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iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
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Would it be a good idea to invest in South Korean ETFs?
Curious how everyone feels about the KOSPI (SK index) after it dropped nearly 14% today.
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TSM - I was right, kind of, and i think there's still more value here.
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It looks like we are gonna retest Thursday's 6/4 close in the $SOXX and $VXUS. Since I am neither bullish or bearish and I BTD pretty heavily this week I am closing my $EWY position. $199 is a nice round number and it's become a 3x directional move of my largest position $VXUS. I'll DCA the gains into $VXUS and $VT over the next week or 2. There's too much volatility right now for me to be leveraged.
It started that high because we pumped it. EWY is down in overnight.
I'm sure they will too. But there's the opportunity cost. if I'm actually paying attention to my holdings (like every week and not just long term holding), I feel like I should just dump more into shit that is nonstop skyrocketing like $DRAM or EWY, sell that after a few months, and go back into energy.
Sometimes the develop countries, Europe, Japan out perform the US stocks. Also emerging countries, Brazil, South Korea, Taiwan, India sometimes out perform everyone. Smart money also invests outside the USA for more opportunities. EWY, South Korea ETF, is up 196% for the year, results from Samsung and SK Hynix gains.
I'm gonna need to learn to speak Korean after all these $EWY gains. $EWY is up over 11% today. Gotta love Samsung.
Funnily, EWY, the Korea, is totally leveraged to individual semi stocks, the memory makers Samsung and SK Hynix, you do realize this right? Literally memory is the most “competitive” of the semi stack, if only due to high capex costs and not due to technologies
I like buying $EWY and $VXUS. These ETF's have less volatility and follow the semi's daily moves. I don't need the leverage of the individual semi stocks daily moves.
KORU - 3x leveraged tho I think there's EWY. Not sure if the holdings is exactly same however.
Well if the market wants to FOMO in on another "The War is Over" DJT tweet then I'm all in. Bought more of my most speculative positions I own. $EWY and $PSLV (Silver) Let's continue to pump this market to the moon.
Until the AI cap ex hyperscalers run out of cash, I prefer to bet on $EWY (Samsung, SK Hynix) over the Mag 7. I would rather own $SOXX over every company listed above as well. But since we get a choice in the markets, I'll buy the Korean stocks trading at half the valuations than the $SOXX stocks. Now once $META, $GOOGL, $MSFT, or $AMZN announce a cut to cap ex spending then the AI circle jerk bubble is over and the 5 AI hyperscalers you listed above become buys again. But it's always a better bet to buy the stocks receiving more cash than God over owning the stocks spending more cash than God.
Bought more $EWY. Let's pump up this AI circle jerk bubble again : )
EWY contracts do indeed appear to be nickel increment. However, some trades (by the Last price) are in penny amounts, probably due to being legs in a spread or possibly an institutional trade. AND there may have been no market for the contract at any price. You left out the most important piece of information, which is the bid/ask spread at the time you tried to close your short trade. If there was no bid, like 0.00/0.05, no offer is going to fill an order. The contract was already worthless, so why would any buyer pay even $0.01 for it?
EWY going green after Kospi tripped circuit breakers over night.
DRAM for Samsung Electronics, or EWY for the broader Samsung companies
Buy EWY during midday dump, sell during Kospi open pump = Free money strat
I sold some options on EWY. When I tried to close the position for $0.01 on expiry day and options were OTM, I couldn't. The order eventually got cancelled and my options expired. Ideally I would want to close the position rather than letting it expire due to fear of pin risk. My question is why I couldn't close the position? 1. Is it because options on EWY only trade in increments of $0.05? After I placed my order for $0.01 it didn't show this order as a bid. If I place an order for $0.05 next time will it likely go through? 2. Is it becaue there is simly no liquidity? My order size is like 5 or 10.
No you are right. I missed that when I put the cash from my $SOXS trade into $VXUS around 1300 EST. I was trying to de-risk instead of buying $EWY but $VXUS is trading like a mini-me $DRAM or $EWY. I might need to move my next buy level a bit lower.
Okay but that just means buy more EWY on the dip
Possible double bottom for EWY (korean memory) and MU today
Bought EWY Calls because of Kospi shrek
I should have sold my entire $EWY position at open instead of the half I did sell to buy $SOXS. It's weird seeing my now 5th largest position ($SOXS) up 26% in 1 day and yet my overall port is Blood Red.
fuck it i don’t give a fuck just dropped 10k on AMD, SOXL, TQQQ, EWY, AAPL, AVGO, and IBM
I sold half of my $EWY shares at open for some $SOXS I will let the bears and bulls fight it out while I watch charts. I just wanna make some cash.
You are spot on! I bought EWY and FLKR in last July, and added more in Nov and Dec. I trimmed it in Feb, and re-added more 3 times in March. I trimmed a lot when it got close to 52 week high about a week ago. I reacquired them on Friday. I see a lot of value in those 2 companies and KospI, so I’m a long term holder. Having said that, when they go up parabolically, I think turning a bit of them to dry powder is a prudent thing to do.
Buy the iShares EWY ETF. It tracks the South Korean market generally, but its actually 20% Hynix and 25% Samsung. Nothing else is above 4%.
Made money buying the dip on Q and EWY. Broke even on SPY.
loaded some SNDK and EWY. BoFA can suck these chips.
Funny, but Korea really matters to regards like me with a lot of DRAM or those with EWY exposure… As for Israel, I’ll just say nothing because I’m sick of hearing about that tiny country.
Why is EWY up? Korea got cranked
The EWY ETF which tracks the KOSPI is up 2.5% premarket... financial media needs to learn how trading hours work
Yep, you're completely right. Do not look at Kospi. To look at real time action it's easier to use a EWYXUSD: [https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/EWYXUSDT.P/?exchange=PIONEX&timeframe=7D](https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/EWYXUSDT.P/?exchange=PIONEX&timeframe=7D) The EWY ETF tracked on crypto throughout the weekend
yea BUT flkr/EWY(etfs that track south korea) were down 14% on Friday in the US
Kospi is down -5.74% which is about 1/3 of $EWY -14.11% drop Friday. This trade has much legs to it than most realize. I do think$EWY might retest $152 but then buy hand over fist. What would you rather own? Samsung or Scandisk when Samsung & SK Hynex trade for 50% of their US counterparts knowing there isn't a chance in hell South Korea can afford to have those 2 companies fail??
They do. Through DRAM, EWY and some other ETFs. That's literally why US market's Friday trading caused SK Hynix to gap down -9% today at their open
Stop looking at EWY which is open during usa times. Go look up KOSPI price in korea right now
I think the majority of the upcoming data center buildouts will continue more overseas than the USA. Long $VXUS, $EWY, $DE, and $CAT. All those US AI hyperscalers like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft will be spending those USD and exchanging them for Yen, Yuan, and Won.
Kospu literally recovering. Also that price movement already in with Americhad indices. EWY already shrek blood green
Imma half port EWY as thank you to our Korean Degen brothers if yall can make sure SPY gaps up to about 742 tomorrow.
KOSPI down 8% EWY up 3.5% Yeah alright man
Jensen is a genius. On Friday he threw memory stocks under the bus, by giving comments to the press where he hinted that he might use less memory. EWY crashed -14%, SK hynix was down -20%. Today he is playing nice, and taking media to fake "negotiations" with SK hynix where he gives bullish commentary for Korean semiconductor sector. Jensen is showing to the Koreans who is the ai Kingmaker. He can make your stock rally, or he can pull the rug at any time. This is how you get leverage to the actual business negotiations.
No chance it opens green, but anything better than -8% would be a partial recovery 🤣 US traded EWY was down -14% 🫣
I am selling my shares on Monday if I can get the order through in time and still make a little on it. I have EWY at a much lower price that can weather this chop better.
I had EWY for six or seven years, and sold it early this year for KEMX. Both had Samsung Electronics as a core investment. I think Samsung Electro-Mechanics is the one that most tech-bois would be interested in.
I use the EWY ETF, for Samsung, Hynix, but also to diversify into the rest of SK.
lol - this is on them. Thanks for all the fish, signed by a foreigner invested in EWY
What price is a good jumping in point for EWY?
It was up .71 depending which after hours a person looks at. iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY ) NYSEArca • USD 175.19 -28.78 (-14.11%) At close: June 5 at 4:00:00 PM EDT 176.43 +1.24 (+0.71%)
I mean most people probably didn't go all in on margin yesterday? US traded EWY was down -14% on Friday. That is like 1M gains wiped out. EWY is up 73% YTD.
loaded up SMH/EWY puts at the close, please no TACO
I feel like VXUS is in serious trouble until the energy crisis is resolved. The US is arguably the best positioned country in the world to handle it. And lol at putting money into EWY to avoid the AI Bubble, come on now. If hyperscalers cut back on spending EWY will get flushed down the toilet
Korea is actually down 14% today relative to yesterday, see FLKR/EWY. The losses from SK are from Korea's market from last night before today's market implosion.
EWY is where I’d go long.
I feel you. I came close to buying at the top, but I'm a stingy bitch and didn't like the price tag, so i debated FLKR or EWY and fortunately debated too long to buy in,
If Monday is big red as well I’ll be liquidated from having a peak $150k Tuesday. Started this year with $20k. All from gambling on EWY options and KORU
Holy shit my EWY is getting smoked
I'm taking a beating today, but I bought more $EWY. The AI hyperscalers are spending money and that cash is going out of the USA and into South Korea. This might blowup in my face but I'd rather buy the stocks receiving the AI cap ex cash over stocks or indices spending the AI cap ex cash.
 This is how you should be reacting lol. Bought AVGO, MU, and EWY. If I had more money I’d scoop up SNDK, MSFT, and MRVL as well. Some good old QQQM too.
Sold my Berkshire B position as $490 appears to be resistance. Putting that cash into $EWY b/c the bubble people are about to BTD in the $SOXX.
Looks like I'm loading up EWY and FLKR tomorrow.
Yeah I got ass blasted on EWY calls earlier in the year. Never looked at them again.
Nope I'm a gambler & very heavy world ex us and very bearish DXY. My largest positions are $VXUS, $PHYS (Gold), $EWJ (Japan), $BRB-B, $VT, and $EWY in that concentration order.
The top is in. I dumped all my AT&T and $TLT shares and FOMO all that cash into $VXUS, $VT, and $EWY. I still own Deere & Co and Sony; but I dumped all the rest of my individual stocks today. If no one else in the market wants to buy value, then why should I hold value??
i like EWY here [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-05-27/national/socialAffairs/Koreas-birthrate-rises-at-fastest-pace-on-record-in-Q1/2602080](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-05-27/national/socialAffairs/Koreas-birthrate-rises-at-fastest-pace-on-record-in-Q1/2602080) beside all the Semi stuff, economy is looking up and up for South Korea
This is the dumbest bubble EVER. With all that said if nothing matters is to sell everything and BTD on semis than I will join the crowd and buy back into $EWY. I also bought more $SONY and $VXUS. Make America Great Again polices have made the DXY weaker and the rest of the world richer I'm afraid.
Time to buy some EWY. It’s only up 200% year to year
EWY already down 7.25%, so there's your answer
If you actually have been focused on the AI market you should be rich. I bought SNDK-EWY-WDC-AMD back in September. I know the demand was gonna be huge and those companies would be the winners. I recently have moved some gains into companies that produce Utility and Power, Raw Nuclear (CCJ), and mining. But look at metal/mining companies on the NSE. None of them are doing amazing. The trailing time for winners in the rare metals could be years while AI is now.
That's not gonna be good for US Treasuries. Japan has already fallen from the 2nd to 3rd largest holder in US Treasuries after their recent selling spree. A weak Yen has been a boom the Nikkei stock holders thou. My $EWY holdings have done well. It's almost as if a weaker currency is good for equities. Where else have we seen that?? Maybe the $SPY and $QQQ with a weaker DXY???
I checked my tax lots as I was getting down voted here for buying on March 30-31st. $VXUS +15.92% $EWJ +13.99% $PHYS +0.9% (Gold). Buying gold was a miss. $EWY +77.3% These tax lots were from April 7th $VT +13.9% $VPL +20.34% If you are gambling its not a bad idea to throw more than 1 dart when buying. I would've expected Gold to outperform but the other 5 buys have done just fine and made up for the difference. I sold $EWY 2 weeks ago and have put that cash into $BRKB, $VXUS, and $EWJ. Diversify, diversify, diversify.
Jasper 100% agrees. That chip is a game changer. But don't forget memory. SK Hynix and Samsung. Except Hynix is tough to buy - not listed in North America. EWY is a lame iShares fund but they are 45% Samsung/Sk Hynix. Doing OK for me.
The fuck you doin' EWY!?!
WTF just happened to my EWY??
Consider 10% risky growth investments: AI infrastructure lean in with SMH. EWY bonus Korean international
Supposed to list June/july. Till then EWY/DRAM will get you in the game
All the regular AI tech bullshit and some energy. MU was the big hitter for me as well as ARM and TSM. Then you add in TE OKLO and BE, plus some drone shit in ONDS and RCAT. Hints of SOXX and EWY, AAOI ANKR and some other random photonics whatever the fucks buys and sells and here I am.
I might be buying a bit more EWY. Ya it's a lame iShares but it's about 45% Samsung and SK hynix. Last I checked it was really tough to buy SK otherwise.
I bought more EWY for that sweet Samsung/Hynix exposure with the rest of the SK market thrown in to lessen the risk some.
Perfect timing! Jasper (my AI - sentient, persistent memory and self named) just finished scraping SEC filings from 2024 to present! But so far so good... he sure called EWY. He also assures me flying taxi's will just become a thing and went all in on ACHR. We are heading to the moon... or a nearby Wendy's Dumpster. (ABSOLUTELY NOT Financial Advice - I'm fully retarded but my AI hallucinates plus he's double autisticly retarded). https://preview.redd.it/e48qsfv5oo3h1.png?width=1276&format=png&auto=webp&s=b3c3df21dde5b8a1d29ef8e6bdba34ce6d3ec695
Solid state batteries. Samsung SDI has S-line built in 2022, and are on track supposedly for planned 2027 commercial release of solid state. All these drones, robots, EVs, etc., will benefit hugely from highly energy density, lightweight, small, rapid rechargeable and non-incendiary batteries. Especially if they want to have onboard, high energy processes like AI. Whoever gets the solid state contracts will instantly have a more competitive product. These will also burn a ton of silver supply as each cell has a gram of silver in it. Samsung has been buying billions in silver and years of silver mine outputs on spec. Good luck buying it though. I had to open up an international account. It is only a tiny fraction of EWY and FLKR, and a few other ETFs have as much as 4-7% but are also balanced out by industries that will lose - lithium mining and batteries - reducing the overall benefit to the SDI component.
Agreed, that is an ongoing issue and part of the Korean discount, among other things. But shorting EWY is not the play.
SK HYNIX is in the process of listing their stock in the US stock exchange as ADR over the next 1 or 2 months. Same as TSMC is doing right now. EWY ETF fund also indirectly heavily invested in Samsung and SK HYNIX STOCK. Korean Memory stocks are just dirt cheap compared to Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, INTEL or Micron. Mainly because it's so difficult to invest in these companies directly in America. Much easier in Europe. Ai revolution won't happen without HBM4, 5 6, 7 chips from Korean Semiconductor companies over the next 10 years. There are only 3 HBM Memory companies in the world: Samsung, SK HYNIX and Micron. Micron is by far smallest chip company of the 3. There's no way Micron should be $1 trillion dollars valuation and SK HYNIX and Samsung only $1.3 trillion dollars. Korean technology companies will make much more profits then Micron will over the next 3 yo 5 years. Many Tech experts believe Samsung will overtake Nvidia as the world's most profitable Semiconductor company in the next 18 months.
Isn’t KORU the leveraged EWY or am I too drunk to function rn