May 15: 2 Strong Themes — North Korea, Pharma & Biotech

May 15, 2018 · #North Korea #Pharma & Biotech

2 strong themes — 2 recurred. Top: North Korea +22.9%.

Strong themes2 Top change+22.9% LeaderDaedongMetal

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
North Korea
+22.9%
Pharma & Biotech
+4.5%

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
North KoreaDaedongMetal+29.91%
Pharma & BiotechTheragen Etex+6.17%

On 2018-05-15, North Korea came back as the strongest theme after a 5-day gap, with an average change of 22.94%. All 6 of its stocks closed higher.

Taihan Cable & Solution rose 29.93% and leader DaedongMetal gained 29.91%, with Uneco up 29.66%. TuksuConstruction added 24.37%, while Husteel and CJ Seafood rose 12.7% and 11.07%.

Pharma & Biotech also came back after a 6-day gap, with all 4 stocks up and an average change of 4.5%. Leader Theragen Etex climbed 6.17%, ahead of Celltrion at 5.1% and Helixmith at 4.9%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1North Korearecurred after 5 days+22.9%6/6DaedongMetal
2Pharma & Biotechrecurred after 6 days+4.5%4/4Theragen Etex

Theme by Theme

1. North Korea (recurred after 5 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Taihan Cable & Solution 001440+29.9%19,876
DaedongMetal 020400+29.9%7,593★
Uneco 064510+29.7%59,565
TuksuConstruction 026150+24.4%10,675
Husteel 005010+12.7%3,231
CJ Seafood 011150+11.1%3,360

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2. Pharma & Biotech (recurred after 6 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Theragen Etex 066700+6.2%19,800★
Celltrion 068270+5.1%204,738
Helixmith 084990+4.9%105,766
Celltrion Pharm 068760+1.9%67,757

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Closing Thoughts

Both themes have a 1-day streak, so the next session will show whether North Korea keeps running after 2018-05-15. CJ Seafood had the theme’s heaviest volume at 9354207 shares.

Within Pharma & Biotech, gains ranged from Theragen Etex at 6.17% down to Celltrion Pharm at 1.85%. The next session will show whether that range widens or narrows.