Feb 3: 8 Strong Themes — COVID, Remote Work & Smart Work

February 3, 2022 · #COVID #Remote Work & Smart Work #Defense & War #Natural Gas Utilities / LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) / Shale Gas #Oil Refining / Petrochemicals / LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) #Nuclear #EV / Battery #Toss

8 strong themes — 1 running · 5 recurred · 2 new. Top: COVID +18.3%.

Strong themes8 Top change+18.3% LeaderSD Biosensor

Average change by strong theme

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
COVID
+18.3%
Remote Work & Smart Work
+9.4%
Defense & War
+9.2%
Natural Gas Utilities / LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) / Shale Gas
+8.7%
Oil Refining / Petrochemicals / LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
+8.0%
Nuclear
+8.0%
EV / Battery
+5.9%
Toss
+5.2%

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
COVIDSD Biosensor+29.92%
Remote Work & Smart WorkInsung Information+14.90%
Defense & WarSolDefense+10.98%
Natural Gas Utilities / LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) / Shale GasDaesung Energy+15.58%
Oil Refining / Petrochemicals / LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)Joong Ang Enervis+15.10%
NuclearDaeChang Steel+7.90%
EV / BatteryEcopro+8.43%
TossDaishinInformation+6.09%

On Feb 3, 2022, COVID led the session with an average change of 18.26%. All 6 stocks in the theme rose, and SD Biosensor jumped 29.92%.

Remote Work & Smart Work stretched its streak to 2 with an average change of 9.41%, led by Insung Information at 14.9%. Defense & War followed at 9.15%.

Energy also drew buyers, with two new themes: Natural Gas Utilities / LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) / Shale Gas averaged 8.69% and Oil Refining / Petrochemicals / LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) averaged 7.98%. Every stock in both themes closed higher.

Today’s Strong Themes at a Glance

#ThemeStatusAvg. changeUp/TotalLeader
1COVIDrecurred after 8 days+18.3%6/6SD Biosensor
2Remote Work & Smart Work2 days running+9.4%3/3Insung Information
3Defense & Warrecurred after 9 days+9.2%4/4SolDefense
4Natural Gas Utilities / LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) / Shale Gasnew+8.7%5/5Daesung Energy
5Oil Refining / Petrochemicals / LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)new+8.0%7/7Joong Ang Enervis
6Nuclearrecurred after 7 days+8.0%4/4DaeChang Steel
7EV / Batteryrecurred after 56 days+5.9%5/6Ecopro
8Tossrecurred after 16 days+5.2%3/3DaishinInformation

Theme by Theme

1. COVID (recurred after 8 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
SD Biosensor 137310+29.9%78,600★
Humasis 205470+21.5%45,225
Sugentech 253840+19.0%22,850
Hyundai Bioscience 048410+14.6%15,713
Access Bio 950130+14.6%19,163
Huons 243070+10.0%47,850

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2. Remote Work & Smart Work (2 days running)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Insung Information 033230+14.9%3,053★
Softcamp 258790+9.0%13,075
e-future 134060+4.3%7,700

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3. Defense & War (recurred after 9 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
SolDefense 215090+11.0%7,275★
Formetal 119500+9.6%4,580
HanilForgingIndustrial 024740+8.7%2,930
Speco 013810+7.3%6,010

4. Natural Gas Utilities / LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) / Shale Gas (new)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Daesung Energy 117580+15.6%9,050★
Gse 053050+13.8%3,505
SH Energy & Chemical 002360+5.4%9,520
Woorim Power Train Solution 101170+4.8%4,455
NK 085310+3.8%9,760

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5. Oil Refining / Petrochemicals / LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) (new)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Korea Petroleum Industries Company 004090+15.3%17,350
Joong Ang Enervis 000440+15.1%20,200★
HeunguOil 024060+10.9%7,860
Kukdong Oil & Chemicals 014530+9.3%3,920
GS Holdings 078930+2.6%39,350
Lotte Chemical 011170+1.5%188,596
SK Innovation 096770+1.2%214,993

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6. Nuclear (recurred after 7 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Korea Electronic Power Industrial Development 130660+10.0%11,000
Enertork 019990+9.0%12,100
DaeChang Steel 140520+7.9%3,755★
KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company 052690+5.0%74,100

7. EV / Battery (recurred after 56 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
Ecopro 086520+8.4%13,473★
LG Energy Solution 373220+6.0%477,000
L&F 066970+5.9%178,800
Chunbo 278280+5.7%271,500
Ecopro BM 247540+3.3%83,761
Sewon 234100--

8. Toss (recurred after 16 days)

StockChangeCloseLeader
DaishinInformation 020180+6.1%1,480★
Hanwha Investment&securities 003530+5.0%4,960
Korea Electronic Certification Authority 041460+4.4%8,500

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Closing Thoughts

COVID returned after a gap of 8 days, so the open question is whether the move holds. Its current episode began and ended on Feb 3.

EV / Battery came back after a gap of 56 days, with 5 of 6 stocks rising and Ecopro up 8.43%. Nuclear, at an average change of 7.97%, is another theme to track.