Daily Korea Market Report · as of 2026-08-20 close
The KOSPI closed at 6,852.58, up 5.89% on the day. It remains -24.8% 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
6,852.58
+5.89% · -24.8% vs peak
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Volatility (20d realized)
96.0
Panic ≥40
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USD/KRW
1,413.6
-0.08% · 1M -4.2%
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Regime
INFLATION
🔴 Entries blocked
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📝 Market Wrap
■ Market Overview & Leaders
KOSPI rocketed 5.89% to 6,852.58, its sharpest snapback in recent memory, fueled by an SK Hynix buyback and softer US yields per headlines. KOSDAQ added 2.00% to 840.98. Regional peers played along modestly — Nikkei +1.36%, TAIEX +0.48%, S&P 500 +0.21% — while USD/KRW held steady at 1,413.58 (-0.08%). Chipmakers led the charge: SK Hynix +12.7%, Samsung Electronics +9.5%, alongside KCC +8.5%, Korea Zinc +8.1% and Samsung C&T +7.8%. Financials lagged, with S-Oil -5.9%, Woori Financial -5.8%, KB -3.8%, Shinhan -3.7% and Hana -3.2%.
■ Flows & Breadth
Large-cap breadth showed 23 advancers versus 15 decliners out of 40 — a modest 58% positive tilt that sits well below the near-6% index surge. This gap underscores heavy index concentration in semiconductor heavyweights, a dynamic global investors should watch closely. Notably, this rally follows a prior session that saw a 5% slide and trading halt, per headlines, with rookie retail investors reportedly nursing losses in the AI-stock frenzy.
■ Takeaway
With the system risk gate still blocking trades amid a high-volatility regime, the index’s chip-driven surge looks prone to reversal if breadth doesn’t broaden. Financial-sector weakness and retail fatigue warrant caution. 📈
📊 Market Snapshot
| Index | Close | 1D | 5D | 1M | vs Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSPI | 6,852.58 | +5.89% | +4.2% | +1.6% | -24.8% |
| KOSDAQ | 840.98 | +2.00% | -2.1% | +11.6% | -31.4% |
| S&P 500 | 7,707.98 | +0.21% | -0.5% | +2.6% | -1.2% |
| USD/KRW | 1,413.6 | -0.08% | +0.1% | -4.2% | -9.1% |
| Nikkei 225 | 66,217 | +1.36% | -3.1% | -0.0% | -8.5% |
| Taiwan TAIEX | 44,934 | +0.48% | -2.4% | +0.2% | -5.9% |
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🏷️ Large-Cap Movers (Today)
| Gainers | Chg | Losers | Chg |
|---|---|---|---|
| SK하이닉스 | +12.7% | S-Oil | -5.9% |
| 삼성전자 | +9.5% | 우리금융지주 | -5.8% |
| KCC | +8.5% | KB금융 | -3.8% |
| 고려아연 | +8.1% | 신한지주 | -3.7% |
| 삼성물산 | +7.8% | 하나금융지주 | -3.2% |
Large-cap breadth: 23 up · 15 down (of 40)
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🔄 Sector Rotation
| Sector | 1M | 3M | Score | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 부동산/리츠 | +57.0% | +158.5% | 120.9 | — |
| 반도체/IT | +7.2% | -18.1% | 6.8 | Growth |
| 유틸리티 | +1.8% | -24.7% | 3.6 | Defensive |
| 통신/인터넷 | +9.9% | -0.9% | 0.4 | Growth |
| 에너지 | +7.8% | +1.3% | 0.2 | Defensive |
| 금융 | +7.4% | -3.7% | -1.6 | Defensive |
| 화학/소재 | +10.0% | -7.9% | -1.9 | Growth |
| 방산/산업재 | +6.5% | -6.7% | -2.6 | — |
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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% | 65% | 0% | 0% |
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📰 Headlines (English coverage of Korea)
- Kospi snaps back on SK Hynix buyback, lower US yields — KED Global
- Asian shares gain, with South Korea’s Kospi up 6%, after the US Treasury expands its debt buybacks — WKMG
- Asian shares gain, with South Korea’s Kospi up 6%, after the US Treasury expands its debt buybacks — Bozeman Daily Chronicle
- Asian shares gain, with South Korea’s Kospi up 6%, after the US Treasury expands its debt buybacks — Oskaloosa Herald
- Asian shares gain, with South Korea’s Kospi up 6%, after the US Treasury expands its debt buybacks — Ottumwa Courier
- South Korea’s KOSPI briefly halts trade after 5% slide as SK Hynix, Samsung tumble — Investing.com
- South Korea’s rookie investors lose small fortunes amid AI stocks frenzy — Al Jazeera
- Shares fall in Asia, with Kospi down 5.7%, while oil prices jump — ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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 | 0.85 | — | ▼ |
| Dollar Index (DXY) | 118.90 | -1.5% | — |
| Gold | 4,551 | +9.8% | — |
| WTI Crude | 86.50 | +6.9% | — |
| Bitcoin | 69,833 | +9.3% | — |
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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 +4.1% (threshold -8%) · 20-day realized vol 96.0 (threshold 40) — the system automatically resumes new entries once both metrics normalize.
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🎯 System Watchlist
Sectors in focus: 금융 12 names · 반도체/IT 5 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 |
| 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 |
| 대웅제약 | KR | 바이오/헬스 | Squeeze | 90 | +20.0% | -10.0% | Watching |
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🩺 System Health Check
- Risk gate: 🔴 Blocking new entries
- [KR Crash Gate] 실현변동성 20일 96.0 ≥ 40 — 패닉 국면, 신규 진입 차단
- Circuit breaker: 🟢 Normal
- Entry attempts blocked by the gate today: 11
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🤖 System Trading Status
No positions closed today.
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Published 2026-08-20 15:51 KST
For information only — not investment advice or a solicitation. All investment decisions are your own responsibility.
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