Weekly Theme Wrap (Mar 13 – Mar 17)

March 17, 2017 · #Venture Capital #Constitutional Amendment #Fourth Industrial Revolution #Employment & Recruiting / Venture Capital #Four Major Rivers Restoration #Autonomous Driving #Battery / EV #Shipbuilding #Securities Brokers #Steel Majors

5 trading days · top 10 themes — most persistent is Venture Capital at 1 day (weekly avg. +23.5%). Best single day this week: Mar 14, +23.5%.

Trading days5d Most days strong1d weekly avg.+23.5% LeaderDaesung Private Equity

Average change over the period

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Venture Capital
+23.5%
Constitutional Amendment
+17.5%
Fourth Industrial Revolution
+15.2%
Employment & Recruiting / Venture Capital
+13.1%
Four Major Rivers Restoration
+12.9%
Autonomous Driving
+10.2%
Battery / EV
+5.7%
Shipbuilding
+5.3%
Securities Brokers
+4.5%
Steel Majors
+4.3%

Venture Capital topped the week with 23.47% on Mar 14, led by Daesung Private Equity. A same-day Korean news report flagged the stock at its daily upper limit.

Policy themes stood out. Constitutional Amendment gained 17.47% on Mar 15, as a Korean news report cited a deal to hold a referendum on presidential election day.

Four Major Rivers Restoration rose 12.93% on Mar 14, led by EehwaConstruction. Employment & Recruiting / Venture Capital, also new this week, gained 13.11% on Mar 13.

This Week’s Theme Ranking

ThemeDays strongWeekly avg.Best dayLast statusLeader
Venture Capital1d+23.5%2017-03-14 (+23.5%)recurredDaesung Private Equity
Constitutional Amendment1d+17.5%2017-03-15 (+17.5%)recurredSamwha Electronics
Fourth Industrial Revolution1d+15.2%2017-03-17 (+15.2%)newESTsoft
Employment & Recruiting / Venture Capital1d+13.1%2017-03-13 (+13.1%)newDasan Solueta
Four Major Rivers Restoration1d+12.9%2017-03-14 (+12.9%)newEehwaConstruction
Autonomous Driving1d+10.2%2017-03-16 (+10.2%)recurredTHE MIDONG
Battery / EV1d+5.7%2017-03-17 (+5.7%)recurredWonik Pne
Shipbuilding1d+5.3%2017-03-16 (+5.3%)recurredHD Hyundai Mipo
Securities Brokers1d+4.5%2017-03-16 (+4.5%)recurredKIWOOM Securities
Steel Majors1d+4.3%2017-03-16 (+4.3%)recurredPOSCO Holdings

What to Watch Next Week

Fourth Industrial Revolution was the third new theme, rising 15.17% on Mar 17 with ESTsoft in front. A Korean news report tied the move to hopes for policy support.

Recurring themes posted smaller gains, from Autonomous Driving at 10.18% to Steel Majors at 4.35%. Whether the new policy themes show up again is the open question.

Theme heatmap

Themes × trading days · value is that day's theme average (%)
03-1303-1403-1503-1603-17
Venture Capital+23.5
Constitutional Amendment+17.5
Fourth Industrial Revolution+15.2
Employment & Recruiting / Venture Capital+13.1
Four Major Rivers Restoration+12.9
Autonomous Driving+10.2
Battery / EV+5.7
Shipbuilding+5.3
Securities Brokers+4.5
Steel Majors+4.3
Down UpBlank = not in that day's strong list