Feb 2022 Theme Wrap — The Monthly Theme Map
18 trading days · 69 recurring themes · top 15 themes — most persistent is Nuclear at 5 days (monthly avg. +11.8%). Best single day this month: Feb 10, +20.9%.
Average change over the period
February 2022’s strongest theme was Nuclear, with 5 strong days and an average change of 11.79%. Its best day came at the very end of the month, on Feb 28, with a 19.16% move.
Defense & War also logged 5 strong days, peaking at 18.67% on Feb 24. Hanwha Aerospace, SolDefense, Kisan Telecom and HanilForgingIndustrial were among its leaders.
The biggest single-day move came from Alcoholic Beverages & Ethanol, at 20.93% on Feb 10. UAM (Urban Air Mobility) had the highest average change, 13.79%, from only 2 strong days.
69 themes recurred this month.
Monthly Theme Ranking
| Theme | Days strong | Monthly avg. | Best day | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | 5d | +11.8% | 2022-02-28 (+19.2%) | DaeChang Steel, Bosung Power Technology, Enertork |
| Defense & War | 5d | +9.6% | 2022-02-24 (+18.7%) | Kisan Telecom, SolDefense, HanilForgingIndustrial |
| COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines) | 4d | +10.2% | 2022-02-16 (+16.4%) | GC Medical Science, Daewon Pharmaceutical |
| Alcoholic Beverages & Ethanol | 4d | +8.9% | 2022-02-10 (+20.9%) | Muhak, Pungguk Ethanol, HanWool & Jeju |
| Shipping | 4d | +6.4% | 2022-02-17 (+13.8%) | Pan Ocean, Heung-a Shipping |
| Crypto & Bitcoin | 4d | +6.0% | 2022-02-08 (+9.2%) | Neowiz Holdings, Makus, Vidente |
| Semiconductors | 4d | +4.0% | 2022-02-16 (+5.9%) | Dongjin Semichem, SurplusGLOBAL, PSK |
| AI & Robotics | 3d | +11.5% | 2022-02-25 (+18.2%) | RoboRobo, Hyulim ROBOT |
| Remote Work & Smart Work | 3d | +7.0% | 2022-02-03 (+9.4%) | Softcamp, Rsupport, Insung Information |
| Currency & ATM Systems (incl. CBDC) | 3d | +5.5% | 2022-02-17 (+7.0%) | Korea Computer Terminal, Hannet |
| Reopening | 3d | +5.5% | 2022-02-18 (+6.8%) | It’s Hanbul, Jejuair, CLIO Cosmetics |
| 5G / Telecom Equipment | 3d | +5.4% | 2022-02-28 (+7.2%) | Daeduck Electronics, Solid, Woori-Net |
| Digital Health & Telehealth | 3d | +4.9% | 2022-02-09 (+5.8%) | BITComputer, Sphere, GC MediAI |
| Shipbuilding / Shipbuilding Equipment | 3d | +3.5% | 2022-02-03 (+4.0%) | HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, SK oceanplant, Hanwha Ocean |
| UAM (Urban Air Mobility) | 2d | +13.8% | 2022-02-16 (+14.9%) | Vessel, Gis |
What to Watch Next Month
Four themes ended February on a continuing streak: Nuclear, Reopening, 5G / Telecom Equipment and UAM (Urban Air Mobility). The next thing to track is whether those runs continue into March.
Most other themes, including Semiconductors and Shipping, came back after a break rather than continuing a streak. The data shows a recurrent count of 69 for the month.
Theme heatmap
| 02-03 | 02-04 | 02-07 | 02-08 | 02-09 | 02-10 | 02-11 | 02-14 | 02-15 | 02-16 | 02-17 | 02-18 | 02-21 | 02-22 | 02-23 | 02-24 | 02-25 | 02-28 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear | +8.0 | +7.6 | +19.1 | +5.1 | +19.2 | |||||||||||||
| Defense & War | +9.1 | +5.4 | +7.9 | +18.7 | +6.8 | |||||||||||||
| COVID (Diagnostics, Treatments, Vaccines) | +11.6 | +6.8 | +16.4 | +6.1 | ||||||||||||||
| Alcoholic Beverages & Ethanol | +6.0 | +20.9 | +4.4 | +4.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Shipping | +3.4 | +5.9 | +13.8 | +2.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Crypto & Bitcoin | +3.1 | +9.2 | +6.4 | +5.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Semiconductors | +3.1 | +4.6 | +5.9 | +2.3 | ||||||||||||||
| AI & Robotics | +8.0 | +8.2 | +18.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Remote Work & Smart Work | +9.4 | +5.1 | +6.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Currency & ATM Systems (incl. CBDC) | +3.5 | +7.0 | +6.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Reopening | +5.7 | +3.9 | +6.8 | |||||||||||||||
| 5G / Telecom Equipment | +3.9 | +5.0 | +7.2 | |||||||||||||||
| Digital Health & Telehealth | +5.8 | +5.3 | +3.6 | |||||||||||||||
| Shipbuilding / Shipbuilding Equipment | +4.0 | +3.4 | +3.2 | |||||||||||||||
| UAM (Urban Air Mobility) | +14.9 | +12.7 |