--- title: "‘Maleficent 7’? Analyst Warns Microsoft Could Crash To $250" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/290962570.md" description: "Analyst John Roque renames the 'Magnificent Seven' tech stocks as the 'Maleficent 7' following a severe June downturn where all members posted losses. Microsoft leads with a 21.6% drop, facing its worst month since 2000. Roque warns Microsoft could fall to $250 if it breaks below $350 support, citing weak technicals and AI capital spending draining cash flow. The broader cohort shows bearish momentum relative to the S&P 500." datetime: "2026-06-26T11:51:58.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/290962570.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/290962570.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/290962570.md) --- # ‘Maleficent 7’? Analyst Warns Microsoft Could Crash To $250 Wall Street’s famed “Magnificent Seven” stocks may have earned a far less flattering nickname. **John Roque**, technical strategist at 22V Research, just launched a new name for the cohort that powered the 2020s bull market: the Maleficent 7. The call comes after a brutal June for Big Tech. Every member of the Magnificent Seven is in the red for the month, with **Microsoft Corp.** (NASDAQ:MSFT) leading the declines, down 21.6% and on pace for its worst monthly performance since December 2000. **Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)** has fallen 15.8%, **Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)** is down 14.1%, **Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META)** has lost 13.9%, **Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)** is lower by 11.7%, **Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)** has declined 9.7% and **Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA)** has slipped 7.8%. Roque thinks **Microsoft Corp.** has the furthest to fall. Magnificent 7 Month-To-Date Performance (%) Microsoft Corporation \-21.55% Amazon.com, Inc. \-15.81% Tesla, Inc. \-14.16% Meta Platforms, Inc. \-13.89% Apple Inc. \-11.70% Alphabet Inc. \-9.69% NVIDIA Corporation \-7.80% _Data_ _as of June 25, 2026_ ## The Stock Has Gone Nowhere For Two And A Half Years Microsoft has traded below a downward-sloping 200-day moving average since February 2026, Roque said. It was rejected at that falling average in early June and has dropped more than 18% since. It sits below its 50-day average too. The stock is now closing in on its March 2026 lows — a support level first reached in November 2023. By that measure, Microsoft has not made investors money in more than two and a half years. It also sits at a six-and-a-half-year low relative to the S&P 500. Microsoft found support near $350 in April 2025 and again this past spring. Roque does not believe it holds. A break below $350 would, on his math, open the path to $250 — measured down from the stock’s failure near $450 in early June. That is roughly 30% below current levels. **Read Also: Micron Just Delivered 'A Memorable Beat' – This Analyst Now Sees The Stock At $1,550** ## The Bigger Picture Is A Faded Cohort The downgrade is not Microsoft’s alone. Roque’s renamed “Maleficent 7 index” – as closely tracked by the **Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF** (NYSE:MAGS) – trades below its 40-week moving average, which has begun to roll over, with momentum that has turned and what he reads as bearish action relative to the S&P 500. Four of the seven names are down by double digits in 2026. Microsoft, **Meta Platforms Inc.** and **Tesla Inc.** hold the weakest technical scores. The three still higher on the year — **Apple Inc.**, **Alphabet Inc.** (NASDAQ:GOOG) and **Nvidia Corp.** — “aren’t impressing anyone,” Roque said. The fundamental story behind the slide is well documented: a capital-spending boom on AI data centers that is swallowing the free cash flow Microsoft once returned to shareholders. Roque’s note adds a second signal. 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