--- title: "🔥 Earnings Season Challenge #2: MSFT, META, AAPL & AMZN — Who Wins the Week?" type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000820055.md" description: "📊 How Challenge #1 went33 valid calls came in. All three stocks fell — so the "winner" was simply whoever fell least:🥇 INTC −5.4% 🥈 GOOGL −8.9% 🥉 TSLA −18.9%✅ 76% of you named INTC the winner. The cro..." datetime: "2026-07-28T10:41:48.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/100000000820055.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/100000000820055.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/100000000820055.md) author: "[Captain's Watch](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/24747427.md)" generator: "portal-rs" --- # 🔥 Earnings Season Challenge #2: MSFT, META, AAPL & AMZN — Who Wins the Week? ### 📊 How Challenge #1 went 33 valid calls came in. All three stocks fell — so the "winner" was simply whoever fell least: **🥇 INTC** **−5.4%** **🥈 GOOGL** **−8.9%** **🥉 TSLA** **−18.9%** - ✅ **76%** of you named INTC the winner. The crowd nailed it. - 🏆 **16 members** got both winner and loser right — full 976 Task Coins. - 😬 4 picked INTC as the biggest loser. Ouch. Sharp read, everyone. Now four bigger names. 👇 ### ⏱️ This Week: Four Heavyweights, 24 Hours $Microsoft(MSFT.US) and $Meta Platforms(META.US) report after Wednesday's US close. $Apple(AAPL.US) and $Amazon(AMZN.US) follow after Thursday's. Four mega-caps, one week, one spotlight. **Make your call before the market does. 🎙️** #### 🎯 Quick Call Copy this into the comments and fill in what you like: > 📍 Winner: MSFT / META / AAPL / AMZN (Pick One) > > 🎲 Loser: MSFT / META / AAPL / AMZN (Pick One) > > 💬 Why: **Rewards 🎁** - Get either 📍 Winner or 🎲 Loser right → **388 Task Coins** - Get both right → **+588 Task Coins** - Add 💬 your reasoning in 10 words or more → **+888 Task Coins** **(yours to keep even if the call misses — we just want to hear your thinking)** ⏰ Deadline: **Wednesday, July 29, 23:59 SGT** — before any of the four report. *Winner/loser = biggest and smallest % price change from **Monday's US open to Friday's US close**.* One comment per member. Your first one counts, so make it count. #### 🧐 Deep Take — Open All Week Got more to say? **Tap the 🔥 topic tag at the top of this post** and share your Bull or Bear take on any of the four — before or after the numbers land. 50+ words with one concrete supporting point qualifies. 🎁 SGD 1 Stock Cash Card per qualifying post · SGD 5 for our Top 5 picks ⏰ Until **Sunday, August 2, 23:59 SGT** · one reward per member per week **ℹ️ Notes** - Quick Call and Deep Take are separate — join either or both. - Content must be original and relevant. Copied, duplicate, spammy, or AI-generated submissions may be disqualified. - Rewards credited within 7 working days after each deadline. - For community discussion only, not investment advice. Will MSFT and META set the tone Wednesday? Can AAPL or AMZN steal it Thursday? Last week the crowd called it right — let's see if lightning strikes twice. ### 📅 This Week's Earnings Lineup - Wed, July 29 (after US close): Microsoft, Meta Platforms - Thu, July 30 (after US close): Apple, Amazon ### Related Stocks - [TSLA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TSLA.US.md) - [META.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/META.US.md) - [AAPL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AAPL.US.md) - [INTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/INTC.US.md) - [MSFT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) - [AMZN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZN.US.md) - [04335.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/04335.HK.md) - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) ## Comments (23) - **rickyyy_ · 2026-07-29T13:54:16.000Z**: 📍Winner: APPL🎲 MSFT / META / AMZN💬 APPL has been rallying lately due to strong fundamentals and 'overtaking the crown' lately whereas the rest seems to have sentiment driven despite having respective good fundamentals. - **dingdongbell · 2026-07-29T12:34:29.000Z**: 📍 Winner: META🎲 Loser: AAPL 💬 Why: Fundamentally, Meta is a big beneficiary of the AI software segment of AI. So a hint of that segment gaining traction might please market and provide a bump to prices.Apple is defensive tech and is way behind in AI infrastructure. They are dependent on others. Thei - **Heroic Lifesaver · 2026-07-29T11:23:26.000Z**: 📍 Winner: META🎲 Loser: AAPL 💬 Why: Technical reasons - Price action takes precedent over narratives although events such as earning results have some form of influence. Meta is in a triangular channel very commonly seen n wave 2 or wave 4 pullbacks. This looks like a wave 4 and higher probability of - **Lemonade · 2026-07-29T05:12:57.000Z**: Winner : METALoser : MSFTMeta thrives on robust digital ad revenue and strong AI ad targeting engagement. Meanwhile, Microsoft faces severe margin pressure from rising infrastructure costs and slow cloud growth, limiting its immediate upside. - **NewUser_cDijAJJ · 2026-07-29T01:39:26.000Z**: 📍 Winner: MSFT🎲 Loser: AMZN 💬 Why: Microsoft Copilot succesfully pushed users to higher end tier enterprise subcription plans and for AMZN is underperforming due to skyrocketing AI capex compressing its margins. - **TheCollector · 2026-07-28T16:18:04.000Z**: 📍 Winner: MSFT🎲 Loser: AMZN💬 Why: chose them purely based on their current performance to date in the week and simple put call ratios. - **hectic · 2026-07-28T15:09:14.000Z**: winner: METAloser : AMZN reason: META is currently oversold and still has good translation from capex to revenue, while AMZN has capex which is still catching up and on its way to increase profits (but not there yet) - **ST168 · 2026-07-28T13:25:53.000Z**: WINNER APPLE, LOSER META - **win win · 2026-07-28T13:25:47.000Z**: Winner: AAPLLoser: MSFT - **KC.SG · 2026-07-28T13:24:31.000Z**: 📍 Winner: MSFT🎲 Loser: METAMETA drop most as spending increase on AI - **Yang · 2026-07-28T13:18:03.000Z**: 📍 Winner: MSFT🎲 Loser: AAPL💬 Why: MSFT PE is historical low and aapl need a healthy pullback from the recent raise on its share price. - **€limitlessftw25 · 2026-07-28T13:09:26.000Z**: 📍 Winner: AAPL🎲 Loser: META 💬 Why: High AI spending will put a drag on prices while AAPL looks stable and strong. - **NewUser_Ml2XUq · 2026-07-28T13:06:52.000Z**: 📍 Winner: AAPL🎲 Loser: MSFT - **Fartreehth · 2026-07-28T13:06:36.000Z**: winner applloser amzn why: people like buying branded apple phone than shopping - **ももさん · 2026-07-28T13:04:44.000Z · 👍 1**: 📍 Winner: MSFT🎲 Loser: AAPL💬 Why: MSFT PE is historical low and aapl need a healthy pullback from the recent raise on its share price. - **Alice · 2026-07-28T13:03:33.000Z**: Winner: AppleLoser: Amazon - **NewUser_Steve · 2026-07-28T13:03:30.000Z**: 📍 Winner: MSFT🎲 Loser: AAPL - **SLChai · 2026-07-28T13:02:58.000Z**: Winner: AAPLLoser: MSFT - **GoldenFish · 2026-07-28T13:02:52.000Z · 👍 1**: 📍 Winner: MSFT🎲 Loser: METATIKTOK better than META - **Fattycat · 2026-07-28T12:39:41.000Z · 👍 2**: 🏆 Winner: AAPL🫣 Loser: MSFT, META and AMZNHere’s why:MSFT and AMZN may hit their overall targets but they will likely struggle to clearly link heavy spending to strong, measurable returns. Next, my guess, their forward guidance and big capex plans will probably weigh on their share prices.META looks --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**