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Evidence-Based Research

Strategic market insights derived from emotion-free, evidence-based research by a team with more than a century of Wall Street experience.

200+

Clients

25+

Countries

75+

Market outlooks

7500+

Media appearances

What Type of Client Are You?

Institutional Investor

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  • We research market dynamics to equip hedge funds and banks with actionable intelligence.
  • Tailored research, co-branded reports, and conferences to align with your institution's unique strategy.

RIA & Wealth Management

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  • Concise insights and user-friendly dashboard for quick decision-making.
  • Bespoke research and co-branding opportunities to elevate your RIA brand.

Individual Investor

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  • Timely insights, ensuring you're always aligned with market movements.
  • Stock lists to guide investment choices and optimize portfolio performance.

Why Fundstrat?

We are an independent financial research boutique providing strategic market insights rooted in emotion-free, evidence-based research by a team with more than a century of Wall Street experience.

Work with us to benefit from our research daily via practical, actionable ideas to help you build an effective portfolio roadmap.

Get direct access to our analysts via client calls, monthly webinars, and special coverage of market moves.

Become our client

Our Research Leadership

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Thomas J. Lee, CFA – Co-Founder, Head of Research

Thomas Lee is a Managing Partner and the Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors. He is an accomplished Wall Street strategist with over 25 years of experience in equity research, and has been top ranked by Institutional Investor every year since 1998. Prior to co-founding Fundstrat, he served most recently as J.P. Morgan’s Chief Equity Strategist from 2007 to 2014, and previously as Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney.

Our Approach

Evidence-Based Financial Research

We monitor key market events and data and compress all this into an easy-to-read letter that will help you understand market moves.

  • Macro Strategy: We monitor key market events and data to help your firm outperform the market.
  • Technical Strategy: We provide in-depth analysis and context on the technical forces impacting markets.
  • Portfolio & Quant Strategy: Our quantitative approach aids in risk management, portfolio optimization, and alpha generation.
  • Digital Asset Strategy: We fuse insights from analyzing this emerging asset class with a diverse range of existing market experience to create actionable recommendations.
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Thomas J. Lee, CFA

Co-Founder, Head of Research

Thomas J. Lee, Head of Research, publishes market updates 3 times a week, along with analysis of vital financial headlines. He also provides a daily video 5 times per week, one of our clients’ favorite products.

  • Macro data
  • Macro commentary
  • Charts and media
  • Macro trends and opportunities
  • Real-time commentary
  • Daily market update videos

Latest Research

Crude, Natural Gas break out while Gold, Bitcoin, Treasuries drop

Near-term SPX trends remain bearish, and trends and momentum remain negatively sloped while market breadth is in dire need of immediate recovery.  For now, the risk-on trade remains captive to WTI Crude oil and progress in reopening the Hormuz...

QQQ
SPX
TNX
March 18, 2026
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Mark L. Newton, CMT
Head of Technical Strategy

Hot Feb PPI and surging oil trigger further de-risking, yet Tech and Financials outperform

I am on a flight back to the East Coast today and there is spotty and unreliable wifi. Hence, there are no images in today's note.

March 18, 2026
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Thomas Lee, CFA
Head of Research

Gold looks to be on increasingly shaky ground

Near-term SPX trends remain bearish, and trends and momentum remain negatively sloped while market breadth is in dire need of immediate recovery. For now, the risk-on trade remains captive to WTI Crude oil and progress in reopening the Hormuz...

QQQ
RSP
RSPU
SPX
XLU
March 17, 2026
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Mark L. Newton, CMT
Head of Technical Strategy

VIDEO FLASH: VIX is now 22, after surging to 35 and the VIX term structure normalized today = improved risk/reward.

VIDEO: What is notable this week is the VIX fell below 25, after surging above 35.  This historically represents positive risk/reward for equities.  And what is also notable is the continued outperformance of both crypto, Bitcoin and Ethereum,...

March 17, 2026
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Thomas Lee, CFA
Head of Research

Our Services

We offer a comprehensive library of tools and reports designed to help our clients position themselves ahead of consensus.

Research

Tailored to the needs of institutions, RIAs, and individual investors, our research drives informed decision-making and optimal strategy alignment in a dynamic market landscape.

Market updates

We provide intraday market commentary, offering real-time insights into unfolding market events.

Media

From daily videos delving into macro and technical perspectives, to webinars featuring industry leaders and forward-looking forecasts, our media suite stands unparalleled in delivering vital market insights.

Q&A

From phone calls to face-to-face consultations, we consultant clients on portfolio assessments, the cultivation of innovative ideas and more.

Sector analysis

Leveraging macro strategies, ETF themes, and technical analysis, our proprietary sector model anticipates sector rotations and shifts, guiding you toward optimized portfolio performance.

Actionable ideas

Drawing on real-time market events and prevailing themes, we provide curated stock lists and actionable insights to generate alpha.

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