Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Sudden Stock Price Plunge: Should I Sell Now? Why Do Foreigners Keep Buying? | CEO Kim Min-soo

[#EmergencyInterview] Samsung Electronics·SK Hynix sudden stock price plunge… Volatile market, should I sell now? / Why do foreigners keep buying? | CEO Kim Min-soo
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 08, 2026 at 08:15  |  18:31  |  815 Money Talk (815머니톡)
Speakers
Kim Min-soo — CEO
Park Hyun-sang — Deputy Head

Summary

CEO Kim Min-soo and host Park Hyun-sang discuss the sharp drop in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix amid macro noise and futures/options expiry. Kim argues the AI cycle and semiconductor earnings remain intact, with foreigners still positioned to buy Korean equities, so investors should keep core positions and trim rather than panic sell. He also suggests actively trading Korean semiconductor materials/parts/equipment on pullbacks, citing Wonik IPS as one front-end name. The overall tone is constructive but expects volatile box-range action.

  • Kim sees new large AI models as confirmation that the AI hardware cycle is still expanding and is only in an early-to-middle stage.
  • He says today's drop is short-term event/expiry positioning and not a break in the AI cycle or earnings trend.
  • Foreign spot underweight and futures buying support KOSPI upside, though expiry may cause short-term shakeouts.
  • Investors should keep a core position, trim into strength, and buy back near the low end of the range.
  • Minor sell-side estimate cuts for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix should not drive selling decisions.
  • Samsung Electronics and SK hynix can eventually revisit prior highs but the path will be volatile.
  • Korean semiconductor materials/parts/equipment requires active trading: buy quality names on sideways/weakness, not breakouts.
  • Wonik IPS is cited as a front-end equipment name to accumulate during consolidation.
Ideas
Kim Min-soo CEO 1:24
AI cycle expansion drives semiconductor upside.
New large AI models such as Astra are reportedly using massive GPU clusters, confirming that the AI cycle is expanding from generative AI toward agentic and eventually physical AI. The cycle is still early—around 3-4 out of 10—and hyperscalers are continuing to build out AI hardware. Despite widely known macro risks, the market is rewarding AI hardware because the AI cycle and earnings are proving stronger than macro noise; the current drop looks like short-term profit-taking after a rally and event/expiry positioning.
SMH HIGH
Kim Min-soo CEO 7:58
Ignore tiny estimate cuts on chip giants.
Sell-side estimate revisions for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix are usually minor and often follow price action, not lead it. A small cut or raise in quarterly estimates is not a reason to sell or buy. When prices have run, analysts trim targets; when prices fall, they revise again. Investors should not be overly sensitive to these small estimate changes.
005930.KS 000660.KS MED
Kim Min-soo CEO 10:03
Foreign flows support KOSPI upward.
Foreign spot positioning is very light, so if strength resumes foreigners have to buy, but likely gradually; they are also recently buying futures. KOSPI 200 is heavily influenced by Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, so foreign stock-futures buying can support the index. Into the futures/options expiry the market may stay defensive and shake out positions, but after that new positions can be added; the supply backdrop is not bad and currently points upward.
EWY HIGH
Kim Min-soo CEO 14:07
Buy equities when 10-year hits 5%.
A rise in the US 10-year Treasury yield toward 5% is widely feared as a stock market crash trigger, but risk indicators are not showing that stress and the variable is already well known. Instead of selling into that fear, investors should use the fear around 5% yields as an opportunity to buy equities; once macro stabilizes, market behavior changes.
SPY MED
Kim Min-soo CEO 16:56
Trade Korean semiconductor equipment on pullbacks.
Korean semiconductor materials/parts/equipment is still attractive but must be actively traded because leadership rotates by sub-sector; back-end process is currently stronger while front-end names correct. Buy quality names when they consolidate or hold up after poor earnings, and avoid chasing breakouts because Korean stocks often round-trip.
Korean semiconductor materials/parts/equipment HIGH
Kim Min-soo CEO 17:29
Buy Wonik IPS during sideways consolidation.
Wonik IPS is a front-end semiconductor equipment name that should not be chased on rallies. Accumulate during sideways periods or when it does not break down after poor earnings, because that resilience suggests future earnings will be reflected.
240810.KQ MED
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This 815 Money Talk (815머니톡) video, published September 08, 2026, features Kim Min-soo discussing SMH, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, EWY, SPY, Korean semiconductor materials/parts/equipment, 240810.KQ. 6 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Kim Min-soo  · Tickers: SMH, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, EWY, SPY, Korean semiconductor materials/parts/equipment, 240810.KQ