Everyone knew earnings would be good, but how big was the effect? | Ha Chang-wan, Habono's Stock Story CEO

Everyone knew earnings would be good," but how big was the effect? | Ha Chang-wan, Habono's Stock Story CEO [Double Check]

Watch on YouTube ↗ | August 27, 2026 at 01:24 | 43:59 | 3PRO TV (삼프로TV)

Speakers

Ha Chang-wan — CEO

Summary

The video analyzes the Korean stock market's reaction to Nvidia's strong earnings and long-term guidance. The CEO of Habono's Stock Story, Ha Chang-wan, discusses how liquidity is shifting toward large-cap semiconductors and related supply chains, while sectors like cosmetics face profit-taking. He also highlights thematic opportunities in power equipment, optical communications, and nuclear construction driven by data center power shortages.

Nvidia's strong earnings and FY28 guidance boost Korean memory semiconductors like SK hynix and Samsung Electronics.
Hyundai Motor faces short-term pressure after an Investor Day that disappointed the market by focusing on batteries over robotics.
US regulations and data center power shortages drive demand for Korean transformer and power equipment companies.
Construction stocks with nuclear exposure benefit from US uranium supply chain restructuring and data center energy needs.
Liquidity shifting to large-cap tech causes profit-taking in recent high-flyers like cosmetics.
Optical communication stocks rally on the need to resolve data center bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
Samsung SDI recovers on US ESS expectations, though secondary batteries face limited upside due to stagnant lithium prices.

Ideas

Ha Chang-wan CEO 0:48

Disappointing Investor Day makes Hyundai Motor unattractive.

Hyundai Motor's Investor Day disappointed the market by focusing heavily on batteries rather than highly anticipated topics like robotics or expanded shareholder returns, making it a stock to avoid in the short term.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 3:00

Nvidia's strong earnings will boost Korean memory.

Nvidia's strong earnings, positive long-term guidance, and shareholder return policies will drive foreign and program buying into Korean large-cap memory semiconductors like SK hynix and Samsung Electronics.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 6:53

Substrate and equipment makers benefit from shortages.

Semiconductor equipment and substrate companies are seeing positive analyst reports and will benefit from the broader semiconductor rally and ongoing supply shortages.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 7:24

US regulations and data centers boost transformers.

A US White House executive order regulating foreign power equipment materials benefits Korean transformer companies that have high export exposure to the US, further driven by data center power shortages.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 8:18

Nuclear energy demand for data centers boosts construction.

Construction stocks are gaining momentum from US supply chain restructuring in uranium, data center power shortages requiring nuclear energy, and rebuilding themes due to falling oil prices.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 10:03

Global AI software earnings boost domestic peers.

Strong earnings from Salesforce and its partnership with Anthropic, along with Nvidia's mention of sovereign AI, are driving interest and volatility in AI software stocks.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 11:21

Nvidia's mention of LG boosts affiliated robotics.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's mention of LG has positively impacted LG-affiliated robotics and component stocks, driving them higher.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 14:37

Liquidity shifting to semiconductors causes cosmetics profit-taking.

As market liquidity shifts heavily toward large-cap semiconductors following Nvidia's earnings, peripheral sectors like cosmetics are experiencing profit-taking and short-term corrections.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 15:47

Substrate shortages and tech investments boost MLCCs.

Substrate supply shortages and big tech investments will benefit Samsung Electro-Mechanics, while related MLCC companies are also seeing rapid upward movements.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 20:48

Data center bottlenecks drive optical communication demand.

Nvidia's emphasis on data center efficiency highlights the need to resolve bottlenecks, driving demand for optical fiber and boosting related optical communication and quantum stocks.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 26:28

US ESS expectations drive Samsung SDI recovery.

Expectations for US ESS expansion due to data center power shortages and Hyundai's battery focus are driving Samsung SDI, though it faces heavy technical resistance between 563,000 and 580,000 KRW.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 29:22

Stagnant lithium prices limit battery stock upside.

While secondary battery stocks are moving slightly, lithium futures prices are not rising significantly, which will likely limit the upward momentum for the sector.

Ha Chang-wan CEO 29:50

Wait for September events before buying crypto.

Bitcoin is correcting and US crypto stocks are resting; investors should monitor upcoming events like the token buyback on Sept 9 and the Clarity Act on Sept 15 before adding exposure.

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