Ideas
Policy and institutional buying lift KOSDAQ.
The government has set a KOSDAQ 3000 target and is encouraging institutional and pension-fund buying to grow the KOSDAQ market. Institutional supply has led since mid-January while foreign investors have been absent, signaling a shift from a foreign-led to an institution-led Korean market.
STO theme may move on policy.
The KOSDAQ growth plan includes using token securities and STO, and the speaker expects related stocks and sectors to move on this policy expectation.
Foreign selling makes KOSPI cautious.
Institutional supply into KOSPI remains steady, but February foreign selling was even larger than the April tariff shock, so the market still needs caution despite today’s foreign futures buying.
KOSDAQ semiconductor equipment is key beneficiary.
Semiconductor equipment and materials is one of the key KOSDAQ growth sectors, with institutional supply concentrating there and strong earnings momentum; the speaker advises focusing on KOSDAQ 150 names.
Semiconductors drive Korean index direction.
Semiconductors are the most important sector for Korean indices because Samsung Electronics and SK hynix dominate market-cap weight; the index cannot rise without them, and institutional supply and earnings support the group.
Pharma biotech lead KOSDAQ institutional buying.
Pharma and biotech is another core KOSDAQ growth sector, with institutional and foreign buying and good earnings outlooks; the speaker prefers companies with strong forward earnings.
Robotics is emerging KOSDAQ growth sector.
Robotics is an emerging KOSDAQ sector that should benefit from the government’s KOSDAQ growth push and is part of the F4-style beneficiary group.
Tourism boosts Korean consumer sector.
The consumer sector may gain KOSDAQ weight because worsening Japan-China relations could divert Chinese and Japanese tourists to Korea, and the Lunar New Year holiday is likely to bring more visitors.
Secondary batteries remain long-term positive.
The speaker remains long-term positive on secondary batteries despite bad news after a Chuseok supply-driven surge; they are one of the core KOSDAQ F4 beneficiaries, with robot battery and data-center/energy demand adding momentum.
Samsung solid, Taylor fab drives growth.
Samsung Electronics is trading solidly and hit new highs; its US Taylor fab expansion supports growth and, as a top KOSPI heavyweight, it must rise for the index to advance.
SK hynix rebounds, powers equipment demand.
SK hynix is rebounding along with Samsung and its demand for TC bonds supports Hanmi Semiconductor, making it a key memory semiconductor driver.
Samsung Taylor fab beneficiaries with strong earnings.
HPSP and Solbrain are KOSDAQ 150 semiconductor equipment and materials names with strong 2025/2026 earnings expectations; both are cited as Samsung Taylor fab expansion beneficiaries, and HPSP is expected to post record operating and net profit.
Hanmi benefits from SK hynix TC bonds.
Hanmi Semiconductor’s trend has not broken and it benefits from SK hynix-related TC bond demand, giving it a stable semiconductor equipment earnings profile.
ISC earnings resilience draws institutional buying.
ISC shows a similar strong earnings and new-high pattern and is receiving institutional concentration as a KOSDAQ semiconductor equipment name.
Lower-cap Samsung Taylor fab beneficiaries.
UniSem and KoMiCo are lower-market-cap names selected as beneficiaries of Samsung’s Taylor fab expansion.
Celltrion foreign buying and earnings growth.
Celltrion’s foreign ownership rose sharply from January to early February toward the 23% level, and its earnings are strong with additional growth expected in 2025/2026; after lagging the obesity and ADC theme, it is now attracting supply.
Hanmi Pharm earnings growth continues.
Hanmi Pharm’s earnings already began rising last year, and additional growth is expected this year and next, with foreign and institutional buying supporting the stock.
L&C Bio gains on China entry.
L&C Bio has seen a sharp rise in foreign ownership over the past month, three months, and six months into early February, helped by expectations around its China market entry and growth momentum.
Hanwha Solutions rebounds on solar catalyst.
Hanwha Solutions had bottomed and rebounded from the level the speaker highlighted months earlier; it is a solar and chemical cyclical play, now helped by the Elon Musk space-solar catalyst.
Software pressured by data-center costs.
Software companies are struggling because rising semiconductor and data-center costs raise doubts about their profitability; Palantir, Microsoft, and Oracle are cited as difficult.
Alphabet profitable, cash-rich software standout.
Among software names, Alphabet is singled out as a last-pick recommendation because its profitability is very solid and cash flow is strong.
AI data centers drive energy demand.
AI data centers require massive energy investment; nuclear contracts and solar power are seen as long-term AI beneficiaries, and Elon Musk’s space-solar comments are shifting attention toward solar.
Large energy names show solid moves.
Along with Hanwha Solutions, large corporate energy-related names such as HD Hyundai Energy Solutions and Lotte Energy Materials are showing strong or new-high price action and are favored for exposure to the energy theme.
Aerospace solid; Hanwha Systems already surged.
For defense and aerospace, the speaker recommends Hanwha Group stocks first; Hanwha Systems has already surged so one should be cautious, while Korea Aerospace is solid and could make further aerospace gains but is not cheap, so approach carefully.
Aerospace solid; Hanwha Systems already surged.
For defense and aerospace, the speaker recommends Hanwha Group stocks first; Hanwha Systems has already surged so one should be cautious, while Korea Aerospace is solid and could make further aerospace gains but is not cheap, so approach carefully.
This 815 Money Talk (815머니톡) video, published February 09, 2026,
features Lee Chang-dae
discussing ^KQ11, Korean STO/token securities sector, ^KS11, Korean semiconductor equipment/materials sector, Korean semiconductor sector, XLV, Korean robotics sector, Korean consumer/tourism sector, Korean secondary battery sector, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, 403870.KQ, 357780.KQ, 042700.KS, 095340.KQ, 036200.KQ, 183300.KQ, 068270.KS, 128940.KS, 290650.KQ, 009830.KS, IGV, PLTR, MSFT, ORCL, GOOGL, URA, SOLAR, 322000.KS, 020150.KS, 272210.KS, 047810.KS.
25 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Lee Chang-dae
· Tickers:
^KQ11,
Korean STO/token securities sector,
^KS11,
Korean semiconductor equipment/materials sector,
Korean semiconductor sector,
XLV,
Korean robotics sector,
Korean consumer/tourism sector,
Korean secondary battery sector,
005930.KS,
000660.KS,
403870.KQ,
357780.KQ,
042700.KS,
095340.KQ,
036200.KQ,
183300.KQ,
068270.KS,
128940.KS,
290650.KQ,
009830.KS,
IGV,
PLTR,
MSFT,
ORCL,
GOOGL,
URA,
SOLAR,
322000.KS,
020150.KS,
272210.KS,
047810.KS
