Sep 2021 Theme Wrap — The Monthly Theme Map
19 trading days · 66 recurring themes · top 15 themes — most persistent is Oil Refining at 7 days (monthly avg. +2.7%). Best single day this month: Sep 7, +23.2%.
Average change over the period
In September 2021, Oil Refining was the most persistent theme, staying strong on 7 days. Its best day came on Sep 27, with a change of 4.29%.
The biggest swing came from Political Ties (Hong Joon-pyo), with a best-day change of 23.22% on Sep 7. It also posted the highest average change of the month, at 13.21%.
Nuclear stayed strong on 6 days with an average change of 9.79%. LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) hit 21.44% on Sep 16. In total, the data counts 66 recurrent themes.
66 themes recurred this month.
Monthly Theme Ranking
| Theme | Days strong | Monthly avg. | Best day | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Refining | 7d | +2.7% | 2021-09-27 (+4.3%) | GS Holdings, S-Oil |
| Nuclear | 6d | +9.8% | 2021-09-16 (+16.8%) | Bhi, Seojeon Electric Machinery, Woojin |
| LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) | 5d | +8.0% | 2021-09-16 (+21.4%) | SK Gas, Joong Ang Enervis |
| Digital Health & Telehealth | 4d | +7.3% | 2021-09-01 (+8.6%) | Softcen, Insung Information, JLK |
| Travel | 4d | +5.2% | 2021-09-14 (+9.5%) | Yellow Balloon Tour, Very Good Tour |
| Petrochemicals | 4d | +4.9% | 2021-09-08 (+6.7%) | SK Chemicals, Lotte Chemical, Hanwha Solutions |
| Banks | 4d | +2.5% | 2021-09-24 (+2.9%) | iM Financial Group, KakaoBank, Hana Financial Group |
| Political Ties (Hong Joon-pyo) | 3d | +13.2% | 2021-09-07 (+23.2%) | TBC, Humax Holdings |
| Metals (Non-Ferrous) | 3d | +12.2% | 2021-09-07 (+16.7%) | Sama Aluminium, Choil Aluminum |
| North Korea | 3d | +9.8% | 2021-09-24 (+17.5%) | Shinwon, J.estina |
| Political Ties (Lee Jae-myung) | 3d | +9.7% | 2021-09-09 (+15.8%) | Orientbio, Cas, Hyungji Elite |
| Media & Content | 3d | +9.7% | 2021-09-23 (+14.0%) | Seoul Broadcasting System, Bucket Studio, Showbox |
| COVID (Sputnik V) | 3d | +4.5% | 2021-09-02 (+6.9%) | E-tron, Prestige BioPharma |
| Life Insurance | 3d | +3.3% | 2021-09-08 (+4.1%) | MIRAE ASSET Life Insurance, Hanwha Life Insurance |
| Property & Casualty Insurance | 3d | +2.2% | 2021-09-28 (+3.1%) | Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance, Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance |
What to Watch Next Month
Oil Refining, Travel and Metals (Non-Ferrous) all ended the month on a continuing run. The open question is whether those runs carry into October.
Political themes such as Political Ties (Lee Jae-myung) and North Korea also came back in September. Banks moved less, peaking at 2.88% on Sep 24.
Theme heatmap
| 09-01 | 09-02 | 09-03 | 09-06 | 09-07 | 09-08 | 09-09 | 09-10 | 09-13 | 09-14 | 09-15 | 09-16 | 09-17 | 09-23 | 09-24 | 09-27 | 09-28 | 09-29 | 09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil Refining | +2.2 | +2.6 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +4.3 | +3.6 | ||||||||||||
| Nuclear | +10.3 | +15.6 | +5.6 | +3.8 | +16.8 | +6.8 | |||||||||||||
| LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) | +2.9 | +3.6 | +21.4 | +9.6 | +2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Digital Health & Telehealth | +8.6 | +7.0 | +8.0 | +5.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Travel | +3.6 | +9.5 | +2.7 | +5.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Petrochemicals | +6.7 | +5.4 | +4.0 | +3.4 | |||||||||||||||
| Banks | +2.0 | +2.9 | +2.3 | +2.9 | |||||||||||||||
| Political Ties (Hong Joon-pyo) | +6.6 | +9.8 | +23.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Metals (Non-Ferrous) | +16.0 | +16.7 | +3.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | +17.5 | +7.9 | +4.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Political Ties (Lee Jae-myung) | +7.5 | +15.8 | +5.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Media & Content | +14.0 | +5.5 | +9.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| COVID (Sputnik V) | +6.9 | +3.2 | +3.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Life Insurance | +4.1 | +2.4 | +3.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Property & Casualty Insurance | +2.3 | +1.2 | +3.1 |