Daily Korea Market Report · as of 2026-08-18 close
The KOSPI closed at 6,869.80, down 1.55% on the day. It remains -24.6% 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
6,869.80
-1.55% · -24.6% vs peak
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Volatility (20d realized)
92.3
Panic ≥40
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USD/KRW
1,412.3
-0.22% · 1M -5.0%
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Regime
INFLATION
🔴 Entries blocked
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📝 Market Wrap
■ Market Overview & Leaders
KOSPI tumbled 1.55% to 6,869.80, slipping below the psychologically key 7,000 level, while KOSDAQ was hit harder, sliding 3.51% to 834.31. The selloff tracked broader regional weakness — Nikkei fell 1.82%, TAIEX dropped 1.10%, and even the S&P 500 eased 0.17% overnight. The won firmed slightly, with USD/KRW down 0.22% to 1,412.28. Large-cap leadership was notably narrow: HMM (+6.6%), S-Oil (+4.1%) and Samsung Life (+3.2%) bucked the trend, while tech-adjacent names bore the brunt — Samsung Electro-Mechanics (-7.6%), Samsung SDS (-6.2%) and LG (-6.1%) led decliners.
■ Flows & Breadth
Breadth confirmed the weak tape: only 11 of 40 large-caps advanced versus 27 decliners, reinforcing that the index-level damage was broad-based rather than isolated to a few heavyweights. Headlines note institutions and individuals both dumping shares as KOSPI broke below 7,000, consistent with today’s action. The system’s risk gate remains blocked amid a high-volatility regime — a signal that dispersion and swings are prone to intensify near-term.
■ Takeaway
With breadth deteriorating and volatility controls active, foreign investors should stay alert — this pullback looks broad, not just a single-sector wobble. 📉
📊 Market Snapshot
| Index | Close | 1D | 5D | 1M | vs Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI | 6,869.80 | -1.55% | +9.1% | +0.7% | -24.6% |
| KOSDAQ | 834.31 | -3.51% | -2.4% | +5.4% | -32.0% |
| S&P 500 | 7,785.76 | -0.17% | +0.4% | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| USD/KRW | 1,412.3 | -0.22% | -0.4% | -5.0% | -9.1% |
| Nikkei 225 | 67,461 | -1.82% | +2.8% | -1.9% | -6.8% |
| Taiwan TAIEX | 45,309 | -1.10% | +0.8% | +6.2% | -5.1% |
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🏷️ Large-Cap Movers (Today)
| Gainers | Chg | Losers | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMM | +6.6% | 삼성전기 | -7.6% |
| S-Oil | +4.1% | 삼성에스디에스 | -6.2% |
| 삼성생명 | +3.2% | LG | -6.1% |
| SK이노베이션 | +2.2% | 포스코퓨처엠 | -5.9% |
| 고려아연 | +1.9% | 삼성SDI | -5.4% |
Large-cap breadth: 11 up · 27 down (of 40)
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🔄 Sector Rotation
| Sector | 1M | 3M | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 부동산/리츠 | +83.6% | +143.1% | 123.4 | — |
| 반도체/IT | +12.2% | -20.3% | 9.9 | Growth |
| 유틸리티 | +9.0% | -28.0% | 5.1 | Defensive |
| 에너지 | +11.0% | +0.5% | 2.7 | Defensive |
| 통신/인터넷 | +12.2% | -4.6% | 0.5 | Growth |
| 방산/산업재 | +10.7% | -9.4% | -1.3 | — |
| 금융 | +7.8% | -7.7% | -1.8 | Defensive |
| 화학/소재 | +11.4% | -12.0% | -2.3 | Growth |
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📐 Market Breadth
(40 names)
| Above 200-DMA | Above 50-DMA | Up over 1M | 52-wk highs | 52-wk lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60% | 48% | 78% | 0% | 0% |
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📰 Headlines (English coverage of Korea)
- Institutions and individuals dump shares as KOSPI slips below 7000 in Korea – CHOSUNBIZ — Chosunbiz
- ‘I lost $14,000 in a month’: Investors hit by Korean stock market’s wild swings — BBC
- South Korea’s Kospi has staged a stunning comeback. How long will the bull market last? — CNBC
- Samsung, SK Hynix reignite Kospi rally as AI spending fears fade — KED Global
- How A.I. Mania Turned This Stock Market Into a ‘Version of Squid Game’ — The New York Times
- Korea’s Chip Giants Lift KOSPI To A One-Month High — Finimize
- KOSPI jumps 3% as Treasury yields spike: why Asia may be pricing the wrong risk — TradingView
- Korean ‘ants’ swarm back to Wall Street as KOSPI rout dents homecoming drive — 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 | 0.82 | — | ▼ |
| Dollar Index (DXY) | 118.90 | -1.5% | — |
| Gold | 4,453 | +11.0% | ▼ |
| WTI Crude | 84.80 | -1.5% | — |
| Bitcoin | 64,265 | +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 +8.0% (threshold -8%) · 20-day realized vol 92.3 (threshold 40) — the system automatically resumes new entries once both metrics normalize.
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🎯 System Watchlist
Sectors in focus: 금융 11 names · 반도체/IT 6 names · 필수소비재 3 names · 바이오/헬스 2 names · 화학/소재 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 |
| 스틱인베스트먼트 | KR | 금융 | Squeeze | 100 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
| 삼성전기 | KR | 반도체/IT | 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 |
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🩺 System Health Check
- Risk gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- [KR Crash Gate] 실현변동성 20일 92.3 ≥ 40 — 패닉 국면, 신규 진입 차단
- Circuit breaker: 🟢 Normal
- Entry attempts blocked by the gate today: 2
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🤖 System Trading Status
No positions closed today.
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Published 2026-08-18 15:51 KST
For information only — not investment advice or a solicitation. All investment decisions are your own responsibility.
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