The stock market rally continued to improve last week, with the S&P 500 at a record high and more breakouts continuing.

Meanwhile, Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) both have bases and proper buy points.

But which of these tech titans is more promising: Apple stock or Microsoft.

Microsoft stock and Google are on IBD Leaderboard and Long-Term Leaders.

Google stock is also on the IBD 50.

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The stock market rally showed healthy action last week, even with the Dow Jones retreating modestly.

The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) jumped 3.85%, with Microsoft stock major component.

Apple and Microsoft boast market caps of $2.13 trillion and $1.94 trillion, respectively.

Microsoft stock has a flat or cup base with a 263.29 buy point, really a base-on-base formation.

Last week MSFT stock rose 2.8% to 257.89, rebounding from its 10-week line.

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Neither Apple nor Microsoft stock look as strong as fellow trillion-dollar tech titan Google.

Don't assume that the choppy market rally and sector rotation is over.

Perhaps the key to be a big winner in the stock market is to be a small loser.

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