Sep 16: 3 Strong Themes — Petrochemicals, Securities Brokers

September 16, 2015 · #Petrochemicals #Securities Brokers #Oil Refining

3 strong themes — 3 recurred. Top: Petrochemicals +5.6%.

Strong themes3 Top change+5.6% LeaderLG Chem

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Petrochemicals
+5.6%
Securities Brokers
+4.5%
Oil Refining
+4.0%

Theme leaders · recent trend

The line is the trend; the end-point colour is the last trading day's direction. Stocks without enough price history show as -
ThemeLeaderChangeTrend
PetrochemicalsLG Chem+7.49%
Securities BrokersNH Investment & Securities+5.50%
Oil RefiningGS Holdings+4.84%

On Sep 16, three themes led the session, and every stock in each one rose. Petrochemicals topped the list with an average change of 5.57% across 4 stocks.

Securities Brokers came next with an average change of 4.5%, led by NH Investment & Securities at 5.5%. Same-day Korean news reports carried several research calls from that broker.

Oil Refining finished third with an average change of 3.97%, as GS Holdings rose 4.84%. All three themes came back after gaps of 7 to 19 days.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Petrochemicalsrecurred after 19 days+5.6%4/4LG Chem
2Securities Brokersrecurred after 7 days+4.5%4/4NH Investment & Securities
3Oil Refiningrecurred after 19 days+4.0%3/3GS Holdings

Theme by Theme

1. Petrochemicals (recurred after 19 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
LG Chem 051910+7.5%251,000★
Korea Petro Chemical Ind 006650+5.9%171,000
Hanwha Solutions 009830+5.8%22,926
Samyang 145990+3.1%92,500

2. Securities Brokers (recurred after 7 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Mirae Asset Securities 006800+5.7%12,604
NH Investment & Securities 005940+5.5%9,970★
Samsung Securities 016360+3.9%48,159
KB Securities 003450+2.9%8,040

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3. Oil Refining (recurred after 19 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
GS Holdings 078930+4.8%48,750★
S-Oil 010950+4.4%63,900
SK Innovation 096770+2.7%98,887

Closing Thoughts

Each theme is on a streak of 1, so the next sessions will show whether these moves continue. LG Chem led Petrochemicals with a 7.49% gain, the largest among the listed stocks.

Among brokers, Mirae Asset Securities rose 5.71%, slightly ahead of the theme leader. Another thing to track is whether Petrochemicals and Oil Refining keep moving together.