Ideas
Buy Samsung and Hynix on pullback.
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix remain the core AI/semiconductor plays with record earnings momentum. The recent pullback was driven by noise (Apple's Cheongshin Memory lobbying, OpenAI IPO delay) and quarter-end rebalancing, not by fundamental deterioration. Both stocks are now trading at attractive levels: Samsung Electronics near 32,000 won is cheap at ~0.7x book, and SK Hynix near 260,000 won still supports a target above 300,000 won. He advises buying in tranches on further weakness, viewing any dip as a opportunity to accumulate ahead of Q2 earnings in early July.
Oversold secondary batteries bottoming, buy leaders.
The secondary battery sector has been extremely oversold, down 30-35% from highs, and is showing a strong bottoming signal with today's sharp bounce on modest volume, indicating thin supply and exhausted sellers. US demand news (Tesla demand outlook, Korean market share near 90%) and LG Energy Solution's expected Q2 profit turnaround provide fundamental support. Leading stocks Samsung SDI and EcoPro have held key support levels, and the sector's high-beta names like POSCO Future M and LNF are also rebounding. He believes this marks the start of a meaningful recovery ahead of a real demand pickup in 2025.
Front-end equipment expensive, avoid or reduce.
Front-end semiconductor equipment stocks (PSK, WONIK IPS, EO Technics) have rallied significantly and are now expensive relative to their short-term earnings and order visibility. The recent megaproject investment announcements from Samsung and SK are long-term positives, but the stocks already priced in much of the cycle and today's disappointing price action on good news suggests fatigue. With valuations stretched and sector rotation underway, these names are unattractive for new money and vulnerable to profit-taking.
Watch securities sector for market top signal.
Historically, the securities sector (brokerages) tops out 1–6 months ahead of the broader market in strong bull cycles. The recent earnings-driven rally in AI/semiconductors has been powerful, but the securities index peaked in early May and has since weakened, which is a cautious signal. If the securities sector fails to resume its uptrend and break to new highs, it could be an early warning that the broader market's momentum is unsustainable. Investors should monitor this sector as a real-time risk indicator.
Korean biotech catching up to US, overweight.
Korean biotech/pharma names have massively underperformed despite US biotech (XBI/NBI) trading at all-time highs. This decoupling is historically unusual and likely to narrow. Catalysts include the KOSDAQ 30th anniversary event starting with biotech sessions, continued foreign buying in KOSDAQ, and US-China tensions redirecting CDMO/ADC/double-antibody orders to Korean firms. Key stocks like Alteogen, DND Pharmatech, Hanall Biopharma, and Olix are showing improving technical patterns with foreign and institutional inflows. He advises overweighting biotech within a broader KOSDAQ allocation.
KOSDAQ oversold, foreign buying, rotation rally.
The KOSDAQ index has been crushed, falling over 20% from recent highs while KOSPI large caps monopolized liquidity. Today's 8% surge on thin volume indicates the market was overly pessimistic and starved of sellers. Foreigners have been quietly accumulating KOSDAQ for two months, a reliable leading signal. With the rotation out of overowned semiconductor mega-caps beginning, KOSDAQ is poised for a sustained catch-up rally. He suggests using KOSDAQ ETFs for broad exposure if stock-picking is difficult.
Cosmetics earnings strong, buy APR Corp.
Cosmetics is one of the few sectors with clean, improving Q2 earnings visibility, driven by strong exports and Chinese demand recovery. He prefers pure-play growth names like APR Corp and Dalba over legacy large-caps like Amorepacific, which is still expensive despite the drawdown. The sector had been neglected and is now attracting rotation money, with low institutional positioning and room for earnings-driven re-rating.
Power equipment shortage, buy HD Hyundai Electric.
Global power equipment, especially transformers and switchgear, faces a severe supply shortage driven by data center buildout, renewable integration, and grid modernization. Lead times are stretched, pricing power is exceptional, and Korean manufacturers are taking share as Western peers are fully booked. HD Hyundai Electric is the preferred play due to its dominant position in ultra-high-voltage transformers, superior earnings growth trajectory, and still reasonable valuation relative to peers. The stock is 30% off its highs but earnings momentum supports a move back toward prior peaks.
Hyundai Motor undervalued, robotics catalyst, buy.
Hyundai Motor is fundamentally undervalued after a ~40% pullback from highs, with hybrid vehicle sales still solid and a nascent robotics opportunity via its Atlas humanoid robot. While full-scale robot revenue is years away, the company has the manufacturing scale to bring costs down rapidly and could command a significant share of the global industrial humanoid market. He sees a clear path to retest the previous high of 783,000 KRW by year-end, with limited downside given strong book value support near 500,000 KRW.
Shipbuilding order boom, prefer HD Hyundai Heavy.
Korean shipbuilders are seeing sustained foreign buying (8 consecutive sessions in HD Hyundai Heavy) amid strong LNG carrier and naval demand. While Hanwha Ocean faces uncertainty over a Canadian submarine contract, the sector broadly offers multi-year visibility. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is the safest pick with diverse naval and commercial exposure and less political risk. The sector's order backlogs stretch to 2027-2028, ensuring revenue and earnings growth.
This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published June 29, 2026,
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Speakers:
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Lee Kwon-hee,
Song Jaekyung,
Lee Jae-kyu,
Gil Geon-woo
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