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Chey Tae-won says memory is the most important piece of SK Group's portfolio in the AI era and SK Hynix is its biggest subsidiary. He expects AI agents to grow tenfold within five years and total memory volume to rise almost five times current production capacity within ten years, requiring rapid expansion. He is backing that with a $720 billion fab buildout and says demand is growing twice this year while next year will be the worst memory shortage because capacity has not expanded yet. Long-term customer agreements and risk-sharing programs are intended to secure demand and avoid oversupply, and HBM consumes four times the normal DRAM wafer capacity, tightening supply.

After a broad rotation pushed KOSPI/KOSDAQ ADR above 120 into overbought territory, the first round of rotation is largely complete. He advises not to chase individual stocks aggressively here; KOSDAQ may take a rest because foreign buying is uncertain and individual investor deposits have fallen below KRW 100 trillion. Instead of new aggressive buys, take partial profits from overbought KOSDAQ positions and rotate some exposure toward semiconductors as AI-capex fears ease.

SK Hynix's weekly chart shows a sharp, same-angle decline driven by liquidity and crowded positioning rather than deterioration in HBM/AI fundamentals. The speaker says the extreme adjustment is largely done, overbought conditions have cleared, and a rebound is likely; the next key resistance is 1,900,000 won, where the 38.2% retracement and 60-day moving average converge, while the 20-day line is a near-term hurdle.

Reports SK Hynix ranked second in Q2 NAND market share; factual news, no directional view stated.

Intel's rights offering and CXMT DRAM headlines are feared but are not a reason to turn bearish on Korean memory. Intel's capital raise reflects Intel-specific funding stress, while Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are cash-rich and making strong AI bets; memory shortage is expected to persist through 2026-27. The Korean chipmakers' weakness is driven more by fragile sentiment than facts.

Buy SK Hynix as the leading HBM supplier in a three-player oligopoly; demand driven by agentic AI and larger model context requirements, supply constrained through 2028, China structurally behind, and HBM5 development adds further customer value and pricing power.

Buy SK Hynix as an HBM oligopolist trading at 3-4x forward PE with demand accelerating from agentic AI and larger models, supply constrained through 2028 by ASML, China at least 3 years behind on HBM, and buybacks imminent — structural tailwinds intact.

The AI trade is maturing from AI spenders to AI enablers; investors are scrutinizing ROI on spenders like Tencent, while enabler and infrastructure names such as SK Hynix are showing much faster revenue growth and better risk/reward.

J.P. Morgan keeps 2027E blended HBM ASP growth at 42% y-y versus market's 2x expectation; account relays the note using memory/HBM tickers without endorsing a direction.

The author speculates that a Robinhood screenshot hints at SKHY as a top mover and recalls the son previously mentioned holding AMD, but offers no personal position or directional call.

The PBR for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix has fallen to historically low levels (1.1x - 1.5x). Even viewed as cyclical stocks, they are severely undervalued. With foreign buying returning and the AI/HBM growth story intact, a strong rebound and short covering are expected.

Watch these memory makers because the author frames HBM/DRAM/NAND as hard assets akin to gold and recommends the group over a 36-month horizon, but discloses no explicit position.

Despite elevated volatility, Korean semiconductor earnings fundamentals remain the core support for KOSPI. Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are expected to rise from about 60% to 80% of KOSPI operating profit, and 2027 DRAM/HBM supply is already sold out, which should limit downside and support the rebound.

"SK Hynix rose 6.7% after Temasek announced a plan to invest; speaker cites the catalyst but takes no directional stance."

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix should be bought on weakness because even the semiconductor bears' cyclical PBR framework shows Samsung at about 1.1x next-year BPS and SK Hynix at about 1.3x on 2027 expected PBR, historically cheap; HBM revenue should keep growing as NVIDIA's high AI chip prices support higher HBM pricing, and low foreign ownership plus potential shareholder-friendly policies set up short covering.

Golden cross signals are appearing in beaten-down Korean tech hardware names: Samsung Electro-Mechanics broke its 5-day and 20-day moving averages on August 10, LG Innotek already broke out, Samsung Electronics crossed yesterday, SK Hynix is likely to cross soon, and RFHIC made the same August 6 golden cross as the KOSDAQ. The moving-average cross is viewed as a more reliable short-term trend-reversal signal than a single candle.

The Nvidia financing deal to neoclouds is being taken well by the market and is driving a surge in AI memory and semiconductors. DRAM/memory names like Micron and SK Hynix are rallying as part of that AI semiconductor supply-chain strength.

SK hynix's ADR surged by 9%, but the domestic stock has only reflected a 5% increase so far. Given the historical ADR reflection band and strong foreign and institutional buying, there is further upside potential up to 9.67% or 10%.

J.P. Morgan's HBM supply/demand outlook for 2028 is presented as a research summary with no explicit author position, so tickers are indexed as watch.

Author notes memory stocks will lag the cycle but expects a rebound from lows, a hedged view rather than a directional call.

SK Hynix recently cancelled its planned purchases of corporate bonds, signaling that the company might be preparing to use its accumulated cash for upcoming shareholder return announcements instead of seeking short-term yields.

Memory semiconductor companies are poised for continued growth due to structurally high memory prices—which even forced Google to raise Pixel phone prices—and potential new investments from major funds like Temasek.

Micron's management forecasts tighter memory industry conditions through 2027 due to demand outpacing supply, but the tweet is a factual conference recap without an explicit author position.

Author expects PENG to break out above $60 with an August 17th investor conference catalyst and multiple advanced computing partnerships, while naming NVDA, MRVL, SKM, SKHY, and DELL as read-through beneficiaries rather than explicit positions.

The author sarcastically lists bearish traders being wrong on memory and other names, but makes no directional call of their own.

Author uses KOSPI surge as a bullish read-through for US semis, listing SKHY, NBIS, BE, SNDK, and MU as momentum plays to trade on the way up, but without explicit position language or a concrete forward catalyst.

Singapore's highly regarded sovereign wealth fund planning to invest in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix is a positive catalyst, given its track record, and supports the AI chip theme with Samsung offering logic and foundry advantages beyond memory.

Cha Young-joo argues SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are still in a value/growth uptrend rather than a broken trend. He notes Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix still trade near a 5x PER, remain lowly valued, and are producing huge operating profit, so the recent volatility is not a trend deviation. He says he told investors not to sell the stocks themselves, only to reduce leverage, and that overheated target-price chatter did not invalidate the core position.

SK Hynix has already seen its worst drawdown. Its bottom is in, and it is resuming an uptrend supported by strong AI memory demand and improving market sentiment. The speaker holds a large position and expects further gains, advising against selling prematurely.

Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are deeply undervalued and sitting near their bottom. The upcoming shareholder return policy announcements will be a powerful catalyst. Samsung alone could generate a dividend yield of around 10%. The companies are in an investment-heavy phase, so extraordinary buybacks are unlikely, but the eventual payout will still lift the stock price. Patience is key—the later the announcement, the stronger the effect will be for a sustained rally toward 500,000 won for Samsung.