Sep 2016 Theme Wrap — The Monthly Theme Map
19 trading days · 19 recurring themes · top 15 themes — most persistent is Disaster Safety (Earthquake) at 3 days (monthly avg. +13.9%). Best single day this month: Sep 19, +20.8%.
Average change over the period
Disaster Safety (Earthquake) led September’s theme board, strong on 3 days with an average change of 13.88%. Its best day was Sep 21, with a best change of 20.5%.
The biggest single-day move came from Political Ties (Ban Ki-moon), up 20.75% on Sep 19. Power Equipment posted 19.46% on Sep 21, the same day the earthquake theme peaked.
Smaller, steadier gains came from Oil Refining, strong on 3 days with an average change of 2.7%. Airlines averaged 2.94%, led by Korean Air Lines.
19 themes recurred this month.
Monthly Theme Ranking
| Theme | Days strong | Monthly avg. | Best day | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster Safety (Earthquake) | 3d | +13.9% | 2016-09-21 (+20.5%) | DaeChang Steel, Samyoung M-tek C0 |
| Oil Refining | 3d | +2.7% | 2016-09-29 (+3.6%) | GS Holdings, SK Innovation |
| Political Ties (Ban Ki-moon) | 2d | +16.6% | 2016-09-19 (+20.8%) | Pusan Cast Iron, Korea Cable T.V Chung-buk System |
| Shipping | 2d | +10.7% | 2016-09-02 (+12.5%) | Hanjin Shipping, Heung-a Shipping |
| Beauty & Cosmetics | 2d | +6.8% | 2016-09-02 (+7.5%) | Kolmar Holdings, Tonymoly |
| Construction Majors | 2d | +3.4% | 2016-09-22 (+3.5%) | HDC Holdings, DL Holdings |
| Airlines | 2d | +2.9% | 2016-09-27 (+3.6%) | Korean Air Lines |
| Property & Casualty Insurance | 2d | +2.1% | 2016-09-01 (+2.9%) | DB Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance |
| Power Equipment | 1d | +19.5% | 2016-09-21 (+19.5%) | Kwang Myung Electric |
| Autonomous Driving | 1d | +13.5% | 2016-09-13 (+13.5%) | InfoBank |
| Zika Virus | 1d | +8.7% | 2016-09-02 (+8.7%) | Billions |
| Disaster Safety (Earthquake) | 1d | +8.7% | 2016-09-29 (+8.7%) | Seojeon Electric Machinery |
| Defense & War | 1d | +8.4% | 2016-09-09 (+8.4%) | Victek |
| iPhone 7 Supply Chain | 1d | +5.0% | 2016-09-19 (+5.0%) | Spigen Korea |
| Political Ties (Ahn Cheol-soo) | 1d | +4.7% | 2016-09-20 (+4.7%) | Taewonmulsan |
What to Watch Next Month
Two themes were still running at month-end: Disaster Safety (Earthquake) and Beauty & Cosmetics. The cosmetics group, led by Kolmar Holdings and Tonymoly, averaged 6.77%.
iPhone 7 Supply Chain showed up as a new theme, led by Spigen Korea at 4.98% on Sep 19. A second earthquake-related theme also appeared for the first time on Sep 29, up 8.68%.
Theme heatmap
| 09-01 | 09-02 | 09-05 | 09-06 | 09-07 | 09-08 | 09-09 | 09-12 | 09-13 | 09-19 | 09-20 | 09-21 | 09-22 | 09-23 | 09-26 | 09-27 | 09-28 | 09-29 | 09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disaster Safety (Earthquake) | +7.1 | +14.1 | +20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oil Refining | +1.8 | +2.7 | +3.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Political Ties (Ban Ki-moon) | +20.8 | +12.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shipping | +12.5 | +8.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Beauty & Cosmetics | +6.1 | +7.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Construction Majors | +3.5 | +3.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Airlines | +2.3 | +3.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Property & Casualty Insurance | +2.9 | +1.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Power Equipment | +19.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Autonomous Driving | +13.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zika Virus | +8.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Disaster Safety (Earthquake) | +8.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Defense & War | +8.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| iPhone 7 Supply Chain | +5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Political Ties (Ahn Cheol-soo) | +4.7 |