Dec 3: 4 Strong Themes — North Korea, Petrochemicals

December 3, 2018 · #North Korea #Petrochemicals #Securities Brokers #Oil Refining

4 strong themes — 4 recurred. Top: North Korea +9.7%.

Strong themes4 Top change+9.7% LeaderSeoSan

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
North Korea
+9.7%
Petrochemicals
+8.2%
Securities Brokers
+4.6%
Oil Refining
+3.2%

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 KoreaSeoSan+16.88%
PetrochemicalsHyosung Chemical+12.36%
Securities BrokersKIWOOM Securities+6.59%
Oil RefiningS-Oil+4.07%

On 2018-12-03, North Korea led the strong themes with an average change of 9.7%. All 6 of its stocks rose, with SeoSan on top at 16.88%.

Petrochemicals came next with an average change of 8.16%, and Hyosung Chemical rose 12.36%. All 3 stocks in the theme advanced.

Securities Brokers averaged 4.63%, with KIWOOM Securities in front at 6.59%. Oil Refining came back after a 67-day gap, averaging 3.19% while S-Oil rose 4.07%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1North Korearecurred after 4 days+9.7%6/6SeoSan
2Petrochemicalsrecurred after 12 days+8.2%3/3Hyosung Chemical
3Securities Brokersrecurred after 4 days+4.6%3/3KIWOOM Securities
4Oil Refiningrecurred after 67 days+3.2%3/3S-Oil

Theme by Theme

1. North Korea (recurred after 4 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
SeoSan 079650+16.9%3,705★
SG 255220+14.7%3,088
Asia Cement 183190+8.2%11,200
Hyundai-Rotem 064350+7.2%29,050
Hyundai Elevator 017800+6.3%66,424
Hyundai Engineering & Construction 000720+4.9%56,141

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2. Petrochemicals (recurred after 12 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Hyosung Chemical 298000+12.4%300,000★
Korea Petro Chemical Ind 006650+6.2%170,000
Lotte Chemical 011170+5.9%274,798

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3. Securities Brokers (recurred after 4 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
KIWOOM Securities 039490+6.6%90,600★
Daol Investment & Securities 030210+3.7%3,515
NH Investment & Securities 005940+3.6%14,350

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4. Oil Refining (recurred after 67 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
S-Oil 010950+4.1%115,000★
SK Innovation 096770+3.6%200,234
GS Holdings 078930+1.9%52,500

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Closing Thoughts

The North Korea episode runs from 2018-12-03 to 2018-12-04, which is 2 days. Each of the other three themes recorded a one-day episode.

SeoSan traded the most shares at 4553331, and SG was close behind at 4402659. It remains to be seen whether that activity continues into the next session.