Top trades by global Sharesight users — February 2026
Welcome to the February 2026 edition of Sharesight’s monthly trading snapshot for global investors, where we look at the top 20 trades made by Sharesight users around the world, excluding Australia and New Zealand (which we cover separately). Below we will reveal the top trades by our global userbase, highlighting some of the most popular stocks and the market-moving news behind them.
Top trades in February 2026
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This month’s top trades were led by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), which saw its share price continue on a downward trajectory throughout February. The top trades were followed by NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), which saw its share price remain relatively flat over the period. As usual, it was a tech-heavy month overall, with the majority of trades in the top 20 belonging to stocks in the tech, EV, semiconductor and e-commerce sectors.
Let’s look at the market-moving news behind some of this month’s top stocks:
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)
- Microsoft gets a rare downgrade due to ‘overoptimistic revenue and earnings expectations’
- After a 15% YoY decline, is Microsoft set for a comeback?
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA)
- Investors sell off NVIDIA shares as OpenAI investment stalls
- Plans to lease data centre with US$3.8 billion in junk bonds; CEO backs US$660 billion AI investment by its key clients
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)
- Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in favour of AI
- Movement to avoid Big Tech, including Amazon, continues to grow in popularity amongst consumers
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA)
- Tesla regains European market share in February
- Tesla share price rises following upgrade from leading bank; analyst forecasts 14% upside
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB)
- Rocket Lab shares plunge 10% as Mars Sample Return plan put on hold
- Rocket Lab beats earnings expectations; share price drops
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD)
- AMD share price plummets on disappointing sales forecast
- Share price surges on chip deal with Meta
Meta (NASDAQ: META)
- Meta slashes stock awards for staff for second year running
- Plans to spend billions on AMD chips and computers
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