Ideas
Buy KOSDAQ as foreign institutions rotate in
Foreign and institutional money is rotating out of KOSPI into KOSDAQ, with foreigners net-buying KOSDAQ for three straight sessions while retail sells into the rally. The speaker expects this to continue because the government and ruling party's KOSDAQ 3,000 pledge has policy credibility after the KOSPI 5,000 target was reached, the weaker won lowers foreign investors' FX-loss concerns, and limited domestic funds are rotating from a highly risen KOSPI into KOSDAQ. He advises following foreign/institutional flows and buying KOSDAQ; for investors who want broad exposure, holding the KOSDAQ index or a KOSDAQ leveraged ETF is a convenient way to participate if KOSDAQ repeats KOSPI's rise.
KOSDAQ biotech offers neglected overseas-growth exposure
KOSDAQ biotech names were neglected while KOSPI rose, but their operating profits are improving, overseas big pharma companies continue to call, and the Biosecure Act and broader China-containment measures are creating new offshore contacts and earnings expectations. The speaker therefore sees the KOSDAQ biotech sector as one of the better KOSDAQ areas.
Chip capex rotates to KOSDAQ equipment suppliers
Memory price increases have lifted Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, but earnings expansion via price alone cannot continue indefinitely; chipmakers will need to increase volume through capex. That capex should flow to equipment, materials, and component suppliers, many of which are listed on KOSDAQ, so the speaker expects leadership to broaden from chipmakers down to the semiconductor supply chain.
Robot supply chain concentrates in KOSDAQ
Hyundai Motor's sharp rise has highlighted the robot theme, and the underlying robot component and supplier companies that benefit from it are largely scattered across KOSDAQ. The speaker sees that area as one of the KOSDAQ sectors with concentrated expectations.
Cosmetics are neglected with good earnings
Korean cosmetics stocks had rallied earlier and then lagged, but many are listed on KOSDAQ and their earnings numbers are good despite the neglect. The speaker expects cosmetics to be among the KOSDAQ sectors that rise.
Robots boost solid-state secondary battery demand
EV demand remains weak, but the speaker believes robots and physical AI will fill the battery-demand gap. Solid-state batteries are the focus because higher energy density lets robots work longer on the same weight, directly improving economics; humanoid battery needs are large (Atlas needs over 11 kW with spare packs, while a Tesla Model 3 uses about 60 kW, so five to six humanoids can equal one EV; Musk has cited about 240 TWh of future battery need versus only about 3 TWh produced so far). If solid-state commercialization progresses, the secondary-battery rally could be much larger than the EV-led cycle, so the sector is worth investing in.
Watch Samsung and SK hynix earnings
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix earnings and calls this week are a critical test for the AI/semiconductor trade. Semiconductor spot prices are already slowing and their share-price momentum has stalled, so the market needs numerical proof of AI demand and future capex; the speaker treats the event as a key monitorable rather than a clear directional call.
Watch AI monetization in Big Tech earnings
This week's Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, and Apple earnings will test whether the huge AI capex is actually being monetized. The speaker says the key is not simply revenue but guidance, paid AI subscription adoption, and user growth; if AI monetization is proven, the AI investment narrative can reignite, so the setup is worth monitoring.
Watch NPS domestic equity allocation decision
The National Pension Service is holding an unusual January fund-management committee meeting because its domestic equity weight has exceeded the target after the market rally. If the committee raises the domestic equity allocation, every 1 percentage point increase would bring about KRW 15 trillion into the domestic market, so the decision is a key flow catalyst to monitor for KOSPI.
EV demand remains stuck in a chasm
The speaker does not expect EV demand to grow significantly and believes the EV industry will continue to suffer a chasm because subsidies have been cut, charging issues remain, and demand forecasts have been lowered. The slack in battery demand is expected to be taken up by robots and other physical-AI applications, so the EV sector itself is not the attractive part of the battery theme.
Samsung SDI leads solid-state battery commercialization
Samsung SDI is named as one of the companies at the forefront of all-solid-state battery technology. If the solid-state battery commercialization dream is realized, Samsung SDI should be a major beneficiary of the much larger physical-AI and robot battery market, making the upside potentially significant.
Focus on physical AI component suppliers
The speaker defines physical AI as AI moving into the real world, including humanoids, smart glasses, and drones, and points to the component and supplier stocks tied to this transition as a specific area to focus on within the KOSDAQ/robot/battery opportunity. This is a broad implementation idea for investors who want exposure to the physical-AI supply chain rather than only humanoids.
This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published January 26, 2026,
features Yoo Tae-woo
discussing KOSDAQ Composite Index, KOSDAQ leveraged ETF, KOSDAQ biotech sector, KOSDAQ semiconductor equipment/materials/parts sector, KOSDAQ robot supply chain, KORU, Korea Secondary Battery Sector, Korea solid-state battery sector, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, AI-SECTOR, KOSPI, Global EV Sector, 006400.KS, Physical AI supply chain.
12 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Yoo Tae-woo
· Tickers:
KOSDAQ Composite Index,
KOSDAQ leveraged ETF,
KOSDAQ biotech sector,
KOSDAQ semiconductor equipment/materials/parts sector,
KOSDAQ robot supply chain,
KORU,
Korea Secondary Battery Sector,
Korea solid-state battery sector,
005930.KS,
000660.KS,
AI-SECTOR,
KOSPI,
Global EV Sector,
006400.KS,
Physical AI supply chain
