Buying-side circuit breakers triggered one after another, inverse and leveraged ETF trading surges
In the KOSPI and KOSDAQ 2026-07-10and 2026-07-12, buying-side circuit breakers were triggered one after another. During this period, inverse and leveraged ETF trading surged, and Samsung Electronics 7 surged. Moves to list SK Hynix ADR leveraged ETFs and gains in nuclear power stocks were also confirmed.
Buying-side circuit breakers were triggered one after another in the KOSPI and KOSDAQ. These triggers are based on a system that temporarily restricts trading when certain stocks surge during the session.
2026-07-10On 7, buying-side circuit breakers were triggered in both the KOSPI and KOSDAQ, and on the same day Samsung Electronics surged. Around the same time, semiconductor-related stocks as a whole showed strength.
2026-07-12The report said trading concentration in ETFs continued, and trading in inverse and leveraged ETFs surged. It pointed out a trend in which trading by individual investors is relatively concentrated.
In the New York market, moves were observed to launch a leveraged ETF based on SK Hynix ADRs as the underlying asset. The report was conveyed as something that could be interpreted as an expansion of overseas-listed products.
As power demand issues related to semiconductor fab operations came into focus, nuclear-related stocks staged a rally. In the articles, 800a fab investment on the scale of trillions of won and the link to power supply and demand were mentioned.
Reports related to the brokerage sector also said that the upward trend in target price increases has stalled and that the outlook for the semiconductor sector is mixed.