100,000 by the end of the year. And Ethereum back to over 5,000”; also: “I think Bitcoin is like 5% below production cost right now”
“I'm anxious about this market in a lot of ways, because I look at, you know, the Shiller PE as an example, which is extremely high right now, basically coming up on dotcom territory.”
“a lot of these earnings that we're seeing that they hinge on these contracts with these AI companies whose ability to actually pay out on those contracts”