Tom Lee says stop timing the bottom and start buying the dip

HONG KONG — Thomas Lee, chief investment officer of Fundstrat and chairman of ether treasury firm BitMine Immersion (BMNR), said that investors should focus less on timing the exact low and start looking for entries in a keynote speech at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 on Wednesday.

"You should be thinking about opportunities here instead of selling," Lee said.

$BTC has suffered a 50% drawdown from its October record highs, its worst correction since 2022.

On Wednesday, bitcoin fell back below $67,000, giving up some of the bounce from last week's crash lows. After managing a rapid reversal above $72,000 from $60,000 over the weekend, $BTC was down 2.8% over the past 24 hours. Ethereum's ether $ETH$1,951.90, meanwhile, slipped to $1,950, also around 3% lower.

'Perfected bottom'

Lee attributed the recent weakness in crypto prices to the volatility in metals, which rippled across asset classes. Late January, gold's market capitalization fluctuated by trillions of dollars in a single day, triggering margin calls and weighing on risk assets.

After bitcoin severely underperformed gold in 2025, he argued that the yellow metal likely has topped for this year and bitcoin is poised to outperform through 2026.

On ether $ETH$1,951.90, Lee said repeated 50% drawdowns since 2018 have often been followed by sharp rebounds.

Citing market technician Tom DeMark, he said $ETH may need to briefly dip below $1,800 to form a "perfected bottom" before a more sustained recovery.

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