Feb 2024 Theme Wrap — The Monthly Theme Map
19 trading days · 83 recurring themes · top 15 themes — most persistent is Semiconductor Equipment at 9 days (monthly avg. +9.3%). Best single day this month: Feb 13, +21.3%.
Average change over the period
February 2024 was a chip-heavy month for Korean themes. Semiconductor Equipment led the board with 9 strong days and an average change of 9.31%.
HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) logged 8 strong days, as did Semiconductor Materials & Components and Crypto & Bitcoin. Both HBM and equipment peaked on Feb 8.
The largest best-day move came from Property & Casualty Insurance, up 21.3% on Feb 13. Battery posted the highest average change at 12.0%.
83 themes recurred this month.
Monthly Theme Ranking
| Theme | Days strong | Monthly avg. | Best day | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor Equipment | 9d | +9.3% | 2024-02-08 (+13.1%) | HPSP, Neosem, Nepes Ark |
| HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) | 8d | +7.3% | 2024-02-08 (+11.5%) | Openedges Technology, Wot, Genesem |
| Semiconductor Materials & Components | 8d | +6.1% | 2024-02-14 (+8.6%) | Duksan Techopia, Semcns, S&S Tech |
| Crypto & Bitcoin | 8d | +4.1% | 2024-02-15 (+9.2%) | FSN, Gamsung, GalaxiaMoneytree |
| Superconductors | 7d | +9.8% | 2024-02-07 (+14.0%) | Kiswire, Dcksung, SuNAM |
| EV | 7d | +7.4% | 2024-02-13 (+10.0%) | Shinsung ST, iA, Enchem |
| Property & Casualty Insurance | 7d | +6.5% | 2024-02-13 (+21.3%) | DB Insurance, Hanwha General Insurance, Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance |
| Banks | 7d | +3.7% | 2024-02-01 (+6.0%) | JB Financial Group, Jeju Bank, KakaoBank |
| Battery | 6d | +12.0% | 2024-02-20 (+16.3%) | TCC Steel, Dit, Soulbrain Holdings |
| Lithium | 6d | +7.0% | 2024-02-15 (+10.2%) | MNTECHCo, Ecopro, Cosmochemical |
| Defense & War | 6d | +4.9% | 2024-02-19 (+6.4%) | Kia, Ace Technologies, COTS Technology |
| Car Majors | 6d | +2.9% | 2024-02-02 (+6.0%) | Kia, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Motor |
| Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication) | 6d | +2.2% | 2024-02-13 (+3.3%) | DB HiTek, SK hynix |
| System Semiconductors | 5d | +10.8% | 2024-02-22 (+14.3%) | Gaonchips, Nepes Ark, NC& |
| Holding Companies | 5d | +10.5% | 2024-02-01 (+14.9%) | F&F Holdings, LS Eco Energy, Seoyon |
What to Watch Next Month
HANMI Semiconductor and Wot appeared among the leaders of both the Semiconductor Equipment and HBM themes. HBM and System Semiconductors were tagged as continuing runs.
Most other themes, including Superconductors and Banks, came back as recurrences. The month recorded 83 recurrent themes in total.
Theme heatmap
| 02-01 | 02-02 | 02-05 | 02-06 | 02-07 | 02-08 | 02-13 | 02-14 | 02-15 | 02-16 | 02-19 | 02-20 | 02-21 | 02-22 | 02-23 | 02-26 | 02-27 | 02-28 | 02-29 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semiconductor Equipment | +10.6 | +11.4 | +13.1 | +11.2 | +10.2 | +7.8 | +6.9 | +4.5 | +8.2 | ||||||||||
| HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) | +6.9 | +8.3 | +11.5 | +5.8 | +3.1 | +8.8 | +4.6 | +9.3 | |||||||||||
| Semiconductor Materials & Components | +5.7 | +8.2 | +5.4 | +8.6 | +8.1 | +3.1 | +3.2 | +6.3 | |||||||||||
| Crypto & Bitcoin | +5.2 | +6.3 | +9.2 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +3.4 | +1.5 | +3.0 | |||||||||||
| Superconductors | +7.1 | +8.1 | +14.0 | +13.5 | +13.8 | +10.1 | +2.2 | ||||||||||||
| EV | +6.3 | +4.1 | +10.0 | +6.2 | +9.0 | +9.4 | +6.9 | ||||||||||||
| Property & Casualty Insurance | +10.4 | +2.9 | +3.6 | +21.3 | +3.1 | +2.9 | +1.4 | ||||||||||||
| Banks | +5.9 | +5.3 | +2.3 | +3.3 | +5.8 | +1.5 | +2.0 | ||||||||||||
| Battery | +11.2 | +9.3 | +11.1 | +14.4 | +9.7 | +16.3 | |||||||||||||
| Lithium | +6.0 | +6.8 | +10.2 | +8.1 | +4.1 | +6.7 | |||||||||||||
| Defense & War | +5.3 | +3.2 | +4.7 | +6.4 | +5.6 | +4.2 | |||||||||||||
| Car Majors | +6.0 | +2.2 | +2.9 | +1.3 | +2.6 | +2.4 | |||||||||||||
| Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication) | +2.0 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +3.3 | +2.6 | +1.6 | |||||||||||||
| System Semiconductors | +5.7 | +14.0 | +10.0 | +14.3 | +10.2 | ||||||||||||||
| Holding Companies | +14.9 | +12.1 | +10.4 | +7.8 | +7.2 |