The Promised Two O'Clock, Goldman Sachs' Prophecy Lingers... Domestic Stock Market Plunges Before Close, Will Challenge 7,000 pts Again Tomorrow!

[September 8th, 2:00 PM Broadcast Full View] The Promised Two O'Clock, Goldman Sachs' Prophecy Lingers... Domestic Stock Market Plunges Before Close, Will Challenge 7,000 pts Again Tomorrow!
Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 08, 2026 at 11:06  |  4:43:01  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Kim Jang-yeol — Reporter, The Bell
Lee Kwon-hee — CEO, Economist
Kim Hyojin — PhD, Shinyoung Securities
Hwang Yoo-hyun — Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities
Lee Ji-won — CEO, Aurora Investment Advisory

Summary

The video covers a volatile Korean market session in which early gains led by semiconductors and nuclear power reversed after reports of a Yemen/Saudi energy-facility attack. Guests discuss whether the drop was a short-term geopolitical overreaction or a derivatives-expiration supply problem, and they largely remain bullish on Korean memory leaders and nuclear value-chain names. Later segments focus on FX, US bond yields, Fed rate-hike odds, rotation into secondary batteries and power infrastructure, and foreign accumulation in KOSPI large caps.

  • KOSPI opened strong and briefly lifted toward 7,170 before reversing below 7,000 close after a Saudi energy facility attack.
  • Kim Jang-yeol and Lee Kwon-hee see the afternoon selloff as mostly geopolitical overreaction and favor buying semiconductor and nuclear names on pullbacks.
  • Speakers emphasize tight memory supply, Apple-Kioxia NAND LTA reports, SK hynix discount to Micron, and Korean semiconductor equipment flows.
  • Nuclear power is repeatedly called a leading market theme due to US investment and AI power demand.
  • Kim Hyo-jin explains won appreciation toward 1,290 fair value and sticky US 10-year yields near a Taylor-rule fair value of 5%.
  • Hwang Yoo-hyun warns about derivatives expiration but says Hynix technical recovery has room and nuclear and secondary batteries offer rotation opportunities.
  • Lee Ji-won argues foreign accumulation in Samsung and Hynix is a longer-term tailwind and that the market's refusal to fall on bad news is bullish.
  • Key risks discussed include yen strength hitting Korean exports, KOSDAQ small-cap equipment FX sensitivity, and leveraged ETF positioning.
Ideas
Kim Jang-yeol Reporter, The Bell 18:02
Memory supply tight; buy on pullbacks.
Lee Kwon-hee argues Korea is effectively being asked by the US to build and operate nuclear plants because US developers cannot do it economically; within eight reactors, renewed talk that APR1400 technology could be used is a major catalyst for KEPCO Engineering & Construction, while Doosan Enerbility and Hyundai E&C are exposed regardless of reactor type. He sees nuclear value-chain names as buyable on any pullback because the catalyst remains ahead.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 26:24
SM benefits from yen strength and institutional buying.
The upcoming KRX semiconductor sector index rebalancing will reduce Samsung Electronics and SK hynix ETF weight and redirect roughly KRW 1tn into other semiconductor names such as Hanmi Semiconductor and Jusung Engineering; this flow is a short-term catalyst for Korean semiconductor equipment and materials names.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 27:39
Won strength hurts Korean cosmetics exporters.
Korean cosmetics/beauty exporters are pressured by the rapid appreciation of the won because their sales are dollar-based; the sector fell even before the Lilly-related headlines, and won-sensitive names such as Kolmar Korea, Hugel, Classys and Medytox dropped.
Lee Kwon-hee CEO, Economist 42:32
Arm platform excludes Korean robotics.
Arm's Physical AI standardization platform is negative for Korean robotics because the participating companies are mostly US names and there is almost no listed Korean exposure; Korean robotics expectations had already been lifted by humanoid robot hype, so the lack of inclusion is a negative catalyst.
Kim Hyojin PhD, Shinyoung Securities 92:56
USD/KRW fair value near 1,290.
The won's recent appreciation is normalization from an abnormal deviation; based on the dollar index and structural current-account surpluses, fair value is around 1,290 won, but from 1,340 the remaining move looks small, so Kim Hyo-jin expects consolidation between roughly 1,300-1,400 rather than another large one-way move.
Kim Hyojin PhD, Shinyoung Securities 99:07
Treasury yields stay sticky near five percent.
US 10-year Treasury yields are no longer being dragged down by lower oil or lower rate-hike odds; the market is following a Taylor-rule-like fair value near 5.1%, so yields are likely to stay sticky and may approach 5% rather than decline quickly, keeping bond and equity risk tension elevated.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 180:07
Reduce large-cap exposure near derivatives expiration.
For this week only, derivatives expiration and foreign futures positioning create unusually high volatility; Hwang Yoo-hyun reduced large-cap exposure into strength and warns against chasing sharp rallies in large caps, expecting short-term range-bound or selling pressure until Thursday's simultaneous expiration.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 220:46
Accumulate power and electrical infrastructure on dips.
AI/data-center infrastructure demand keeps power and electrical wire names relevant; today they were pressed down, so Hwang Yoo-hyun favors accumulating Korean power and electrical infrastructure on pullbacks for the next upswing.
Hwang Yoo-hyun Private Banker Team Lead, NH Investment & Securities 223:41
Secondary batteries attractive short-term rotation.
Within the current rotation, secondary battery stocks look most attractive short-term after cosmetics and other crowded sectors have been hit; Hwang Yoo-hyun expects beaten-down secondary battery themes to rebound and says they should be bought on weakness for rotation trades.
Lee Ji-won CEO, Aurora Investment Advisory 256:45
Market refuses bad news, likely rises.
Despite bad macro news such as high oil, high bond yields and yen strength, the market has repeatedly refused to fall; when a market cannot fall on bearish catalysts, it usually resolves upward, so Lee Ji-won expects KOSPI to move higher rather than break down.
Lee Ji-won CEO, Aurora Investment Advisory 269:41
Avoid small semiconductor equipment on FX risk.
Large-cap exporters are FX-hedged, but KOSDAQ small/mid semiconductor materials and equipment companies are more vulnerable to rising raw material costs and won strength; like the first-half disappointment, the sector can suffer earnings shocks even when the semiconductor theme is strong, so caution is needed.
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This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published September 08, 2026, features Kim Jang-yeol, Lee Kwon-hee, Kim Hyojin, Hwang Yoo-hyun, Lee Ji-won discussing KS, KQ, Korean cosmetics/beauty exporters (Kolmar Korea, Hugel, Classys, Medytox), Korean robotics sector, USD/KRW, IEF, KOSPI large caps, Korean power/electrical infrastructure, Korean secondary battery sector, EWY, KOSDAQ semiconductor equipment/materials. 11 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Kim Jang-yeol, Lee Kwon-hee, Kim Hyojin, Hwang Yoo-hyun, Lee Ji-won  · Tickers: KS, KQ, Korean cosmetics/beauty exporters (Kolmar Korea, Hugel, Classys, Medytox), Korean robotics sector, USD/KRW, IEF, KOSPI large caps, Korean power/electrical infrastructure, Korean secondary battery sector, EWY, KOSDAQ semiconductor equipment/materials