Don't chase buys yet... Stocks to be careful of even if prices surge / The real market leaders are '3 things' | Hwang Yu-hyeon Team Leader

Watch on YouTube ↗ | September 08, 2026 at 06:00 | 22:40 | 815 Money Talk (815머니톡)

Speakers

Hwang Yoo-hyun — Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities

Summary

Shinhan Securities team lead Hwang Yu-hyeon discusses Korean robot, semiconductor, secondary battery, and AI datacenter power themes. He says robots are tradable only as individual names, not as a new market-leading sector, while semiconductor small/mid materials and battery materials can be bought on pullbacks. He identifies power infrastructure as the strongest AI datacenter bottleneck theme and says Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have not yet confirmed a trend reversal. The current leadership remains AI datacenter/semiconductors, secondary batteries and cosmetics, with no new sector emerging.

Robot stocks are tradable after a three-month correction but remain individual-stock driven; CPI is a near-term catalyst.
LG Electronics may offer a short-term trade on its robot subsidiary Nasdaq listing rumor despite no confirmed fundamentals.
Hyundai Motor has lost robot-sector leadership, with flows shifting to robot parts names.
Korean semiconductor materials/parts/equipment can be bought selectively on AI datacenter memory and capex demand.
Samsung Electronics and SK hynix remain in a box and require a volume breakout to signal trend return.
Secondary battery materials such as POSCO Future M, EcoPro and EcoPro BM are buyable on pullbacks.
Power infrastructure is the strongest AI datacenter theme, including transformers, cables and nuclear construction.
SK Innovation is showing relative strength on EV/ESS and refining, while Doosan Fuel Cell is attempting a bottoming turn.

Ideas

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 0:00

Trade robot names tactically, not leadership.

Hwang sees Korean robot stocks as tradable tactically after a three-month correction and the AI shift toward physical AI, but not as a broad market-leading sector. He wants to wait for this week's CPI: a good print could allow another robot rally, while chasing strength is risky. He highlights Robotis, Rainbow Robotics and Wonik Holdings as names with relative strength, but says volume and breadth are still concentrated in individual stocks rather than a sector-wide move.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 0:25

LG Electronics robot IPO rumor trade.

LG Electronics is a short-term trading idea on the Nasdaq listing rumor for its robot subsidiary. The company has denied it, but market expectations remain elevated. Hwang says there are no visible fundamentals yet, but the expectation alone is enough for short-term trading in LG Group shares; it should be treated as event-driven rather than a confirmed trend.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 4:02

Hyundai Motor lost robot leadership.

Hwang believes Hyundai Motor has lost its robot-sector leadership after management said Hyundai is not a robot company. Without a clearer Boston Dynamics IPO catalyst, he sees no obvious reason for Hyundai Motor to rise right now, and he says robot-related flows moved toward parts and components names that are already generating sales. He questions whether the stock can return to its previous high around 800,000 won.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 6:22

Buy Korean semi materials on AI capex.

Korean semiconductor materials, parts and equipment names can be bought selectively on weakness because AI datacenter buildouts are memory-intensive and keep fab expansion justified. Hwang says next year's capex-driven growth will be larger for small/mid materials and equipment than for large caps, and the FX risk that worries the market mainly applies to Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, not to small/mid names. He names Doosan Tesna, DB HiTek and PSK Holdings among the stocks, preferring those with good trends that have not already run.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 8:12

Power is best AI datacenter theme.

Hwang's strongest one-theme call is power/AI datacenter infrastructure. He argues AI datacenter buildouts are creating an acute power bottleneck, so nuclear, wind and solar all need to be mobilized. Within the Korean power chain he highlights transformer/equipment names Sanil Electric, LS Electric and Hyosung Heavy Industries, cable/grid names LS Cable & System and Gaon Cable, and nuclear construction names Doosan Enerbility and Hyundai E&C. He says the theme is crowded, so he would buy on pullbacks rather than chasing strength, but it is still the best current theme.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 11:27

Buy battery materials on pullback now.

Hwang says the August battery-material investment logic remains intact, and the current weakness is mainly supply rotation into semiconductors and power. He advises using volatility before options expiry this week to buy in installments rather than trying to catch the exact bottom. He specifically says POSCO Future M looks buyable now with clear volume and limited downside, while EcoPro and EcoPro BM also maintain their prior logic.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 17:44

Doosan Fuel Cell trend starting after bottom.

After panic selling, Doosan Fuel Cell recovered on the idea that power bottlenecks will boost fuel-cell alternatives. Hwang reads the price action as a bottoming volume hand-off and says that from a trend-following perspective the stock is now beginning a new phase, though it remains a high-volatility name.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 18:14

SK Innovation strong on EV/ESS/refining.

Hwang says SK Innovation has absorbed the split-related selling and is now stronger than LG Energy Solution and Samsung SDI. He attributes the relative strength to SK Innovation being the next beneficiary of EV and ESS battery volume after the larger battery makers, plus improving refining margins, which is why the stock is holding up well.

Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 20:01

Wait for box breakout in semis.

Hwang says Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have not yet returned to a confirmed uptrend. Even a 5 percent gain in Samsung Electronics leaves the stock in the middle of its box, and a move to the late 270,000-290,000 won zone would only put it at the top of the range. He says a real trend reversal requires breaking above the box with volume, so today's bounce is not yet a rally signal.

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