Weekly Theme Wrap (Sep 28 – Oct 2)

October 2, 2026 · #Semiconductor Equipment #HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) #Semiconductor Materials & Components #Semiconductor Substrates (FC-BGA, MLB) #CXL (Compute Express Link) #Cancer Immunotherapy #Battery #System Semiconductors #Telecom Equipment #Pharma

5 trading days · top 10 themes — most persistent is Semiconductor Equipment at 4 days (weekly avg. +9.7%). Best single day this week: Sep 29, +16.6%.

Trading days5d Most days strong4d weekly avg.+9.7% LeaderLaserssel

Average change over the period

Average change of member stocks, by theme · descending
Semiconductor Equipment
+9.7%
HBM (High Bandwidth Memory)
+8.1%
Semiconductor Materials & Components
+7.9%
Semiconductor Substrates (FC-BGA, MLB)
+5.0%
CXL (Compute Express Link)
+4.4%
Cancer Immunotherapy
+11.4%
Battery
+11.2%
System Semiconductors
+10.4%
Telecom Equipment
+9.9%
Pharma
+9.2%

Chip themes dominated the week of Sep 28 to Oct 2. Four semiconductor groups, led by Semiconductor Equipment, were strong on 4 of the 5 trading days.

Semiconductor Equipment posted an average change of 9.73%, peaking at 13.37% on Oct 1. HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) followed at 8.14%, with Winpac among its leaders.

Outside chips, Cancer Immunotherapy reappeared with the week’s highest average change of 11.43%, led by HLB and AbClon. Battery followed at 11.17%.

This Week’s Theme Ranking

ThemeDays strongWeekly avg.Best dayLast statusLeader
Semiconductor Equipment4d+9.7%2026-10-01 (+13.4%)runningLaserssel, SEMI Total Solution, N2tech
HBM (High Bandwidth Memory)4d+8.1%2026-10-01 (+13.0%)runningSystems Technology, Winpac
Semiconductor Materials & Components4d+7.9%2026-10-01 (+10.9%)runningDreamtech, Micro2nano, Ycchem
Semiconductor Substrates (FC-BGA, MLB)4d+5.0%2026-10-01 (+7.4%)runningLG Innotek, Dawon Nexview, Daeduck Electronics
CXL (Compute Express Link)3d+4.4%2026-10-01 (+7.8%)runningOKins Electronics, Korea Circuit, Qualitas Semiconductor
Cancer Immunotherapy2d+11.4%2026-10-01 (+12.4%)recurredHLB, AbClon
Battery2d+11.2%2026-09-30 (+11.2%)recurredGlobal SM Tech, Ivisionworks
System Semiconductors2d+10.4%2026-09-29 (+16.6%)recurredGlobal Technologies, Winpac
Telecom Equipment2d+9.9%2026-10-02 (+16.0%)recurredVISSEM Electronics, TMC
Pharma2d+9.2%2026-10-01 (+9.2%)recurredHLB Pharmaceutical, Sam Chun Dang Pharm

What to Watch Next Week

The four semiconductor themes and CXL (Compute Express Link) ended the week on continuing streaks, all with Oct 1 as their best day. Whether that run holds is the first thing to track.

System Semiconductors had the week’s top single-day gain of 16.58% on Sep 29, while Telecom Equipment peaked at 15.96% on Oct 2. Both were strong on only 2 days.

Theme heatmap

Themes × trading days · value is that day's theme average (%)
09-2809-2909-3010-0110-02
Semiconductor Equipment+11.2+7.9+13.4+6.4
HBM (High Bandwidth Memory)+6.3+8.4+13.0+4.8
Semiconductor Materials & Components+7.3+7.4+10.9+6.0
Semiconductor Substrates (FC-BGA, MLB)+4.4+6.0+7.4+2.3
CXL (Compute Express Link)+2.3+7.9+3.1
Cancer Immunotherapy+10.5+12.4
Battery+11.2+11.1
System Semiconductors+16.6+4.2
Telecom Equipment+3.8+16.0
Pharma+9.1+9.2
Down UpBlank = not in that day's strong list