Feb 2018 Theme Wrap — The Monthly Theme Map
18 trading days · 19 recurring themes · top 15 themes — most persistent is Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation / Power Equipment at 2 days (monthly avg. +10.6%). Best single day this month: Feb 13, +19.3%.
Average change over the period
Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation had February’s biggest single-day move, peaking at 19.29% on Feb 13. Good People led that day.
Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation / Power Equipment was strong on 2 days, with an average change of 10.56% and a peak of 15.83% on Feb 8. In the F and Good People led it.
Securities Brokers and Banks each had 2 strong days, both peaking on Feb 12 at 5.45% and 5.23%. Oil Refining, led by S-Oil, also had 2 strong days.
19 themes recurred this month.
Monthly Theme Ranking
| Theme | Days strong | Monthly avg. | Best day | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation / Power Equipment | 2d | +10.6% | 2018-02-08 (+15.8%) | In the F, Good People |
| Securities Brokers | 2d | +4.4% | 2018-02-12 (+5.5%) | Yuanta Securities Korea, KIWOOM Securities |
| Banks | 2d | +4.2% | 2018-02-12 (+5.2%) | KB Financial Group, iM Financial Group |
| Oil Refining | 2d | +3.9% | 2018-02-26 (+4.1%) | S-Oil |
| Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation | 1d | +19.3% | 2018-02-13 (+19.3%) | Good People |
| Dementia | 1d | +17.0% | 2018-02-05 (+17.0%) | Myungmoon Pharm |
| Shipping | 1d | +16.1% | 2018-02-14 (+16.1%) | Korea Line |
| Battery / Energy Storage (ESS) | 1d | +11.7% | 2018-02-19 (+11.7%) | TN entertainment |
| OLED Displays | 1d | +10.2% | 2018-02-21 (+10.2%) | JAS Robotics |
| Power Equipment | 1d | +10.1% | 2018-02-13 (+10.1%) | Seojeon Electric Machinery |
| Water Resources | 1d | +9.6% | 2018-02-28 (+9.6%) | Nuvotec |
| China Consumer | 1d | +9.1% | 2018-02-01 (+9.1%) | Loa & Co Holdings |
| Semiconductor Equipment, Materials & Components | 1d | +8.8% | 2018-02-07 (+8.8%) | Tiger Elec |
| iPhone X Supply Chain / PCB & Flexible PCB | 1d | +6.1% | 2018-02-27 (+6.1%) | BHCo |
| Crypto & Bitcoin | 1d | +5.7% | 2018-02-21 (+5.7%) | Woori Technology Investment |
What to Watch Next Month
Two themes appeared for the first time: Battery / Energy Storage (ESS) at 11.67% on Feb 19, and Semiconductor Equipment, Materials & Components at 8.81% on Feb 7.
One question for next month is whether the 2-day runs in Securities Brokers, Banks and Oil Refining carry past February. The last strong day of the month went to Water Resources on Feb 28.
Theme heatmap
| 02-01 | 02-02 | 02-05 | 02-06 | 02-07 | 02-08 | 02-09 | 02-12 | 02-13 | 02-14 | 02-19 | 02-20 | 02-21 | 02-22 | 02-23 | 02-26 | 02-27 | 02-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation / Power Equipment | +15.8 | +5.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Securities Brokers | +5.5 | +3.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Banks | +3.2 | +5.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oil Refining | +3.7 | +4.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Inter-Korean Economic Cooperation | +19.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dementia | +17.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shipping | +16.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Battery / Energy Storage (ESS) | +11.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| OLED Displays | +10.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Power Equipment | +10.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Water Resources | +9.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| China Consumer | +9.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Semiconductor Equipment, Materials & Components | +8.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| iPhone X Supply Chain / PCB & Flexible PCB | +6.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Crypto & Bitcoin | +5.7 |