SpaceX, GameStop, Palantir and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week

Retail investors talked up five hot stocks during the week (Aug. 3 to Aug. 7) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate news flow. Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

(NASDAQ: SPCX ), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD ), Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR ), GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME ), and Hertz Global Holdings Inc.

(NASDAQ: HTZ ), spanning space, AI, semiconductors, cloud, cybersecurity, gaming, and car rental, reflected strong retail interest. 5 billion backlog, though heavy AI-related capex of around $16 billion plus sparked investor concern. The stock then recovered some ground on Aug. 6 amid high volume as a major lockup expired, releasing up to ~911 million insider shares.

Some bullish retail investors were mocking SPCX bears for expecting a decline in the stock after its first tranche of lockup expiration. 39% since its listing. 42% in the last five trading sessions, as of the publication of this article. According to Edge Stock Rankings, SPCX was maintaining a weak price trend over the short, medium, and long terms.

7 billion on strong EPYC CPU and Instinct GPU demand. The company guided third-quarter revenue to about $13 billion and said Data Center revenue should more than double again in 2027. On Aug. 6, AMD announced it would acquire Taalas to strengthen its AI inference capabilities.

Some retail traders believed that AMD’s acquisition of Taalas gives AMD its own hyper-efficient inference chip tech, making its partnership with Cerebras Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRS ) redundant and destroying the value of CBRS stock. 73, trading around $488 to $494 per share, as of the publication of this article. 73% in the last six months.

46% YTD. Edge Stock Rankings showed that AMD had a weak price trend in the short term but a strong trend in the long and medium terms, with a good quality score. S. S.

government results. " Despite its “otherworldly” earnings, some retail investors were still skeptical of PLTR’s performance. 52, trading around $154 to $158 per share, as of the publication of this article. 73% in the last six months.

28% YTD. PLTR maintains a strong price trend over the short, long, and medium terms, with a good growth score, as per Edge Stock Rankings. GameStop GME’s main news this week was its Aug. 4 billion in outstanding 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 and 2032 for Class A common stock.

This will retire its debt without using cash. The deal is expected to close around Sept. 23, with the share count based partly on a 35-day VWAP starting that day. The move sparked dilution concerns and sent the stock down sharply, wiping out its 2026 gains and hitting multi-month lows, though some retail traders later framed it as balance-sheet strengthening amid the company’s ongoing interest in acquiring eBay Inc.

(NASDAQ: EBAY ). Some retail investors were still heavily bearish on GME. 10, trading around $18 to $20 per share, as of the publication of this article. 23% YTD.

According to Edge Stock Rankings, GME was maintaining a weak price trend over the short, medium, and long terms, with a good value score. 24 loss, and Adjusted Corporate EBITDA of $81 million driven by strong pricing and improved utilization despite elevated vehicle recalls. The results boosted confidence in the company’s turnaround, with guidance pointing to third-quarter Adjusted Corporate EBITDA of $275—$325 million and full-year 2026 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA of $225—$275 million. Hertz was a major topic, with many Redditors discussing its potential as a pump and dump scheme or a short squeeze opportunity.

1800, trading around $1 to $3 per share, as of the publication of this article. 70% YTD. According to Edge Stock Rankings, HTZ was maintaining a weak price trend over the short, medium, and long terms. Retail focus comprised AI infrastructure momentum, earnings, and corporate news-driven narratives