Feb 24: 2 Strong Themes — Rare Earths & Rare Metals, Banks

February 24, 2021 · #Rare Earths & Rare Metals #Banks

2 strong themes — 2 recurred. Top: Rare Earths & Rare Metals +6.4%.

Strong themes2 Top change+6.4% LeaderUnion

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Rare Earths & Rare Metals
+6.4%
Banks
+1.2%

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
Rare Earths & Rare MetalsUnion+14.00%
BanksShinhan Financial Group+1.07%

Two themes led the Feb 24 session, and every stock in both closed higher. Rare Earths & Rare Metals led with an average change of 6.44%, while Banks posted an average change of 1.24%.

Union drove most of that gain, rising 14.0% to close at 9200 on volume of 70942358 shares. Tplex rose 2.71% and Union Materials rose 2.62%, so one stock lifted most of the theme’s average.

Banks came back after a 16-day gap, led by Shinhan Financial Group at 1.07%. BNK Financial Group gained 1.7% and Hana Financial Group gained 0.96%, a narrow and steady advance.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Rare Earths & Rare Metalsrecurred after 5 days+6.4%3/3Union
2Banksrecurred after 16 days+1.2%3/3Shinhan Financial Group

Theme by Theme

1. Rare Earths & Rare Metals (recurred after 5 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Union 000910+14.0%9,200★
Tplex 081150+2.7%3,595
Union Materials 047400+2.6%4,110

2. Banks (recurred after 16 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
BNK Financial Group 138930+1.7%5,970
Shinhan Financial Group 055550+1.1%33,150★
Hana Financial Group 086790+1.0%36,950

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Closing Thoughts

The Rare Earths & Rare Metals episode runs from 2021-02-24 to 2021-02-25, a span of 2 days after a 5-day gap. The open question is whether gains spread beyond Union.

The Banks episode lasted 1 day and ended on 2021-02-24. The day’s linked news from Edaily was about central banks facing rising interest rates.