Macro Update & Top Ideas - January 2026
Key Topics
Markets are kicking off the year with new highs but under the surface, investors are wrestling with big questions around AI, rates, crypto, commodities, and whether this rally still has legs.
In Fundstrat’s January Macro Update & Top Ideas webinar, Tom Lee and Mark Newton break down what’s really driving markets right now, what signals matter most early in the year, and where opportunities (and risks) are starting to emerge.
What this month’s webinar covers:
-How to think about tailwinds vs. headwinds after three strong years, and why this cycle may still have more room to run
-How shifting Fed dynamics, rates, and liquidity could impact stocks in the months ahead
-Why areas like healthcare, financials, industrials, energy, and materials are starting to matter more and what that means for portfolios
-What’s happening with $GOOGL, $AAPL, and other mega-cap tech names and whether leadership is about to rotate
-Why precious metals and commodities keep coming up in conversations
-Stock analysis of key market leaders, including $BTC, $ETH, $JPM, $GOOGL, $AAPL, $NFLX, $MSTR, and $LRCX
Panel of Speakers
Thomas Lee, CFA AC
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 as J.P. Morgan’s Chief Equity Strategist from 2007 to 2014, and previously as Managing Director at Salomon Smith Barney. His areas of expertise include Market Strategy, Small/Mid-Cap Strategy and Telecom Services. Mr. Lee received his BSE from the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in Finance and Accounting. He is a CFA charterholder and is an active member of NYSSA and the NY Economic Club.
Mark L. Newton, CMT AC
Head of Technical Strategy
As former managing member/owner of Newton Advisors LLC, Mark has over 25 years of buy- and sell-side experience. Before Fundstrat, he worked at Diamondback Capital Management, and at Morgan Stanley, as a technical strategist. Mark has traded equity options as a market maker / floor trader on the CBOE, and has worked in risk management. He is a member of the Market Technicians Association, and former member of the CBOE, CBOT, and PHLX. He makes regular appearances on CNBC, FOX Business, and Bloomberg. Mark graduated with a BS in Finance from Virginia Tech in 1991, obtaining his Chartered Market Technician designation in 2002.