Ideas
Foreign and institutional flows support KOSPI.
Foreign investors appear to have stopped pushing the market down and are instead buying KOSPI futures and cash equities, while institutions are also buying program-linked futures. Individuals are taking profits, but the flow backdrop is supportive for the KOSPI.
Samsung preferred; hold memory leaders.
He prefers Samsung Electronics over SK hynix, but both benefit from the same expanding HBM and memory market rather than a zero-sum fight. Because their earnings momentum is strongest and they dominate KOSPI market capitalization, investors should keep them as core semiconductor holdings and buy on red candles.
LG Energy Solution top battery pick.
Among secondary battery stocks, LG Energy Solution looks the most attractive. It has robot-battery and ESS order news, and the speaker views weakness as an opportunity to buy.
Buy LG Electronics on robot pullback.
LG Electronics rallied on robot-related momentum, but the move was more a squeeze than evidence of a real robot business. It is pulling back, and he suggests buying on the correction.
Hanmi supplies Micron HBM equipment.
Within Korean semiconductor equipment and materials, he prefers HBM back-end packaging and inspection names such as Hanmi Semiconductor, Techwing, and DI Corp. As Hanmi rallies, the HBM packaging equipment group is leading while front-end equipment names rest.
LS strengthened by IPO cancellation.
LS is one of the three holding companies he follows. Its decision to abandon a listed subsidiary IPO is making the holding company stronger, and it is rallying.
Korean banks remain attractive.
Korean bank stocks remain attractive, with Industrial Bank of Korea and Shinhan Financial Group specifically mentioned as still good.
KOSDAQ improves on flows and reforms.
KOSDAQ is improving as semiconductors, biotech, and battery names rise, and individual investors are buying. Potential inclusion of KOSDAQ in pension benchmarks and plans to clean up weak listings could make the index lighter and more attractive.
Hold 40-50% in semiconductors.
Because Samsung Electronics and SK hynix make up roughly 40% of KOSPI market capitalization and have the strongest earnings improvement, he advises keeping at least 40-50% of the portfolio in the semiconductor sector as the main core, then rotating the rest. Other acceptable semiconductor exposures include Hanmi Semiconductor or Wonik IPS.
Trade batteries from bottom, take profits.
The battery sector should be traded as a bottom-fishing strategy: buy when it is at the bottom and sell after a certain gain. EcoPro BM strength is helping the KOSDAQ battery sector, but this is a trading sector rather than a permanent core holding.
Allocate to shipbuilding-defense-nuclear complex.
He advises carrying 10-20% of the portfolio in the Korean shipbuilding-defense-nuclear complex. Existing holders with profits should keep it, and those without exposure should consider starting around 10%.
Biotech allocation via ETF for novices.
Investors who understand biotech can hold 20-30% or more, but novices should use an ETF with about 10% because individual biotech stocks are too volatile and hard to understand.
HD Hyundai benefits from strong subsidiaries.
HD Hyundai has strong subsidiaries and an overlooked refining asset in Hyundai Oilbank. With shipbuilding, refining, and a robot company under it, he sees little that is bad in the holding company.
Favor refiners; avoid SK Innovation.
Refining conditions are good. S-Oil is a pure refining play and GS Holdings benefits through GS Caltex, so he favors those; SK Innovation is less attractive because it is spending refining profits on batteries.
Favor refiners; avoid SK Innovation.
Refining conditions are good. S-Oil is a pure refining play and GS Holdings benefits through GS Caltex, so he favors those; SK Innovation is less attractive because it is spending refining profits on batteries.
Internet earnings improve; Kakao still pricey.
Korean internet companies such as NAVER and Kakao have reported good earnings, and the trend is improving. Kakao still carries an expensive valuation, so he treats it more cautiously than NAVER.
Internet earnings improve; Kakao still pricey.
Korean internet companies such as NAVER and Kakao have reported good earnings, and the trend is improving. Kakao still carries an expensive valuation, so he treats it more cautiously than NAVER.
Watch stablecoin stocks while quiet.
Stablecoin-related stocks remain a theme to watch while the sector is quiet.
Exit Hanwha Solutions on Musk hype.
Hanwha Solutions and the solar sector rallied on Elon Musk's space data-center story, but that requires Starship success and is not yet real. He advises using strength to exit or reduce, and does not expect a quick further rise.
HD Hyundai Energy relatively stronger solar name.
HD Hyundai Energy Solutions was relatively stronger than Hanwha Solutions because it has 100% domestic exposure and benefits from expectations that the government will expand solar power. However, the broader solar theme may need to rest, so he treats it as a watch rather than a chase.
This 815 Money Talk (815머니톡) video, published February 12, 2026,
features Lee Kwon-hee
discussing KOSPI, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, 373220.KS, 066570.KS, 042700.KS, 089030.KQ, 003160.KS, 006260.KS, 138040.KS, 055550.KS, KOSDAQ Composite Index, Korean semiconductor sector, Korean secondary battery sector, Korean shipbuilding/defense/nuclear sector, Korean biotech sector, 267250.KS, 010950.KS, 078930.KS, 096770.KS, 035420.KS, 035720.KS, Stablecoin-related stocks, 009830.KS, Korean solar sector, HD Hyundai Energy Solutions.
20 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.
Speakers:
Lee Kwon-hee
· Tickers:
KOSPI,
005930.KS,
000660.KS,
373220.KS,
066570.KS,
042700.KS,
089030.KQ,
003160.KS,
006260.KS,
138040.KS,
055550.KS,
KOSDAQ Composite Index,
Korean semiconductor sector,
Korean secondary battery sector,
Korean shipbuilding/defense/nuclear sector,
Korean biotech sector,
267250.KS,
010950.KS,
078930.KS,
096770.KS,
035420.KS,
035720.KS,
Stablecoin-related stocks,
009830.KS,
Korean solar sector,
HD Hyundai Energy Solutions
