Daily BriefsSouth Korea

Daily Brief South Korea: KOSDAQ 150 Index, WYSIWYG Studios and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Korea Short Sell Ban: Not a Lot Covered on Monday; Shorts Holding On?
  • Momentum Trading Opportunities Among Top 50 Stocks in KOSDAQ With Highest Short Interest Ratios


Korea Short Sell Ban: Not a Lot Covered on Monday; Shorts Holding On?

By Brian Freitas

  • Following the short sell ban announced on the weekend, the KOSPI 200 and KOSDAQ 150 opened higher on Monday and rallied through the day.
  • A lot of the intraday gains on Monday have been given up over the next two trading days. Surprisingly, KRX data indicates that not a lot of shorts have covered.
  • Foreigners have been net cash buyers since Monday (could indicate covering of offshore borrow) while retail were big sellers on Monday.

Momentum Trading Opportunities Among Top 50 Stocks in KOSDAQ With Highest Short Interest Ratios

By Douglas Kim

  • In this insight, we discuss near-term momentum trading opportunities among the top 50 stocks in KOSDAQ with highest short interest ratios.
  • We have identified 10 companies in KOSDAQ that have high short interest ratios, among the worst performing stocks YTD, but with strongest share price performance in the past three days.
  • These 10 stocks are up on average 10% in the past three trading days, outperforming KOSDAQ which is up 3.7% in the same period.

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