Weekly Theme Wrap (Apr 18 – Apr 22)

April 22, 2016 · #Tesla Supply Chain #Political Ties (Ahn Cheol-soo) #Japan Earthquake #Construction Majors #Securities Brokers #Oil Refining

5 trading days · top 6 themes — most persistent is Tesla Supply Chain at 1 day (weekly avg. +14.8%). Best single day this week: Apr 22, +14.8%.

Trading days5d Most days strong1d weekly avg.+14.8% LeaderSamjin LND

Average change over the period

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Tesla Supply Chain
+14.8%
Political Ties (Ahn Cheol-soo)
+13.3%
Japan Earthquake
+5.7%
Construction Majors
+3.5%
Securities Brokers
+3.1%
Oil Refining
+2.0%

Every theme in the week of Apr 18 to Apr 22 had only one strong session. Tesla Supply Chain was new to the list and led with an average change of 14.83%.

Samjin LND drove that move on Apr 22, and a same-day Korean news report linked it to battery gasket supply for a new Tesla model. Political Ties (Ahn Cheol-soo) came back with a 13.28% gain on Apr 20, led by NPK.

Japan Earthquake was also new, gaining 5.69% on Apr 18 through Paratech. A same-day Korean news report said the string of earthquakes had drawn attention to fire safety equipment makers.

This Week’s Theme Ranking

ThemeDays strongWeekly avg.Best dayLast statusLeader
Tesla Supply Chain1d+14.8%2016-04-22 (+14.8%)newSamjin LND
Political Ties (Ahn Cheol-soo)1d+13.3%2016-04-20 (+13.3%)recurredNPK
Japan Earthquake1d+5.7%2016-04-18 (+5.7%)newParatech
Construction Majors1d+3.5%2016-04-19 (+3.5%)recurredDaewoo Engineering & Construction
Securities Brokers1d+3.1%2016-04-21 (+3.1%)recurredKyobo Securities
Oil Refining1d+2.0%2016-04-21 (+2.0%)recurredGS Holdings

What to Watch Next Week

Construction Majors came back with a 3.54% gain on Apr 19, led by Daewoo Engineering & Construction. A Korean news report connected the move to expectations of strong first-quarter results.

Securities Brokers (Kyobo Securities) gained 3.13% and Oil Refining (GS Holdings) 2.02%, both on Apr 21. The next thing to watch is whether any of these one-day moves happens again.

Theme heatmap

Themes × trading days · value is that day's theme average (%)
04-1804-1904-2004-2104-22
Tesla Supply Chain+14.8
Political Ties (Ahn Cheol-soo)+13.3
Japan Earthquake+5.7
Construction Majors+3.5
Securities Brokers+3.1
Oil Refining+2.0
Down UpBlank = not in that day's strong list