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  • Reddit's WallStreetBets forum entered the mainstream during the January GameStop craze.
  • From GameStop to AMC Entertainment, retail investors congregating on the subreddit are a driving 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.

10. Clover Health

Ticker: CLOV
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 245
Market Capitalization: $3.2 billion
One-Week Performance: -1.2%

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Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder and CEO of Social Capital LP, speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York on May 4, 2016.
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9. AMC

Ticker: AMC
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 247
Market Capitalization: $20.7 billion
One-Week Performance: -3.0%

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AMC CEO Adam Aron
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8. GameStop

Ticker: GME
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 247
Market Capitalization: $16.1 billion
One-Week Performance: -5.5%

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7. SmileDirectClub

Ticker: SDC
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 318
Market Capitalization: $1.57 billion
One-Week Performance: -25.6%

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smile direct club

6. Roblox

Ticker: RBLX
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 449
Market Capitalization: $58.5 billion
One-Week Performance: 27.8%

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5. Palantir

Ticker: PLTR
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 545
Market Capitalization: $47.7 billion
One-Week Performance: -8.9%

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Palantir logo on the New York Stock Exchange.
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4. Nvidia

Ticker: NVDA
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 557
Market Capitalization: $784.7 billion
One-Week Performance: 18.5%

A sign is posted in front of the Nvidia headquarters on May 10, 2018 in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia headquarters in Santa Clara, California
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3. AMD

Ticker: AMD
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 871
Market Capitalization: $182.9 billion
One-Week Performance: 17.1%

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CEO Lisa T. Su greets Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
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2. PayPal

Ticker: PYPL
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 930
Market Capitalization: $236.2 billion
One-Week Performance: -12.3%

A sign is posted outside of the PayPal headquarters on April 9, 2018 in San Jose, California.
A sign is posted outside of the PayPal headquarters on April 9, 2018 in San Jose, California.
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1. Tesla

Ticker: TSLA
WallStreetBet Mentions Over Past 24 Hours: 1,230
Market Capitalization: $1.07 trillion
One-Week Performance: -9.0%

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