Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, I highlight the recent pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos which could provide trading opportunities in 3Q 2026</li>
<li>I provide six holdco/opco pairs that have experienced noticeable divergence in the past three months and closing of their gaps could occur in the next several weeks.</li>
<li>Of the 38 pairs, three of them are near or more than 2 standard deviations (in terms of their changing share price movements in the past three months).</li>
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In this insight, I highlight the recent pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos which could provide trading opportunities in 3Q 2026
I provide six holdco/opco pairs that have experienced noticeable divergence in the past three months and closing of their gaps could occur in the next several weeks.
Of the 38 pairs, three of them are near or more than 2 standard deviations (in terms of their changing share price movements in the past three months).


Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 3Q 2026

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 1st. The aggregated short interest was USD18.4bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of May 1st. The aggregated short interest was USD18.4bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (April 30th): LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Jan 16th. The aggregated short interest was USD12.3bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Hyundai Motor, TaihanElecWire, KEPCO E&amp;C, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Jan 16th. The aggregated short interest was USD12.3bn.
We tabulate league tables for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Hyundai Motor, TaihanElecWire, KEPCO E&amp;C, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Electronics.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 16th): Hyundai Motor, TaihanElecWire, KEPCO E&C, Hanwha Ocean

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven), MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Pan-Asia Tactical Market Calls (Quant-Driven)

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Equity Derivatives

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 / Equity Derivatives

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 (KOSPI2 INDEX EQUITY)

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<li>South Korea is likely to be put on a watch list for development market status in the MSCI index in the near future, the country's financial regulator said Monday.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI 200 INDEX</a> at the moment shows a strange divergence between the price and the time model, based on our quantitative analysis: one "underbought", the other overbought.
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<li>Our interpretation: the trend has exhausted its time window to rally (overbought) and failed to reach any significative resistance targets (=weakness), hence we could see a sell-off, this week.
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South Korea is likely to be put on a watch list for development market status in the MSCI index in the near future, the country's financial regulator said Monday.
The KOSPI 200 INDEX at the moment shows a strange divergence between the price and the time model, based on our quantitative analysis: one "underbought", the other overbought.

Our interpretation: the trend has exhausted its time window to rally (overbought) and failed to reach any significative resistance targets (=weakness), hence we could see a sell-off, this week.



KOSPI 200 Short Term Tactical Outlook Amid Rumors of Korea Joining the MSCI DM Watchlist

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<li>S&amp;P500 is up 27.7% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 6.9% YTD. Global fund flow continues to pour into top quality US stocks such as Palantir, Tesla, and NVIDIA.</li>
<li>The top 20 best performing stocks in KOSPI 200 are up on average 106.8% YTD. However, the remaining 180 stocks in KOSPI 200 are down on average 9.2% YTD. </li>
<li>There is no large Palantir-like company that deals with AI/data analytics in Korea. However, large cap IT services and telcos in Korea are increasingly expanding their AI/data analytics related business.</li>
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S&amp;P500 is up 27.7% YTD, outperforming KOSPI which is down 6.9% YTD. Global fund flow continues to pour into top quality US stocks such as Palantir, Tesla, and NVIDIA.
The top 20 best performing stocks in KOSPI 200 are up on average 106.8% YTD. However, the remaining 180 stocks in KOSPI 200 are down on average 9.2% YTD. 
There is no large Palantir-like company that deals with AI/data analytics in Korea. However, large cap IT services and telcos in Korea are increasingly expanding their AI/data analytics related business.


A Comparison of KOSPI 200 and S&P 500 Companies Performances in 2024

South Korea

Hyosung Advanced Materials Corporation operates as an advanced materials production company. The Company manufactures and sells high-strength industrial yarns, fabric, steel wire materials, and other products. Hyosung Advanced Materials markets its products worldwide.

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Korean Holdcos Vs Opcos Gap Trading Opportunities in 3Q 2026

In this insight, I highlight the recent pricing gap divergences of the major Korean holdcos and opcos which could provide trading opportunities in...

Douglas Kim

KRX Short Interest Weekly (April 30th): LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in LS ELECTRIC, SK Hynix, LG Electronics, LEENO, DWEC.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Jan 16th): Hyundai Motor, TaihanElecWire, KEPCO E&C, Hanwha Ocean

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Hyundai Motor, TaihanElecWire, KEPCO E&C, Hanwha...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

KOSPI 200 Short Term Tactical Outlook Amid Rumors of Korea Joining the MSCI DM Watchlist

While South Korea may be added to MSCI’s watchlist for Developed Market status, our model's short-term tactical outlook for the KOSPI 200 suggests...

Nico Rosti

A Comparison of KOSPI 200 and S&P 500 Companies Performances in 2024

There is no large Palantir-like company that deals with AI/data analytics in Korea. However, large cap IT services and telcos in Korea are...

Douglas Kim

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