Aug 4: 8 Strong Themes — Metaverse & VR, Blockchain / Cybersecurity

August 4, 2021 · #Metaverse & VR #Blockchain / Cybersecurity #Nuclear #COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines) #Travel / Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers #Currency & ATM Systems (incl. CBDC) #Games / Mobile Games #Remote Work & Smart Work

8 strong themes — 7 recurred · 1 new. Top: Metaverse & VR +17.8%.

Strong themes8 Top change+17.8% LeaderOpticis

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Metaverse & VR
+17.8%
Blockchain / Cybersecurity
+10.0%
Nuclear
+8.5%
COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines)
+6.5%
Travel / Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers
+6.2%
Currency & ATM Systems (incl. CBDC)
+5.3%
Games / Mobile Games
+5.1%
Remote Work & Smart Work
+3.5%

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
Metaverse & VROpticis+24.80%
Blockchain / CybersecurityKsign+17.10%
NuclearSeojeon Electric Machinery+16.07%
COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines)Aligned Genetics+9.43%
Travel / Airlines & Low-Cost CarriersTrinity Airways+8.07%
Currency & ATM Systems (incl. CBDC)Korea Computer Terminal+6.36%
Games / Mobile GamesLinked+7.06%
Remote Work & Smart WorkECSTELECOMCo+3.63%

On 2021-08-04, Metaverse & VR led the session with an average change of 17.78%. All 4 of its stocks rose, with Koses up 29.56% and leader Opticis up 24.8%.

The new theme Blockchain / Cybersecurity came next with an average change of 10.02%. Its leader, Ksign, rose 17.1%, and all 3 of its stocks closed higher.

Nuclear returned after a 15-day gap with an average change of 8.46%, led by Seojeon Electric Machinery at 16.07%. COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines) averaged 6.46%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Metaverse & VRrecurred after 9 days+17.8%4/4Opticis
2Blockchain / Cybersecuritynew+10.0%3/3Ksign
3Nuclearrecurred after 15 days+8.5%4/4Seojeon Electric Machinery
4COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines)recurred after 14 days+6.5%3/3Aligned Genetics
5Travel / Airlines & Low-Cost Carriersrecurred after 89 days+6.2%5/6Trinity Airways
6Currency & ATM Systems (incl. CBDC)recurred after 19 days+5.3%4/4Korea Computer Terminal
7Games / Mobile Gamesrecurred after 30 days+5.1%4/4Linked
8Remote Work & Smart Workrecurred after 7 days+3.5%2/2ECSTELECOMCo

Theme by Theme

1. Metaverse & VR (recurred after 9 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Koses 089890+29.6%13,150
Opticis 109080+24.8%31,700★
Hanbit Soft 047080+11.5%6,580
Bitmax 377030+5.2%152,377

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2. Blockchain / Cybersecurity (new)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Ksign 192250+17.1%29,450★
Dream Security 203650+8.0%2,824
RaonSecure 042510+4.9%24,412

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3. Nuclear (recurred after 15 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Seojeon Electric Machinery 189860+16.1%13,000★
Orbitech 046120+6.9%7,470
SolDefense 215090+6.3%13,695
Doosan Enerbility 034020+4.6%20,897

4. COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines) (recurred after 14 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Aligned Genetics 238120+9.4%5,800★
AbClon 174900+5.8%21,100
PCL 241820+4.2%297,200

5. Travel / Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers (recurred after 89 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Trinity Airways 091810+8.1%3,589★
Hanatour Service 039130+6.8%79,417
Jin Air 272450+6.2%19,941
Modetournetwork 080160+5.2%25,500
Korean Air Lines 003490+5.0%31,200
Gradiant 035080--

6. Currency & ATM Systems (incl. CBDC) (recurred after 19 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Korea Computer Terminal 089150+6.4%8,690★
Logisys 067730+6.0%9,680
Korea Computer & Systems 115500+5.3%8,270
Hannet 052600+3.6%9,380

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7. Games / Mobile Games (recurred after 30 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Linked 193250+7.1%13,650★
JoyCity 067000+5.2%8,067
Com2us 078340+5.0%115,500
Mgame 058630+3.2%9,740

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8. Remote Work & Smart Work (recurred after 7 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
ECSTELECOMCo 067010+3.6%8,000★
RingNet 042500+3.4%4,875

Closing Thoughts

Travel / Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers came back after a gap of 89 days, with 5 of 6 stocks up and Trinity Airways in the lead at 8.07%. It is not yet clear whether the theme will last beyond one session.

Metaverse & VR is the only theme whose episode runs to 2021-08-05, a duration of 2 days. News headlines linked the move to Samsung and Apple entering the metaverse.