Mar 2016 Theme Wrap — The Monthly Theme Map
22 trading days · 35 recurring themes · top 15 themes — most persistent is Oil Refining at 5 days (monthly avg. +1.7%). Best single day this month: Mar 22, +19.0%.
Average change over the period
March 2016 was led by Oil Refining, strong on 5 days with an average change of 1.73%. GS Holdings, S-Oil and SK Innovation led, and the theme was still running at month-end.
The biggest single-day moves came from themes with only 2 strong days. Zika Virus peaked at 19.03% on Mar 22 via Myungmoon Pharm, and AI & Robotics hit 17.54% on Mar 10.
Securities Brokers posted an average change of 3.15%, with a best day of 5.03% on Mar 17. Cybersecurity’s single strong day on Mar 8 brought a move of 10.95% via Fasoo AI.
35 themes recurred this month.
Monthly Theme Ranking
| Theme | Days strong | Monthly avg. | Best day | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Refining | 5d | +1.7% | 2016-03-17 (+4.3%) | GS Holdings, S-Oil, SK Innovation |
| Beauty & Cosmetics | 4d | +0.0% | 2016-03-07 (+0.0%) | - |
| Airlines | 4d | +0.0% | 2016-03-07 (+0.0%) | - |
| Securities Brokers | 3d | +3.1% | 2016-03-17 (+5.0%) | Yuanta Securities Korea, Korea Investment Holdings |
| Zika Virus | 2d | +9.5% | 2016-03-22 (+19.0%) | Myungmoon Pharm |
| AI & Robotics | 2d | +8.8% | 2016-03-10 (+17.5%) | Hyulim ROBOT |
| Defense & War | 2d | +4.4% | 2016-03-15 (+5.2%) | Kanglim, Victek |
| EV | 2d | +3.5% | 2016-03-14 (+4.6%) | Sang-a Frontec, Kodi |
| Chicken (Poultry) | 2d | +1.8% | 2016-03-21 (+3.6%) | Maniker |
| Property & Casualty Insurance | 2d | +0.0% | 2016-03-02 (+0.0%) | - |
| Petrochemicals | 2d | +0.0% | 2016-03-07 (+0.0%) | - |
| Construction Majors | 2d | +0.0% | 2016-03-07 (+0.0%) | - |
| Tires | 2d | +0.0% | 2016-03-09 (+0.0%) | - |
| Biosimilars | 2d | +0.0% | 2016-03-09 (+0.0%) | - |
| Cybersecurity | 1d | +10.9% | 2016-03-08 (+10.9%) | Fasoo AI |
What to Watch Next Month
Oil Refining and Beauty & Cosmetics were both still running as March closed. The data counts 35 recurrent themes, so the open question is which ones show up again in April.
Defense & War came back with an average change of 4.39% on Kanglim and Victek, and EV averaged 3.55%. The open question is whether either one returns next month.
Theme heatmap
| 03-02 | 03-03 | 03-04 | 03-07 | 03-08 | 03-09 | 03-10 | 03-11 | 03-14 | 03-15 | 03-16 | 03-17 | 03-18 | 03-21 | 03-22 | 03-23 | 03-24 | 03-25 | 03-28 | 03-29 | 03-30 | 03-31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Refining | +0.0 | +2.6 | +4.3 | +1.7 | +0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Beauty & Cosmetics | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Airlines | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Securities Brokers | +0.0 | +5.0 | +4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zika Virus | +19.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AI & Robotics | +17.5 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense & War | +3.6 | +5.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| EV | +4.6 | +2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicken (Poultry) | +3.6 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Property & Casualty Insurance | +0.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Petrochemicals | +0.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction Majors | +0.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tires | +0.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Biosimilars | +0.0 | +0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cybersecurity | +10.9 |