Daily Korea Market Report · as of 2026-08-10 close
The KOSPI closed at 6,299.66, up 0.65% on the day. It remains -30.9% below its recent peak. Our system’s Korea crash gate is currently blocking new entries — a high-volatility regime. Overall regime call: INFLATION.
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KOSPI Close
6,299.66
+0.65% · -30.9% vs peak
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Volatility (20d realized)
102.1
Panic ≥40
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USD/KRW
1,418.2
-0.29% · 1M -5.8%
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Regime
INFLATION
🔴 Entries blocked
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📝 Market Wrap
■ Market Overview & Leaders
KOSPI edged up 0.65% to 6,299.66 while KOSDAQ exploded 6.97% to 854.47, outpacing regional peers Nikkei (+2.08%), TAIEX (+1.59%) and the S&P 500 (+0.62%). The won firmed slightly, USD/KRW at 1,418.18 (-0.29%). Battery and materials names drove large-cap gains — 고려아연 (+11.7%), 포스코퓨처엠 (+6.2%), 삼성SDI (+4.9%), 한화솔루션 (+4.0%), SK이노베이션 (+3.5%) — while financials broadly lagged: 우리금융지주 (-4.2%), 롯데케미칼 (-4.1%), SK텔레콤 (-3.6%), 신한지주 (-3.3%), 하나금융지주 (-3.2%).
■ Flows & Breadth
Large-cap breadth was dead even at 20 advancers versus 20 decliners out of 40 names, a stark divergence from the headline KOSPI gain — a sign the index rise is being carried by a narrow battery-materials rally rather than broad participation. The system’s risk gate remains blocked amid a high-volatility regime, and reports of retail investors rotating back toward Wall Street underscore lingering unease at home.
■ Takeaway
With breadth flat despite the index pop and volatility protections still engaged, this tape looks prone to sharp reversals if the AI/battery leadership theme stalls. Foreign investors should treat headline strength with caution given the underlying concentration. 📈
📊 Market Snapshot
| Index | Close | 1D | 5D | 1M | vs Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI | 6,299.66 | +0.65% | +0.7% | -13.6% | -30.9% |
| KOSDAQ | 854.47 | +6.97% | +15.9% | +7.6% | -30.3% |
| S&P 500 | 7,757.64 | +0.62% | +3.6% | +2.8% | +0.0% |
| USD/KRW | 1,418.2 | -0.29% | -1.2% | -5.8% | -8.8% |
| Nikkei 225 | 66,970 | +2.08% | +5.0% | -1.1% | -7.5% |
| Taiwan TAIEX | 44,929 | +1.59% | +3.6% | -0.9% | -5.9% |
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🏷️ Large-Cap Movers (Today)
| Gainers | Chg | Losers | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 고려아연 | +11.7% | 우리금융지주 | -4.2% |
| 포스코퓨처엠 | +6.2% | 롯데케미칼 | -4.1% |
| 삼성SDI | +4.9% | SK텔레콤 | -3.6% |
| 한화솔루션 | +4.0% | 신한지주 | -3.3% |
| SK이노베이션 | +3.5% | 하나금융지주 | -3.2% |
Large-cap breadth: 20 up · 20 down (of 40)
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🔄 Sector Rotation
| Sector | 1M | 3M | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 부동산/리츠 | +83.9% | +82.3% | 91.4 | — |
| 반도체/IT | -2.0% | -29.6% | 2.4 | Growth |
| 에너지 | +7.0% | -8.5% | -0.0 | Defensive |
| 유틸리티 | -0.6% | -40.9% | -0.1 | Defensive |
| 소비재 | -1.5% | -12.5% | -0.3 | Growth |
| 통신/인터넷 | +5.1% | -8.2% | -2.2 | Growth |
| 금융 | +5.1% | -14.6% | -2.3 | Defensive |
| 필수소비재 | +7.0% | -5.0% | -2.7 | Defensive |
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📐 Market Breadth
(40 names)
| Above 200-DMA | Above 50-DMA | Up over 1M | 52-wk highs | 52-wk lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 45% | 70% | 0% | 0% |
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📰 Headlines (English coverage of Korea)
- Korean ‘ants’ swarm back to Wall Street as KOSPI rout dents homecoming drive — Reuters
- South Korea’s stock market crash: Why AI wasn’t the real story — The New Indian Express
- South Korea’s Stock Market Crash Is Now Officially Worse Than 1997 and 2008 — Yahoo Finance
- How A.I. Mania Turned This Stock Market Into a ‘Version of Squid Game’ — The New York Times
- South Korea’s ‘bipolar’ stock market: meltdowns, a record rally and what’s to come — CNBC
- South Korea’s stock market plunges as AI-driven boom fades — Al Jazeera
- South Korean stock market soars 18% as investors pile back into AI — Financial Times
- South Korea $2 trillion stock rout breaks records as SK Hynix results disappoint — Reuters
Headlines are credited to their publishers — click a headline to open the original article.
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🌐 Macro Dashboard
| Indicator | Level | 1M | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 10Y yield | 0.79 | — | — |
| Dollar Index (DXY) | 119.70 | -0.7% | — |
| Gold | 4,408 | +7.4% | — |
| WTI Crude | 82.00 | +3.5% | — |
| Bitcoin | 65,198 | +0.8% | — |
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🌡️ Regime & Risk Diagnosis
- Regime call: INFLATION — Inflationary — growth with rising price pressure
- Allocation guide: Tilt toward real assets and value
- Crash gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- 5-day index return -5.1% (threshold -8%) · 20-day realized vol 102.1 (threshold 40) — the system automatically resumes new entries once both metrics normalize.
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🎯 System Watchlist
Sectors in focus: 금융 9 names · 필수소비재 3 names · 반도체/IT 3 names · 화학/소재 1 names · 바이오/헬스 1 names
| Name | Mkt | Sector | Style | Score | Target | Stop | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 한화생명 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 코스맥스비티아이 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 동국홀딩스 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| LS | KR | 금융 | Swing | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 오리온 | KR | 필수소비재 | Swing | 90 | +29.2% | -14.6% | Watching |
| 롯데정밀화학 | KR | 화학/소재 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 삼성전자 | KR | 반도체/IT | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 현대지에프홀딩스 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 무학 | KR | 필수소비재 | Squeeze | 90 | +17.3% | -8.6% | Watching |
| DB손해보험 | KR | 금융 | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 코리아써키트 | KR | 반도체/IT | Swing | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 오뚜기 | KR | 필수소비재 | Swing | 80 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
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🩺 System Health Check
- Risk gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- [KR Crash Gate] 실현변동성 20일 102.1 ≥ 40 — 패닉 국면, 신규 진입 차단
- Circuit breaker: 🟢 Normal
- Entry attempts blocked by the gate today: 25
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🤖 System Trading Status
No positions closed today.
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Published 2026-08-10 15:51 KST
For information only — not investment advice or a solicitation. All investment decisions are your own responsibility.
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