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Tom Lee’s bullish market outlook faces a near-term test as roughly $10.8 billion in Deribit Bitcoin options approach expiry.
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BlackRock’s IBIT attracted $110.3 million on Monday, following two sessions of substantial Bitcoin ETF withdrawals.
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The recent comments have put Lee’s past $250,000 Bitcoin target in focus.
Tom Lee’s prediction of “one of the biggest rallies of our lifetime” faces a <a href="https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/strategy-ceo-sells-11m-mstr-shares-bitcoin-tested-60000/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>fresh test as Bitcoin approaches Friday’s multibillion-dollar options expiry, with the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision coming first.
The Fundstrat co-founder recently spoke bullishly about stocks and said that a major crypto bull cycle is underway, prompting some bulls to revive Lee’s long-term price call that Bitcoin could reach $250,000.
Tom Lee’s Rally Forecast Comes With an Important Distinction
Speaking in a recent CNBC appearance, Lee said he sees the stock market igniting into the biggest rally seen in decades.
He described a potential advance beginning in the fourth quarter and extending into 2027.
It comes just weeks after the bullish executive said the “crypto bull market is underway” in Bitmine’s Oct. 7 chairman’s message.
He added that the “cycle is likely to be the largest.”
Lee pointed to institutional participation, Bitcoin’s earlier move above its 200-day moving average, and the expansion of blockchain-based finance as reasons for his optimism.
Tom Lee’s $250,000 Bitcoin Prediction Hinges on Growing Adoption
Lee reaffirmed his $250,000 Bitcoin target in a January appearance on The Master Investor Podcast, linking his optimism to broader adoption and the growing use of blockchain in finance.
Host Wilfred Frost asked: “And your price target for Bitcoin this year is 250,000?”
“Yeah. So we think Bitcoin will make a new high this year,” Lee replied.
Asked what would drive that advance, Lee pointed to “the usefulness of crypto increasing,” arguing that banks increasingly recognize the benefits of blockchain-based settlement.
His bullish outlook also rested on the belief that Bitcoin has room to attract a much wider investor base.
“Bitcoin is digital gold, but the universe of people that believe that thesis is not the same universe that owns gold,” he said.
However, Lee cautioned that adoption would not translate into a smooth price trajectory.
“But the path to getting that adoption rate higher is going to be very jagged,” he said.
“And I think 2026 will be a really important test because if Bitcoin makes a new all-time high, we know that that deleveraging event is behind us.”
Source: finance.yahoo.com