WEEKLY SOCIAL MEDIA BUZZ
STAY AHEAD
OF THE BUZZ.
The most mentioned tickers. The most viral plays. Every week.
MOST MENTIONED TICKERS
TOP 5
STOCK BUZZ.
Reddit/WSB · StockTwits · Bluesky · Market news — Aug 17 – Aug 23, 2026
01
$MU — Micron Technology
Potential parabolic stock move
02
$NVDA — Nvidia
Analyst upgrade to buy
03
$AAPL — Apple Inc.
Price target raised to $334.23
04
$XOM — ExxonMobil
Stock gaining Tuesday
05
$META — Meta Platforms
Stock dropping 17% YTD
MOST VIRAL TICKERS
HIGHEST BUZZ
& ENGAGEMENT.
Highest engagement & buzz spikes this week
01
$GOOGL — Alphabet Inc. (Class A)
Cloud revenue hits $20B
HOTTEST MARKET TOPICS
WHAT'S DRIVING
THE TALK.
The specific stories dominating this week's conversation
01
Nvidia stock rout continues amid AI chip demand concerns
NVDA faces longest losing streak since 2022.
02
Tokenized stocks surge with holder growth and volume spikes
$23B monthly trading volume, 1.3M holders.
03
US-Canada trade talks collapse, 50% tariffs imposed
$20B Canadian goods hit, market reacts.
04
Bitcoin rallies past $79K, ETF flows and CFTC crypto rules explored
Crypto shorts unwind, inflows soar.
05
Freeport-McMoRan hits record on copper demand
TSM sales jump 45%, chip sector still weak.
PRE-VIRAL STOCKS
PICKING UP
TRACTION.
Rising mentions over the last 48 hours
01
$MPC — Marathon Petroleum
Stock hits all-time high
02
$CVX — Chevron Corporation
New bull case from Bank of America
03
$VLO — Valero Energy
Stock hits all-time high
04
$OC — Owens Corning Inc
New $1.62M position taken
05
$EOG — EOG Resources
Stock hits all-time high
FAST MOVERS — 48H
CATCHING
FIRE.
Momentum and attention spiking in the last 48 hours
01
$BJ — BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc.
Mentions up x38.0 in 48h · Q2 fiscal 2026 results announced
02
$HOOD — Robinhood Markets
Mentions up x3.5 in 48h · Bearish technical trend
PRE-VIRAL TOPICS
BUILDING
QUIETLY.
Themes building under the radar, before mainstream buzz
01
Alphabet’s GOOGL-linked stock tokens gain $33M in market cap
Tokenized equities trend accelerates.
02
Palantir and Micron lead five stocks to watch this week
Guardant Health, Freeport-McMoRan also featured.
03
Gold and Bitcoin rally on Treasury announcement
Debt concerns drive safe-haven demand.
EXPLOSIVE MOVERS
THESE WENT
FULL MEME.
Big buzz meets a big price move this week
01
$EOG — EOG Resources
+7% this week · Stock hits all-time high
02
$META — Meta Platforms
-7% this week · Stock dropping 17% YTD
03
$NVDA — Nvidia
-5% this week · Analyst upgrade to buy
THE RETAIL CROWD
WHAT RETAIL IS
TALKING ABOUT.
What the crowd is buzzing - Reddit / WSB / StockTwits / Bluesky
01
$GOOGL — Alphabet Inc. (Class A)
Cloud revenue hits $20B
02
$SNDK — Sandisk
JPMorgan revamps with price target
03
$MPC — Marathon Petroleum
Stock hits all-time high
04
$XOM — ExxonMobil
Stock gaining Tuesday
05
$VLO — Valero Energy
Stock hits all-time high
THE INSTITUTIONAL VOICE
WHAT WALL STREET
IS TALKING ABOUT.
The financial-media conversation — CNBC, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch — not the retail forums
01
$TPR
Early delivery promise
02
$KEYS
Raised AI testing outlook
03
$TOL
Beat home delivery estimates
04
$JKHY
Beat estimates, faster payments
KEY TAKEAWAYS
THE WEEK IN
THREE WORDS.
NVIDIA STOCK ROUT CONTINUES AMID AI CHIP DEMAND CONCERNS
NVDA faces longest losing streak since 2022.
The dominant narrative across social chatter this week.
MOMENTUM
Accelerating now: $MPC, $XOM, $CVX, $VLO.
Rising mentions over the last 48 hours.
SENTIMENT
Social mood is Bullish (69/100) — balanced.
The Social Sentiment Index for the week.
PRE-VIRAL STOCKS
PICKING UP TRACTION
RIGHT NOW.
Rising mentions in just the last 24 hours
01
$TPG — TPG Inc. Class A
Q2 earnings beat
02
$ADSK — Autodesk
Earnings report
PRE-VIRAL TOPICS
BEFORE THEY
GO FULLY VIRAL.
Heating up before mainstream buzz (last 48h)
01
EVs & autonomy
Las Vegas robotaxi launch approval
02
Electricity & power demand
AI-driven energy needs
03
Defense spending
Rising global tensions
BROAD-BASED & EMERGING
COMING FROM
EVERY DIRECTION.
Stocks starting to break out across the board this week
01
$HD — Home Depot (The)
Broadening out · accelerating · Earnings beat
02
$WMT — Walmart
Broadening out · accelerating · Earnings miss scrutiny
03
$TGT — Target Corporation
Broadening out · accelerating · Strong Q2 earnings with $1B refund
04
$ET — Energy Transfer LP Common Units
Broadening out · accelerating · Market update
ZENITH
THAT'S
THE WEEK.
Social-media buzz, every Sunday.
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