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Summary List PlacementThis year, it has paid to follow what stocks Reddit's Wall Street Bets crowd is talking about, as several have gone through epic rallies, along with heightened volatility.
From GameStop in January to AMC Entertainment in June, the near 11 million-member forum has driven the conversation in so-called meme stocks that have exploded higher amid overwhelming demand from retail investors. Strong demand for stocks with shaky fundamentals has led to several hedge fund blowups that were caught on the opposite side of the trade betting against the company in question.
GameStop's short squeeze, in part led by the Wall Street Bets crowd, led to a more than 50% drawdown in multi-billion dollar hedge fund Melvin Capital. Meanwhile, the sharp rally in struggling movie theater chain AMC Entertainment caused billions of dollars in losses for short sellers in May and June.
But while some stocks popular with the Reddit crowd have seen massive gains, some have also seen epic losses. Many meme stocks have seen accelerating declines, with AMC Entertainment and GameStop both down more than 40% from their June highs.
As traders look to replicate the success of Wall Street Bets stocks, one data aggregator is compiling the most mentioned stocks on Reddit's forum.
These are the top 10 stocks that Reddit's Wall Street Bets forum is focused on right now, according to data compiled by SwaggyStocks. The list is based on mentions over the past 24 hours.
10. Clover Health
Ticker: CLOV
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 93
Market Capitalization: $3.40 billion
1-Week Performance: -5.9%
Clover Health
9. AMC Entertainment
Ticker: AMC
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 95
Market Capitalization: $17.2 billion
1-Week Performance: -2.7%
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8. Corsair
Ticker: CRSR
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 108
Market Capitalization: $2.5 billion
1-Week Performance: -2.0%
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7. Apple
Ticker: AAPL
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 116
Market Capitalization: $2.42 trillion
1-Week Performance: -0.9%
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6. Alibaba
Ticker: BABA
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 185
Market Capitalization: $443.4 billion
1-Week Performance: -13.9%
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5. ContextLogic
Ticker: WISH
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 221
Market Capitalization: $4.8 billion
1-Week Performance: -11.1%
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4. Amazon
Ticker: AMZN
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 222
Market Capitalization: $1.62 trillion
1-Week Performance: -3.0%
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3. Microsoft
Ticker: MSFT
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 264
Market Capitalization: $2.20 trillion
1-Week Performance: 3.6%
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2. Nvidia
Ticker: NVDA
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 310
Market Capitalization: $486.5 billion
1-Week Performance: 1.0%
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1. Tesla
Ticker: TSLA
Wall Street Bet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 667
Market Capitalization: $648.7 billion
1-Week Performance: -5.6%
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