[26.05.18 Morning Broadcast Full View] Tech Stock Rally Halted by Interest Rate and Oil Price Concerns! New York Stock Market 3 Major Indices Decline

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  May 18, 2026 at 03:21  |  6:08:21  |  3PRO TV (삼프로TV)
Speakers
Park Byeong-chang — Director, MP Partners
Lee Ji-eun — Representative of EasyStock
Park Myung-seok — Curator
Song Seon-jae — Analyst

Summary

The May 18 morning broadcast reviews the global market sell-off driven by rising interest rates, oil prices, and geopolitical tensions. Key speakers recommend buying leading semiconductor and auto stocks on dips, highlight defense sector opportunities, and note a rotation into software. A crypto segment discusses Bitcoin's decline and stablecoin regulation.

  • U.S. markets fell as 10-year yield approached 4.6% and oil neared $105.
  • Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rebounded sharply on positive labor negotiation news.
  • Park Byung-chang advises cutting weak positions and adding to leaders like Samsung, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor.
  • Lee Ji-eun highlights defense stocks Hanwha Aerospace and LIG Nex1 as attractive after pullbacks.
  • Park Myung-suk notes a rotation from AI hardware into software (IGV ETF).
  • Speakers expect Nvidia earnings to be a key catalyst this week.
  • Crypto segment attributes Bitcoin drop to rising bond yields and uncertainty over Strategy's debt moves.
  • The video includes detailed discussion on U.S.-Iran tensions and the impact on oil prices.
Trade Ideas
Storage sector may be bottoming.
Storage-related stocks like SanDisk (Western Digital) are showing hopeful signs after Kioxia's positive earnings and outlook, suggesting the storage segment may stabilize.
Software sector rotation is underway.
As AI hardware takes a breather, capital is rotating into software stocks. The IGV ETF (iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF) is showing a meaningful uptrend, indicating opportunity in the software sector.
Park Byeong-chang Director, MP Partners 126:38
Buy leading stocks on dips.
The market is correcting, but leading stocks like Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor have strong fundamentals and will rebound. Investors should use dips to add to these positions rather than selling them, and should instead cut weaker holdings to raise cash.
Lee Ji-eun Representative of EasyStock 215:58
Buy defense stocks on pullback.
Defense stocks like Hanwha Aerospace and LIG Nex1 are attractive after recent pullbacks due to structural global defense spending increases, cost competitiveness, and strong order backlogs. The sector offers long-term growth potential.
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This 3PRO TV (삼프로TV) video, published May 18, 2026, features Park Myung-seok, Park Byeong-chang, Lee Ji-eun discussing WDC, IGV, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, 005380.KS, 079550.KS, 012450.KS. 4 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Park Myung-seok, Park Byeong-chang, Lee Ji-eun  · Tickers: WDC, IGV, 005930.KS, 000660.KS, 005380.KS, 079550.KS, 012450.KS