Ideas
Renewables powering AI data centers
AI data centers require massive power generation, directly driving demand for renewable energy. Government policies are supportive, and the sector is strengthening alongside the data center buildout.
LS Electric earnings beat, power play
LS Electric reported a huge earnings beat (100bn expected vs 170bn actual), and the stock surged 10-15%, signaling the market is now rewarding power equipment names tied to AI data center power infrastructure. This rotation into power stocks is likely to continue as earnings catalysts materialize.
Cheap Korean semis, foreign buying, AI demand
Korean semiconductor majors Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are extremely cheap at 6x P/E, with foreign investors aggressively buying as retail panic-sells. AI-driven memory demand remains solid, and Samsung's technical resistance at 300,000 won is due to retail breakeven clustering; the valuation floor provides a good entry, and a 30-40% core portfolio allocation is recommended, buying on dips.
KOSPI range 6500-7800, buy support
KOSPI has established a bottom at 6,500 and a near-term resistance band at 7,500-7,800 due to concentrated retail leveraged ETF positions. Strategy is to buy near the bottom and reduce near the top, playing the range while the market normalizes.
Semiconductor equipment sector strengthening
Semiconductor capacity expansion announcements keep coming, driving demand for semiconductor equipment and materials. The sector is visibly strengthening and is a beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout.
Biotech awaits post-earnings rotation
Biotech is on the cusp of strengthening; historically after earnings season, money rotates into biotech, with academic conferences in September providing catalysts. The sector should be monitored for entry.
KOSDAQ hold for post-earnings recovery
KOSDAQ is in a holding pattern during earnings season but will recover afterward as narratives shift to biotech (September conferences) and policy catalysts such as leverage ETF regulation easing and new government funds emerge. Beaten-down sectors can rebound sharply; now is the time to hold, not sell.
Battery sector beaten down, hold for ESS
Secondary battery stocks are deeply beaten down; long-term demand from data center ESS will eventually lift the sector. Investors should hold through the weakness and wait for recovery, not panic sell.
Data center ESS next big theme
After the data center buildout, the next thematic step is energy storage systems (ESS) for data centers. This distinct sector is poised to benefit as power management becomes critical.
This 815 Money Talk (815머니톡) video, published July 24, 2026,
features Park Hyun-sang
discussing Korean renewable energy sector, 010120.KS, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, EWY, 471990.KS, Korean biotech sector, KOSDAQ Index, Korean secondary battery sector, Korean ESS sector.
9 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Park Hyun-sang
· Tickers:
Korean renewable energy sector,
010120.KS,
005930.KS,
000660.KS,
EWY,
471990.KS,
Korean biotech sector,
KOSDAQ Index,
Korean secondary battery sector,
Korean ESS sector