• Reddit's WallStreetBets forum entered the mainstream at the beginning of 2021 during the GameStop craze. 
  • Driving stocks like GameStop and AMC, retail investors congregating on the subreddit are a force in the stock market.
  • These are the 10 most popular stocks WallStreetBets is talking about right now.

Following which stocks Reddit's WallStreetBets crowd is talking about was a tactic that paid off handsomely in 2021, as several have gone through epic rallies and heightened volatility. 

From GameStop to AMC Entertainment, the more than 11 million-member forum has driven the conversation in so-called meme stocks that have exploded higher amid overwhelming demand from retail investors. The surge in 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, driven in part by the WallStreetBets crowd, led to a more than 50% drawdown in multibillion-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 since those short-squeezes caused destruction for some short sellers, shares of GameStop and AMC Entertainment have fallen by about 60% from their record highs as investors begin to confront the fundamental backdrop behind the companies.

As traders look to replicate the success of WallStreetBets stocks, one data aggregator is compiling the most mentioned stocks on Reddit's forum. 

These are the top 10 stocks Reddit's WallStreetBets forum is focused on right now, according to data compiled by SwaggyStocks. The list is based on mentions over the past 24 hours, and financial data is sourced from Koyfin. 

10. Advanced Micro Devices

Ticker: AMD
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 166
Market Capitalization: $156.7 billion
One-Week Performance: -10.7% 

AMD CEO Lisa Su Foto: Steve Marcus/Reuters

9. Amazon

Ticker: AMZN
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 192
Market Capitalization: $1.58 trillion 
One-Week Performance: -10.5% 

Foto: Mike Stewart/AP

8. GameStop

Ticker: GME
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 211
Market Capitalization: $11.2 billion
One-Week Performance: -14.5% 

Foto: John Smith/VIEWpress/Getty Images

7. Digital World Acquisition

Ticker: DWAC
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 245
Market Capitalization: $1.5 billion
One-Week Performance: -23.6% 

Former President Donald Trump. Foto: Scott Olson/Getty Images

6. Netflix

Ticker: NFLX
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 341
Market Capitalization: $97.8 billion
One-Week Performance: -41.6% 

The Netflix logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Foto: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

5. Microsoft

Ticker: MSFT
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 403
Market Capitalization: $2.20 trillion
One-Week Performance: -3.5% 

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4. Apple

Ticker: AAPL
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 441
Market Capitalization: $2.74 trillion
One-Week Performance: -4.2% 

An Apple store. Foto: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

3. Meta Platforms

Ticker: FB
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 569
Market Capitalization: $552.6 billion
One-Week Performance: -16.1% 

Facebook rebranded as Meta Platforms in October 2021 to reflect a shift in focus towards building its own metaverse. Foto: Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images

2. Twitter

Ticker: TWTR
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 1,070
Market Capitalization: $37.7 billion
One-Week Performance: 9.9% 

Twitter is hiring for thousands of new roles this year. Foto: Kacper Pempel/Reuters

1. Tesla

Ticker: TSLA
WallStreetBets Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 1,650
Market Capitalization: $1.00 trillion
One-Week Performance: -6.8% 

Foto: Associated Press

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