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Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 12, 2026 at 07:00  |  19:58  |  815 Money Talk (815머니톡)
Speakers
Lee Chang-dae — CEO

Summary

Lee Chang-dae of Jangin Investment Club discusses a market where reconstruction and energy infrastructure themes lift construction equipment and Hyundai E&C, while Samsung Electronics and SK hynix face foreign selling but the semiconductor uptrend remains intact. He sees rotational strength in Korean semiconductor equipment/materials and a long-term battery recovery driven by ESS demand despite EV-related bad news. The video highlights specific Korean names and foreign ownership trends as key evidence.

  • Trump-linked reconstruction, Venezuela energy infrastructure, and Russia-Ukraine rebuilding expectations support construction machinery and construction stocks.
  • Hyundai Construction Equipment, Doosan Bobcat, Jinsung T.E.C., Jeonjin Construction Robot, and Hyundai E&C are highlighted as construction/reconstruction beneficiaries.
  • Foreign selling in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix is framed as profit-taking rather than a trend break, with Micron, Intel, Nvidia, and the PHLX Semiconductor Index still strong.
  • Korean semiconductor equipment and materials are expected to attract flows while large-cap chip names rest, with foreign accumulation noted in several names.
  • Battery stocks are viewed as long-term higher because EV chasm and contract cancellations are largely priced, while ESS demand from data centers and robots becomes the next driver.
  • LG Energy Solution, L&F, and Seojin System are singled out for foreign ownership trends or ESS exposure.
Ideas
US reconstruction and energy infrastructure accelerate.
Trump's Venezuela intervention and plans to modernize energy infrastructure, hopes for Russia-Ukraine reconstruction, and the Alaska project are reviving expectations for US-led reconstruction and energy infrastructure. With rate cuts delayed by tariffs but tightening ending, tax refunds and liquidity returning, the US government can push projects, making construction equipment, cement, and construction stocks stand out.
Caterpillar breakout would confirm equipment cycle.
Caterpillar is the global number-one construction equipment maker, in a long-term uptrend and attempting another new high; whether it breaks out is a key indicator for the construction machinery complex.
AI semiconductor uptrend remains intact.
Foreign selling in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix is not a reason to worry because Micron, Intel, Nvidia, and the PHLX Semiconductor Index remain strong, and Samsung/SK hynix are holding uptrends without giving up price levels. The AI hardware cycle is intact, and selling from large caps can spill over to smaller names.
Large-cap profit-taking spills into small caps.
As foreign and institutional selling in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix frees up huge profit-taking liquidity, that money should rotate into small and mid-cap stocks, which individual investors may feel as a broad market improvement.
Chip equipment gains as large caps rest.
While Samsung Electronics and SK hynix rest, semiconductor equipment and materials should attract rotational flows. Hanmi Semiconductor and HPSP have high margins and foreign buying; Simmtech, Daeduck Electronics, and Doosan Tesna show foreign accumulation; Komico and Soulbrain are Samsung Taylor fab beneficiaries that have not moved much; Korea Circuit is in a long-term uptrend.
ESS demand drives long-term battery recovery.
Battery stocks are set to rise long-term because the EV chasm and LG Energy Solution's contract cancellations are largely reflected, while ESS demand from data centers and robots and the twin growth of nuclear and ESS are becoming the next driver; brokerages disagree on timing but commonly expect ESS growth.
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Speakers: Lee Chang-dae  · Tickers: 241560.KS, 036890.KQ, 079900.KS, 000720.KS, 267270.KS, CAT, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, MU, INTC, NVDA, ^SOX, Korean small/mid-cap equities, 042700.KS, 403870.KQ, 222800.KQ, 183300.KQ, 357780.KQ, 353200.KS, 007810.KS, 131970.KQ, 373220.KS, 006400.KS, 086520.KQ, 247540.KQ, 066970.KS, 178320.KQ