Can't find a new leading stock? Rotational trading strategy responding with five sectors

Can't find a new leading stock? Rotational trading strategy responding with five sectors | Myeong Min-jun, Park Se-mi, Hwang Yu-hyeon [Stock Beginner Rescue Team]
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  August 18, 2026 at 12:30  |  53:39  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Hwang Yoo-hyun — Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities

Summary

Hwang Yu-hyeon, Team Lead at Shinhan Investment Securities, argues that the post-crash technical rebound is largely complete and the market has shifted into narrow-range sector rotation. He recommends buying dips and rotating across five sectors: semiconductor materials/components/equipment, secondary batteries, biotech, robotics, and shipbuilding. He also comments on Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix consolidation, macro bond-yield concerns, and nuclear/SMR as a distant candidate.

  • KOSPI opened up about 3% then gave back gains on profit-taking and program selling.
  • The speaker says the technical rebound after the July crash is largely complete.
  • Current market is a rotational tape: buy dips rather than chase early rallies.
  • Five rotation sectors named: semiconductor materials/components/equipment, secondary batteries, biotech, robots, and shipbuilding.
  • Hanmi Micron and TSE are highlighted as strongest semiconductor-equipment rebound names.
  • Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are consolidating near the 50-day line and need a fresh catalyst.
  • Shipbuilders remain solid on order backlogs and US naval, LNG, and data-center demand.
  • Nuclear/SMR is a distant candidate after the Bill Gates meeting and Hanmi SMR alliance news.
Ideas
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 11:12
Watch Samsung and SK Hynix consolidation.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are consolidating near the 50-day moving average after a 50% technical retracement of the prior decline. Samsung Electronics has clearer shareholder-return support, while SK Hynix would need a stronger shareholder-return catalyst to lead the broader market higher. The speaker sees limited downside from here and views sharp rallies as supply rather than fun upside, so this is a consolidation/watch setup unless a new AI or physical-AI catalyst appears.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 13:35
Buy dips; rotate among five sectors.
After the late-July crash and subsequent rebound, the technical rebound is now largely complete, shifting the market from a trending market into a narrow, stock- and sector-rotation tape. The speaker argues that the current environment is not the May/June trend-following market: investors should buy dips rather than chase early sharp rallies, use stop losses, and rotate across about five sectors instead of expecting a single clean leading sector to emerge immediately.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 19:56
Buy strongest rebounding semiconductor equipment.
Within semiconductor equipment/materials, Hanmi Micron and TSE are cited as the strongest rebound names: they retraced about 50% of the prior decline and some reached their prior highs. The speaker argues that when the market stabilizes, the stocks that rebounded first and strongest are likely to lead first, making them buyable on pullbacks rather than chase candidates.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 25:27
Watch robots for physical AI catalyst.
Robots are tied to the next AI chapter, physical AI, and are one of the five rotation sectors. The speaker says the market needs Hyundai Motor or global robot companies to show something concrete, such as a breakthrough in autonomous driving or physical AI. Currently the theme lacks a fresh catalyst and has weak trend continuity, so it is a monitoring setup rather than a clean active long.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 35:57
Trade secondary batteries on technical alignment.
Secondary batteries are one of the five rotation candidates. Samsung SDI and L&F reported good earnings, but their charts are currently messy. The speaker says if short-term moving averages such as the 5-day, 10-day, and 20-day lines turn cleanly bullish, the sector becomes tradeable; if price breaks down instead, investors should avoid it. For now it is a candidate within the rotation market.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 37:10
Watch biotech; take small speculative positions.
Biotech is a watch item with small position size. The sector disappointed on licensing-out expectations, royalty income recognition, and profitability, while high rates and repeated dilutive funding hurt sentiment. However, the speaker sees the sector bottoming and says names like Alteogen, which is correcting after prior leadership, can turn at any time. He suggests studying candidates carefully and holding only a small amount into H2 or next year.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 39:51
Hold shipbuilders on order backlogs.
Shipbuilding remains solid because HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean, and Samsung Heavy Industries have large order backlogs. The speaker cites US Navy speed-driven demand, potential warship exports, LNG strength, and data-center-related demand for Samsung Heavy Industries. China catching up in LNG is not seen as a major negative yet. The investment logic is not fresh, but the sector remains one of the five rotational sectors to hold.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 44:00
Watch SMR as future candidate.
Nuclear/SMR is a candidate after the Bill Gates meeting and Hanmi SMR alliance news. However, the speaker says meaningful SMR profits are still far off and the tradeable stock universe is limited; Doosan Enerbility and KEPCO-related group names are the main candidates. It is one of the rotational targets to monitor rather than an immediate earnings-driven long.
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