Weekly Theme Wrap (Jan 29 – Feb 2)

February 2, 2024 · #Life Insurance #Property & Casualty Insurance #Banks #Holding Companies #Securities Brokers #Battery #Digital Health & Telehealth #Games #EV #LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)

5 trading days · top 10 themes — most persistent is Life Insurance at 5 days (weekly avg. +5.1%). Best single day this week: Feb 1, +14.9%.

Trading days5d Most days strong5d weekly avg.+5.1% LeaderMIRAE ASSET Life Insurance

Average change over the period

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Life Insurance
+5.1%
Property & Casualty Insurance
+4.8%
Banks
+4.4%
Holding Companies
+10.0%
Securities Brokers
+4.2%
Battery
+5.2%
Digital Health & Telehealth
+5.0%
Games
+3.9%
EV
+3.5%
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
+3.0%

Financials dominated the week of Jan 29 to Feb 2. Life Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance and Banks each stayed strong on all 5 days.

Holding Companies posted the highest average change at 10.02% and were strong on 4 days. The theme’s best day was Feb 1, with a change of 14.88%.

Feb 1 was the best day for five themes, with Property & Casualty Insurance peaking at 10.35%. Securities Brokers returned for 3 strong days at an average change of 4.16%.

This Week’s Theme Ranking

ThemeDays strongWeekly avg.Best dayLast statusLeader
Life Insurance5d+5.1%2024-02-01 (+8.1%)runningMIRAE ASSET Life Insurance, Samsung Life Insurance, Hanwha Life Insurance
Property & Casualty Insurance5d+4.8%2024-02-01 (+10.3%)runningDB Insurance, Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance
Banks5d+4.4%2024-02-01 (+6.0%)runningJeju Bank, KakaoBank
Holding Companies4d+10.0%2024-02-01 (+14.9%)runningF&F Holdings, SK, Wonik Holdings
Securities Brokers3d+4.2%2024-02-01 (+6.5%)recurredBookook Securities, KIWOOM Securities, Hanwha Investment&securities
Battery2d+5.2%2024-01-30 (+6.7%)runningDongwha Enterprise, Eco&Dream
Digital Health & Telehealth2d+5.0%2024-01-30 (+6.4%)recurredBITComputer
Games2d+3.9%2024-02-02 (+4.5%)recurredNEXON Games, Hanbit Soft
EV2d+3.5%2024-01-31 (+3.7%)runningCammSys, HBL
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)2d+3.0%2024-01-29 (+4.1%)recurredGS Holdings, HeunguOil

What to Watch Next Week

Outside financials, Battery led the smaller themes with an average change of 5.17% over 2 strong days. Digital Health & Telehealth followed at 5.05%.

Games had its best day on Feb 2, the final session, at 4.46%. Next week will show whether the financial themes keep going after 5 straight strong days.

Theme heatmap

Themes × trading days · value is that day's theme average (%)
01-2901-3001-3102-0102-02
Life Insurance+4.8+6.6+2.4+8.1+3.4
Property & Casualty Insurance+3.5+4.5+2.9+10.4+2.9
Banks+2.6+2.5+5.8+5.9+5.3
Holding Companies+6.2+6.9+14.9+12.1
Securities Brokers+2.7+3.3+6.5
Battery+6.7+3.6
Digital Health & Telehealth+6.4+3.7
Games+3.3+4.5
EV+3.3+3.7
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)+4.1+1.9
Down UpBlank = not in that day's strong list