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  • Reddit's WallStreetBets forum entered the mainstream during the January GameStop craze. 
  • Driving stocks like GameStop to AMC Entertainment, 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 this year has paid off, as several have gone through epic rallies and seen heightened volatility. 

From GameStop in January to AMC Entertainment in June, 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, in-part led 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.

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. ContextLogic

Ticker: WISH
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 156
Market Capitalization: $2.7 billion
One-Week Performance: -19.6% 

Wish CFO
Wish

9. Disney

Ticker: DIS
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 167
Market Capitalization: $283.0 billion
One-Week Performance: -5.0% 

Disney Plus Day
“Shang-Chi” and “Jungle Cruise" will become available for all subscribers to stream on Disney Plus Day.Disney Plus

8. Palantir

Ticker: PLTR
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 213
Market Capitalization: $41.6 billion
One-Week Performance: -12.1%

Palantir HQ.
Palantir HQ.Picture Alliance/Getty Images

7. Micron

Ticker: MU
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 282
Market Capitalization: $87.0 billion
One-Week Performance: 10.8% 

Micron HQ
Micron Technology HQ in Boise, Idaho.Micron Technology

6. Apple

Ticker: AAPL
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 306
Market Capitalization: $2.60 trillion
One-Week Performance: 5.9% 

An Apple store.
An Apple store.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

5. PayPal

Ticker: PYPL
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 356
Market Capitalization: $230.5 billion
One-Week Performance: -13.7%

image of PayPal website in a computer browser
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4. Nvidia

Ticker: NVDA
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 381
Market Capitalization: $767.2 billion
One-Week Performance: 3.9% 

A sign is posted in front of the Nvidia headquarters on May 10, 2018 in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, CaliforniaJustin Sullivan/Getty Images

3. Tesla

Ticker: TSLA
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 449
Market Capitalization: $1.11 trillion
One-Week Performance: 7.9% 

Tesla SuperCharger
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2. GameStop

Ticker: GME
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 532
Market Capitalization: $17.4 billion
One-Week Performance: 14.1% 

A high-street GameStop store
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1. Zoom Video

Ticker: ZM
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 873
Market Capitalization: $73.3 billion
One-Week Performance: -24.0% 

Zoom video calls
Zoom benefited massively from the coronavirus pandemic.NurPhoto/Getty Images
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