Weekly Theme Wrap (Oct 10 – Oct 13)

October 13, 2023 · #LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) #Battery #EV #Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles) #Semiconductor Equipment #Semiconductor Materials & Components #Animal Feed #Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication) #Banks #Defense & War

4 trading days · top 10 themes — most persistent is LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) at 2 days (weekly avg. +12.3%). Best single day this week: Oct 10, +18.0%.

Trading days4d Most days strong2d weekly avg.+12.3% LeaderHeunguOil

Average change over the period

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
+12.3%
Battery
+11.6%
EV
+7.9%
Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles)
+7.8%
Semiconductor Equipment
+7.7%
Semiconductor Materials & Components
+6.9%
Animal Feed
+6.2%
Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication)
+2.6%
Banks
+0.9%
Defense & War
+18.0%

Defense & War logged the week’s top single-day move, 18.04% on Oct 10, led by Victek. LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) followed with a best change of 17.34% the same day.

Battery and EV themes stayed strong for two days. Battery averaged an 11.57% change, peaking at 13.29% on Oct 12. EV averaged 7.92%.

Semiconductor strength was broad, and Dit led in several themes. Semiconductor Equipment averaged 7.73%, and Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication) a milder 2.6%.

This Week’s Theme Ranking

ThemeDays strongWeekly avg.Best dayLast statusLeader
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)2d+12.3%2023-10-10 (+17.3%)recurredHeunguOil
Battery2d+11.6%2023-10-12 (+13.3%)runningDit, Sama Aluminium
EV2d+7.9%2023-10-12 (+9.2%)runningBosung Power Technology, Sewon
Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles)2d+7.8%2023-10-12 (+8.0%)runningDit, Sewon
Semiconductor Equipment2d+7.7%2023-10-11 (+8.3%)runningDit, PSK Holdings
Semiconductor Materials & Components2d+6.9%2023-10-11 (+8.5%)runningISC, Dongwoon Anatech
Animal Feed2d+6.2%2023-10-13 (+6.5%)recurredMilae Bioresources
Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication)2d+2.6%2023-10-11 (+2.9%)runningSK hynix, Samsung Electronics
Banks2d+0.9%2023-10-10 (+1.1%)recurredJB Financial Group, KakaoBank
Defense & War1d+18.0%2023-10-10 (+18.0%)recurredVictek

What to Watch Next Week

One open question is whether the chip, battery and EV themes keep their running status. Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles) shared leaders Dit and Sewon with those groups.

Themes tagged recurred included LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) and Defense & War, both peaking Oct 10. News for the former cited oil prices surging on Middle East armed clashes.

Theme heatmap

Themes × trading days · value is that day's theme average (%)
10-1010-1110-1210-13
LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)+17.3+7.2
Battery+9.8+13.3
EV+6.7+9.2
Hydrogen (Fuel Cells, Vehicles)+7.6+8.0
Semiconductor Equipment+8.3+7.2
Semiconductor Materials & Components+8.5+5.4
Animal Feed+6.0+6.5
Semiconductor Majors (Fabrication)+2.9+2.3
Banks+1.1+0.8
Defense & War+18.0
Down UpBlank = not in that day's strong list