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Tom Lee, Fundstrat head of research and chief investment officer, telling CNBC that 2027 could be one of the market’s best years matters because big, public bulls shape sentiment. He used the Squawk Box platform to push an upbeat August market call and to weigh in on bitcoin, and those comments will feed into headlines, fund flows and retail chatter. For investors who remember every bullish prediction does not age the same way, this is a reminder that a widely telegraphed thesis can become a self-fulfilling trend or a crowded trade.