Weekly Theme Wrap (Jan 2 – Jan 5)

January 5, 2018 · #Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation #Power Equipment #Crypto & Bitcoin #Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles) / Autonomous Driving #Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers #Steel Majors

4 trading days · top 6 themes — most persistent is Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation at 2 days (weekly avg. +17.1%). Best single day this week: Jan 2, +21.5%.

Trading days4d Most days strong2d weekly avg.+17.1% LeaderJaeyoung Solutec

Average change over the period

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation
+17.1%
Power Equipment
+15.4%
Crypto & Bitcoin
+21.5%
Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles) / Autonomous Driving
+9.0%
Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers
+4.6%
Steel Majors
+4.4%

The week of Jan 2 to Jan 5 had two themes that stayed strong on 2 days each. Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation posted an average change of 17.13%, led by Jaeyoung Solutec.

Power Equipment kept pace with an average change of 15.36% and a best day of 17.62% on Jan 2. Cheryong Industrial and Cheryong Electric led the theme.

The biggest single move was Crypto & Bitcoin at 21.5% on Jan 2, led by Woori Technology Investment. Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers and Steel Majors each had one strong day.

This Week’s Theme Ranking

ThemeDays strongWeekly avg.Best dayLast statusLeader
Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation2d+17.1%2018-01-02 (+17.6%)runningJaeyoung Solutec
Power Equipment2d+15.4%2018-01-02 (+17.6%)runningCheryong Industrial, Cheryong Electric
Crypto & Bitcoin1d+21.5%2018-01-02 (+21.5%)recurredWoori Technology Investment
Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles) / Autonomous Driving1d+9.0%2018-01-05 (+9.0%)newNS
Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers1d+4.6%2018-01-02 (+4.6%)recurredKorean Air Lines
Steel Majors1d+4.4%2018-01-03 (+4.4%)recurredSeAH Besteel Holdings

What to Watch Next Week

Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles) / Autonomous Driving showed up as a new theme on Jan 5, with a change of 8.96% led by NS. Next week will show whether it comes back.

A Jan 2 headline on Crypto & Bitcoin pointed to strict government regulation and pushback from investors. The other open question is whether Power Equipment’s run on consecutive days continues.

Theme heatmap

Themes × trading days · value is that day's theme average (%)
01-0201-0301-0401-05
Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation+17.6+16.7
Power Equipment+17.6+13.1
Crypto & Bitcoin+21.5
Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles) / Autonomous Driving+9.0
Airlines & Low-Cost Carriers+4.6
Steel Majors+4.4
Down UpBlank = not in that day's strong list