Mar 2024 Theme Wrap — The Monthly Theme Map
20 trading days · 79 recurring themes · top 15 themes — most persistent is Semiconductor Equipment at 12 days (monthly avg. +9.3%). Best single day this month: Mar 7, +16.9%.
Average change over the period
Semiconductor Equipment led March 2024, strong on 12 days with an average change of 9.29%. Its best day was Mar 12, at 16.34%.
Battery posted the biggest single-day move, 16.95% on Mar 7, and an average change of 10.5%. Pharma peaked at 15.1% on Mar 20.
Chip themes crowded the top. HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) was strong on 8 days, and HANMI Semiconductor led both it and Semiconductor Equipment.
79 themes recurred this month.
Monthly Theme Ranking
| Theme | Days strong | Monthly avg. | Best day | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor Equipment | 12d | +9.3% | 2024-03-12 (+16.3%) | GlobalStandardTechnology, Di, Mirae |
| Semiconductor Materials & Components | 9d | +7.3% | 2024-03-08 (+11.9%) | HLB innoVation, Duksan Techopia, DNFCo |
| Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication) | 9d | +2.7% | 2024-03-21 (+4.5%) | SK hynix, Samsung Electronics |
| Battery | 8d | +10.5% | 2024-03-07 (+16.9%) | Samjin LND, Solus Advanced Materials, Shinsung Delta Tech |
| Pharma | 8d | +7.8% | 2024-03-20 (+15.1%) | HLB Pharmaceutical, Kyung Nam Pharm, Dae Hwa Pharm |
| HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) | 8d | +5.5% | 2024-03-28 (+9.0%) | Dit, Ycchem, Wot |
| EV | 6d | +6.2% | 2024-03-08 (+9.7%) | Samsung SDI, Samwha Electric, Solus Advanced Materials |
| Power Equipment | 6d | +5.5% | 2024-03-04 (+9.1%) | Gaon Cable, Taihan Cable & Solution, Doosan Enerbility |
| Defense & War | 6d | +4.8% | 2024-03-06 (+6.1%) | Samhyun, i3system, S Connect |
| Banks | 6d | +2.8% | 2024-03-13 (+4.9%) | JB Financial Group, KB Financial Group, Jeju Bank |
| Robotics (Industrial & Collaborative) | 5d | +9.2% | 2024-03-21 (+13.1%) | DaedongGear, Samick THK, Samhyun |
| System Semiconductors | 5d | +6.8% | 2024-03-12 (+12.0%) | Signetics, I&C Technology, Ajinextek |
| Nuclear | 5d | +5.6% | 2024-03-11 (+8.5%) | Taihan Cable & Solution, DK-Lok, Aprogen |
| Biosimilars | 5d | +5.2% | 2024-03-08 (+9.1%) | Binex, Boryung, Sam Chun Dang Pharm |
| Electric Cables | 5d | +4.5% | 2024-03-18 (+8.0%) | Gaon Cable, Taihan Cable & Solution, Iljin Electric |
What to Watch Next Month
Semiconductor Equipment, Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication) and HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) all ended March on a continuing run. Whether those runs extend is the open question.
Battery, EV and Power Equipment were recurring, not continuous, themes. Robotics (Industrial & Collaborative) returned too, peaking at 13.12% on Mar 21.
Theme heatmap
| 03-04 | 03-05 | 03-06 | 03-07 | 03-08 | 03-11 | 03-12 | 03-13 | 03-14 | 03-15 | 03-18 | 03-19 | 03-20 | 03-21 | 03-22 | 03-25 | 03-26 | 03-27 | 03-28 | 03-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor Equipment | +11.4 | +8.3 | +7.2 | +16.3 | +7.7 | +5.8 | +11.4 | +7.8 | +7.1 | +8.8 | +9.9 | +9.6 | ||||||||
| Semiconductor Materials & Components | +9.6 | +3.9 | +11.9 | +5.9 | +7.2 | +6.7 | +7.8 | +4.7 | +7.6 | |||||||||||
| Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication) | +4.0 | +2.4 | +1.2 | +3.3 | +4.5 | +3.2 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +2.3 | |||||||||||
| Battery | +17.0 | +10.0 | +10.6 | +13.9 | +8.7 | +7.9 | +5.0 | +10.9 | ||||||||||||
| Pharma | +4.2 | +3.4 | +9.6 | +3.8 | +8.7 | +15.1 | +8.2 | +8.9 | ||||||||||||
| HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) | +7.2 | +3.6 | +2.6 | +3.8 | +6.0 | +3.9 | +7.6 | +9.0 | ||||||||||||
| EV | +9.7 | +5.4 | +4.6 | +5.6 | +2.2 | +9.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Power Equipment | +9.1 | +3.3 | +4.2 | +4.5 | +6.9 | +5.0 | ||||||||||||||
| Defense & War | +6.1 | +3.9 | +4.8 | +5.5 | +5.4 | +2.8 | ||||||||||||||
| Banks | +3.2 | +2.2 | +2.3 | +4.9 | +1.1 | +3.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Robotics (Industrial & Collaborative) | +7.5 | +7.0 | +13.1 | +10.5 | +7.7 | |||||||||||||||
| System Semiconductors | +5.4 | +12.0 | +5.5 | +5.7 | +5.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Nuclear | +8.5 | +3.4 | +7.3 | +6.0 | +2.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Biosimilars | +2.9 | +2.4 | +9.1 | +5.3 | +6.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Electric Cables | +3.7 | +3.4 | +4.2 | +8.0 | +3.2 |