Daily Korea Market Report · as of 2026-07-22 close
The KOSPI closed at 6,797.70, up 0.74% on the day. It remains -25.4% below its recent peak. Our system’s Korea crash gate is currently blocking new entries — a high-volatility regime. Overall regime call: RISK-OFF.
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KOSPI Close
6,797.70
+0.74% · -25.4% vs peak
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Volatility (20d realized)
78.8
Panic ≥40
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USD/KRW
1,478.8
+0.26% · 1M -3.9%
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Regime
RISK-OFF
🔴 Entries blocked
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📝 Market Wrap
■ Market Overview & Leaders
KOSPI rose 0.74% to 6,797.70, tracking Wall Street’s strength (S&P 500 +0.89%) and Taiwan’s TAIEX (+1.34%), while Nikkei 225 slipped 0.18%. KOSDAQ lagged, down 0.29% to 751.13. Large-cap leadership was broad, led by SK
📊 Market Snapshot
| Index | Close | 1D | 5D | 1M | vs Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI | 6,797.70 | +0.74% | -0.9% | -25.4% | -25.4% |
| KOSDAQ | 751.13 | -0.29% | -4.2% | -22.4% | -38.7% |
| S&P 500 | 7,509.20 | +0.89% | -0.5% | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| USD/KRW | 1,478.8 | +0.26% | -0.6% | -3.9% | -4.9% |
| Nikkei 225 | 66,116 | -0.18% | -2.4% | -8.6% | -8.6% |
| Taiwan TAIEX | 44,826 | +1.34% | -1.8% | -6.1% | -6.1% |
💡 Korea Market 101
KOSPI is Korea’s benchmark of large-cap stocks (think S&P 500 of Korea); KOSDAQ lists smaller, growth-oriented companies (closer to Nasdaq). ‘vs Peak’ shows how far the index sits below its recent high — a large negative number means a deep drawdown. USD/KRW matters enormously for foreign investors: if you invest in dollars, a rising USD/KRW (weaker won) eats into your returns even when stock prices hold, and sustained won weakness often coincides with foreign outflows from Korean equities.
🏷️ Large-Cap Movers (Today)
| Gainers | Chg | Losers | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK텔레콤 | +10.6% | 코웨이 | -1.8% |
| 현대모비스 | +7.0% | 대한항공 | -1.8% |
| LG전자 | +5.5% | 포스코인터내셔널 | -1.7% |
| 현대건설 | +5.1% | KT&G | -0.9% |
| 현대차 | +4.8% | 셀트리온 | -0.9% |
Large-cap breadth: 30 up · 9 down (of 40)
💡 Korea Market 101
Today’s biggest large-cap winners and losers. When stocks in the same industry move together, money is rotating into (or out of) that sector. Korea’s index is heavily concentrated in semiconductors — Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix alone can drive the whole market.
🔄 Sector Rotation
| Sector | 1M | 3M | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 화학/소재 | -6.6% | -4.7% | 8.6 | Growth |
| 소비재 | -2.1% | -11.1% | 2.6 | Growth |
| 금융 | -10.3% | -12.7% | -1.3 | Defensive |
| 반도체/IT | -19.0% | -18.3% | -2.1 | Growth |
| 방산/산업재 | -5.7% | -20.7% | -12.0 | — |
| 부동산/리츠 | -2.0% | -15.9% | -14.2 | — |
| 필수소비재 | -2.3% | -17.7% | -14.3 | Defensive |
| 통신/인터넷 | -7.9% | -31.5% | -15.5 | Growth |
💡 Korea Market 101
A ranking of where money is flowing across industries. A higher score means stronger recent price action. ‘Growth’ sectors (chips, IT) lead in good times; ‘Defensive’ sectors (telecom, staples) hold up in downturns. When defensives cluster at the top, the market has turned cautious.
📐 Market Breadth
(40 names)
| Above 200-DMA | Above 50-DMA | Up over 1M | 52-wk highs | 52-wk lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38% | 12% | 15% | 0% | 0% |
💡 Korea Market 101
What the index alone hides. ‘% above 200-DMA’ is the share of stocks in a long-term uptrend — below 50% means most stocks are in long-term decline even if the index isn’t. Comparing new 52-week highs vs lows reveals whether it’s truly a bull or bear tape underneath the headline number.
📰 Headlines (English coverage of Korea)
- Why South Korea’s stock market is driving wild Wall Street swings — Business Insider
- Kospi to 10,000: South Korean equities poised to rebound after brutal sell-off, says Citi — CNBC
- Why South Korea’s Stock Index Is More Volatile Than Bitcoin — Bloomberg.com
- KOSPI Falls Over 4% as Trading Resumes After Holiday, Deepening Bear Market — Yahoo Finance
- Korea’s leading fund managers urge calm as Kospi slides into bear market — KED Global
- Foreign buying steers KOSPI outlook in South Korea, Hana report says — Chosunbiz
- Wall Street drifts as AI stocks hold steadier after last week’s losses — AP News
- KRX activates buy-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp rise — Yonhap News Agency
💡 Korea Market 101
English-language coverage of the Korean market. Two Korea-specific terms worth knowing: a ‘circuit breaker’ halts all trading when the index moves too fast, and a ‘sidecar’ briefly suspends program trading — both are exchange safety mechanisms you’ll see mentioned on volatile days.
🌐 Macro Dashboard
| Indicator | Level | 1M | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 10Y yield | 0.74 | — | — |
| Dollar Index (DXY) | 120.53 | -0.3% | — |
| Gold | 4,123 | -1.4% | — |
| WTI Crude | 79.20 | +0.3% | — |
| Bitcoin | 65,887 | +9.8% | — |
💡 Korea Market 101
The bigger picture around equities. A rising US 10-year yield raises borrowing costs and pressures stocks. A stronger dollar (higher DXY) tends to pull foreign capital out of emerging markets like Korea. Gold is the fear gauge, oil proxies inflation, and Bitcoin reflects risk appetite.
🌡️ Regime & Risk Diagnosis
- Regime call: RISK-OFF — Risk-off — investors are sheltering from risk assets (realized vol 74, USD/KRW 1,479)
- Allocation guide: Defensive stance: reduced equity exposure, higher cash allocation
- Crash gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- 5-day index return -12.8% (threshold -8%) · 20-day realized vol 78.8 (threshold 40) — the system automatically resumes new entries once both metrics normalize.
💡 Korea Market 101
Think of the ‘regime’ as market weather. RISK-OFF means investors are sheltering in cash rather than risk assets. ‘Realized volatility’ is a thermometer for how wildly prices swing — under 20 is calm, above 40 is panic territory. The ‘crash gate’ is our system’s traffic light: when the Korean market falls too fast, it turns red and the system stops buying on its own, then reopens automatically when conditions settle. (Note: the regime diagnosis text is produced in Korean by the engine.)
🎯 System Watchlist
Sectors in focus: 필수소비재 1 names · 통신/인터넷 1 names · 화학/소재 1 names
| Name | Mkt | Sector | Style | Score | Target | Stop | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 오리온 | KR | 필수소비재 | Swing | 90 | +29.2% | -14.6% | Watching |
| LG유플러스 | KR | 통신/인터넷 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 롯데정밀화학 | KR | 화학/소재 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
💡 Korea Market 101
A scanner screens hundreds of Korean and US stocks daily and scores them on technical and fundamental criteria (max 100). ‘Target’ is the expected gain if the setup works; ‘Stop’ is the pre-committed maximum loss if it doesn’t — the system always defines the exit before entering. ‘Swing’ rides multi-day trends; ‘Squeeze’ waits for dormant stocks to break out. ‘Watching’ means signal registered but not bought; ‘Held’ means the system actually owns it. ⚠️ This is an algorithm’s candidate list, not investment advice. Korean stock names are shown in Korean.
🩺 System Health Check
- Risk gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- [KR Crash Gate] KOSPI 5일 -12.8% ≤ -8.0% — 지수 쇼크, 신규 진입 차단
- [KR Crash Gate] 실현변동성 20일 78.8 ≥ 40 — 패닉 국면, 신규 진입 차단
- Circuit breaker: 🟢 Normal
- Entry attempts blocked by the gate today: 199
💡 Korea Market 101
The system audits itself daily. The ‘risk gate’ is the traffic light that stops buying during crashes; the ‘circuit breaker’ is an automatic brake that pauses trading after consecutive losses. A high blocked count is good news — it means the safety systems held back purchases on a dangerous day.
🤖 System Trading Status
No positions closed today.
2 open positions — average unrealized P&L -4.91% (0 winning / 2 losing)
💡 Korea Market 101
‘Closed’ = sold; ‘open’ = still held. Unrealized P&L assumes selling right now — nothing is locked in until sold. ‘STOP’ means the pre-set safety line was hit and the system sold automatically; ‘ROTATION_EXIT’ means it swapped into a stronger candidate. The one rule this system lives by: cut losses early and automatically, let winners run.
Auto-generated report · 2026-07-22 15:50 KST
For information only — not investment advice or a solicitation. All investment decisions are your own responsibility.
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