Plunging Market Shaking Retail Investors: Should I Sell Now or Hold? Samsung Electronics Union Strike – Will Foreign Selling Increase?

[#UrgentMarket] Plunging market shaking retail investors… Should I sell now? Or should I hold on? / Samsung Electronics union strike… Will foreign selling increase? | Park Geun-hyung, Department Head
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  May 19, 2026 at 06:00  |  27:04  |  815 Money Talk (815머니톡)
Speakers
Park Geun-hyung — Director

Summary

The video analyzes the sudden 4% drop in KOSPI, attributing it to multiple factors including Seagate's cautious outlook, rising US bond yields, oil prices, and Samsung Electronics' union strike. Park Geun-hyung recommends holding leading semiconductor stocks like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix while reducing weaker positions, and warns that if support at 7140 breaks, further downside to 6800-6900 is possible. He dismisses foreign selling as rebalancing rather than a structural sell-Korea signal.

  • KOSPI dropped nearly 4% on multiple headwinds including Seagate, yields, oil, and Samsung strike.
  • Technical indicators showed overbought conditions with 50-day moving average deviation at 130.
  • Foreign selling likely due to portfolio rebalancing, not a bearish view on Korea.
  • Key support level is 7140; breaking it could lead to 7000 then 6800-6900.
  • Samsung Electronics union strike may reduce wafer output, benefiting SK Hynix.
  • Nomura and JP Morgan raised target prices for Samsung and SK Hynix based on strong earnings through 2028.
  • New Fed chair Kevin Warsh may create uncertainty, historically markets drop ~12% on new chair.
  • The speaker advises a cautious stance, holding leading stocks and reducing weak ones.
Trade Ideas
Hold Samsung for strong earnings growth.
Samsung Electronics' fundamentals are strong with earnings expected to grow through 2028, as reflected by Nomura and JP Morgan's target price increases. The union strike is temporary and does not change the long-term value; the stock is undervalued and should be held through the volatility.
SK Hynix benefits from Samsung disruption.
SK Hynix benefits from Samsung's wafer output reduction due to the union strike, which could tighten supply and boost Hynix's pricing power. Additionally, strong earnings momentum through 2028 supports the stock, with target prices near 400,000 won from Nomura and JP Morgan.
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