SPY leads Reddit's most-discussed tickers as sentiment turns bearish on MSFT and TSLA
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on October 28, 2026.
- 1SPYbullish454 comments · 668 upvotes
- 2NVDAbullish233 comments · 932 upvotes
- 3MSFTbearish181 comments · 1.0K upvotes
- 4TSLAbearish179 comments · 525 upvotes
- 5AAPLsplit164 comments · 515 upvotes
SPYheating up fast
Retail traders are piling into the broad index bet, with 454 comments on the S&P 500 tracker topping every single stock today. Chipmaker chatter stays bullish, while the mood on the software giant and the EV maker has turned bearish and the iPhone maker splits the room.
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On October 28, 2026, the S&P 500 tracker drew more retail attention than any individual stock, logging 454 comments across Reddit's investing communities. That level of engagement signals the crowd is thinking macro first, treating the broad index as the trade of the day rather than chasing a single name.
NVDA was the most upvoted individual stock on the board, collecting 932 upvotes, and the conversation leaned bullish. That combination of high conviction and active discussion suggests retail traders are not just watching the chipmaker but actively arguing for a position in it.
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Microsoft drew 1,034 upvotes, the highest of any ticker on the list, but the prevailing sentiment was bearish, meaning a well-engaged crowd is leaning against the software giant. Tesla followed a similar pattern with sentiment also tilting bearish, pointing to two of the market's most recognizable names facing retail headwinds on the same day.
Apple was the outlier, with 515 upvotes but a sentiment reading described as split. That divide is worth tracking: when a stock as widely held as Apple cannot generate a clear directional lean from retail traders, it often reflects genuine uncertainty about an upcoming catalyst or recent mixed signals in the news flow.