Retail traders are divided on MS, AMD, and SPY while bearish on McDonald's
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on September 24, 2026.
- 1MSsplit77 comments · 1.8K upvotes
- 2MCDbearish285 comments · 831 upvotes
- 3AMDsplit149 comments · 924 upvotes
- 4CVXbullish162 comments · 508 upvotes
- 5SPYsplit240 comments · 161 upvotes
No single obsession today: retail traders are arguing over Morgan Stanley, AMD and SPY, piling on McDonald's with 285 comments of complaints, and warming to Chevron. The quieter tell is the rotation, with QQQ chatter heating up fast while Broadcom talk sours.
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On September 24, Reddit's retail trading crowd spread its attention unusually thin, with five tickers drawing significant engagement and no single name dominating the conversation. That kind of scattered activity often reflects a market where traders sense something is about to move but have not yet agreed on what.
McDonald's drew the sharpest one-sided reaction, pulling in 285 comments with a clearly bearish lean. That is the highest comment count of the five names tracked, suggesting active debate rather than passive pessimism, with traders arguing over the stock.
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Morgan Stanley, AMD, and SPY each landed in split territory, meaning upvotes and comment sentiment tilted in conflicting directions. SPY is notable here: 240 comments against a far smaller upvote count is a low approval ratio for a major index ETF, pointing to a crowd that is frustrated or uncertain about the broader market direction. Chevron was the lone name with a bullish lean.
The quieter signal of the session came from outside the main five. QQQ chatter was heating up fast while Broadcom talk was souring fast, a rotation worth noting because it suggests retail interest is shifting toward broad tech exposure and away from one of the sector's recent individual favorites.