Weekly Theme Wrap (Jan 21 – Jan 25)

January 25, 2019 · #North Korea #Semiconductors #Games / Mobile Games #OLED Displays #Securities Brokers #China Consumer #Steel Majors #Telecom Carriers

5 trading days · top 8 themes — most persistent is North Korea at 2 days (weekly avg. +10.2%). Best single day this week: Jan 24, +12.1%.

Trading days5d Most days strong2d weekly avg.+10.2% LeaderAsia Seed

Average change over the period

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
North Korea
+10.2%
Semiconductors
+5.9%
Games / Mobile Games
+7.4%
OLED Displays
+6.1%
Securities Brokers
+5.5%
China Consumer
+5.4%
Steel Majors
+4.1%
Telecom Carriers
+1.7%

North Korea led the week of 2019-01-21 to 2019-01-25, posting an average change of 10.15%. The theme was strong on two days and peaked at 12.14% on Jan 24.

Semiconductors was also strong on two days, averaging 5.93% and peaking at 7.84% on Jan 25. SK hynix and EO Technics led the group.

Single-day moves came from Games / Mobile Games at 7.39%, OLED Displays at 6.11% and Securities Brokers at 5.49%. Telecom Carriers moved the least, at 1.67%.

This Week’s Theme Ranking

ThemeDays strongWeekly avg.Best dayLast statusLeader
North Korea2d+10.2%2019-01-24 (+12.1%)runningAsia Seed, Posco M-tech
Semiconductors2d+5.9%2019-01-25 (+7.8%)runningSK hynix, EO Technics
Games / Mobile Games1d+7.4%2019-01-25 (+7.4%)recurredBeno TNR
OLED Displays1d+6.1%2019-01-21 (+6.1%)recurredWonik IPS
Securities Brokers1d+5.5%2019-01-24 (+5.5%)recurredDB Securities
China Consumer1d+5.4%2019-01-23 (+5.4%)recurredHankook Cosmetics
Steel Majors1d+4.1%2019-01-21 (+4.1%)recurredKG Dongbusteel
Telecom Carriers1d+1.7%2019-01-23 (+1.7%)recurredLG Uplus

What to Watch Next Week

Both North Korea and Semiconductors were flagged as consecutive runs. The next thing to track is whether those streaks continue.

The other six themes were flagged as recurrences, including China Consumer at 5.36% and Steel Majors at 4.06%. The coming sessions will show whether any of them appear more often.

Theme heatmap

Themes × trading days · value is that day's theme average (%)
01-2101-2201-2301-2401-25
North Korea+8.1+12.1
Semiconductors+4.0+7.8
Games / Mobile Games+7.4
OLED Displays+6.1
Securities Brokers+5.5
China Consumer+5.4
Steel Majors+4.1
Telecom Carriers+1.7
Down UpBlank = not in that day's strong list