Jan 14: 2 Strong Themes — Cybersecurity, Electronic Payments

January 14, 2015 · #Cybersecurity #Electronic Payments

2 strong themes — 2 recurred. Top: Cybersecurity +6.0%.

Strong themes2 Top change+6.0% LeaderKorea Electronic Certification Authority

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Cybersecurity
+6.0%
Electronic Payments
+3.9%

Theme leaders · recent trend

The line is the trend; the end-point colour is the last trading day's direction. Stocks without enough price history show as -
ThemeLeaderChangeTrend
CybersecurityKorea Electronic Certification Authority+14.94%
Electronic PaymentsNHN KCP+2.33%

On Jan 14, 2015, two themes stood out on the Korean market: Cybersecurity and Electronic Payments. Both came back after a pause, and both were on day one of a new run.

Cybersecurity posted an average change of 6.01%, with 3 of 4 stocks rising. Korea Electronic Certification Authority led at 14.94%, while Secuve was flat.

Electronic Payments averaged 3.86%, and all 4 of its stocks rose. InfoBank topped the group at 6.24%, while theme leader NHN KCP gained 2.33%.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1Cybersecurityrecurred after 23 days+6.0%3/4Korea Electronic Certification Authority
2Electronic Paymentsrecurred after 114 days+3.9%4/4NHN KCP

Theme by Theme

1. Cybersecurity (recurred after 23 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Korea Electronic Certification Authority 041460+14.9%4,655★
Initech 053350+4.8%4,825
Korea Information Certificate Authority 053300+4.3%3,919
Secuve 131090+0.0%3,185

2. Electronic Payments (recurred after 114 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
InfoBank 039290+6.2%5,960
Kginicis 035600+4.4%21,150
KoreaInformation&Communication 025770+2.4%8,800
NHN KCP 060250+2.3%16,480★

Closing Thoughts

Cybersecurity returned after a gap of 23 days, and Electronic Payments after 114 days. The next sessions will show whether either run lasts beyond a single day.

Within Cybersecurity, the gap between the 14.94% leader and the rest of the group was wide. Watch whether gains spread beyond Korea Electronic Certification Authority.