On Monday, July 27th, Amazon AMZN will release its second quarter earnings results after the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 5 (Strong Buy), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of D.Dave will look at Amazon past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his thoughts on their upcoming earnings announcement.Furthermore, Dave will uncover some potential options trades for investors looking to make a play on Delta ahead of earnings.Amazon in FocusAmazon.com, Inc. seeks to be the world's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they may want to buy online. The company lists unique items in categories such as books, music, DVDs, videos, consumer electronics, toys, camera and photo items, software, computer and video games, tools and hardware, lawn and patio items, kitchen products, and wireless products.Amazon is expected to report earnings at $1.40 per share. Amazon reported earnings last quarter at $1.48 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by $0.45 last quarter. Amazon has an average surprise of 17.75% over the last 4 quarters.Amazon.com, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Amazon.com, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise | Amazon.com, Inc. QuoteBottom LineHow should investors play Amazon ahead of their earnings report? For insights on the best options trades, then tune in at 1:00pm CST today to see David’s thoughts.The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of All Last year, it generated $8 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $47 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaries," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early. See Zacks' 3 Best Stocks to Play This Trend >> Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here.