To The Moon

After suffering a historic selloff, South Korean equities quickly rebounded. On March 5, the KOSPI briefly touched 5,700 intraday before closing at 5,583.9, gaining about 9.6% for the day, the largest increase since 2008. Just one day earlier, the index had plunged more than 12%, marking the biggest single-day drop in its history. From the ETF performance perspective, Korea-related ETFs generally moved higher alongside the market rebound. $韩国ETF-iShares MSCI(EWY)$ rose 1.53% on the day, $Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF(FLKR)$ gained 1.05%, and $Matthews Korea Active ETF(MKOR)$ increased 1.45%, while the triple-leveraged Korea ETF

South Korean markets faced a brutal reality check today. Massive volatility swept the board as geopolitical fears clashed with tech sector profit-taking, forcing exchanges to pull the plug. 1. The Market Wipeout📉 After an initial 8% dive, the exchange triggered market-wide circuit breakers. Trading was forcefully halted for 20 minutes to calm the panic. $KBW Regional Banking Index(KRX)$ : Plunged over 12% intraday. As of 9:38 AM local time, it fell 5.28% (-306.09 points) to 5485.82. KOSDAQ (KQ11): The "Korean Nasdaq" also snapped. It dropped 5.23% (-59.45 points) to 1078.25. 2. the Heavyweight Sell-off 📉⚠️ The selloff was heavily concentrated in three major heavyweights: $Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.(SSNLF)$

After suffering a historic selloff, South Korean equities quickly rebounded. On March 5, the KOSPI briefly touched 5,700 intraday before closing at 5,583.9, gaining about 9.6% for the day, the largest increase since 2008. Just one day earlier, the index had plunged more than 12%, marking the biggest single-day drop in its history. From the ETF performance perspective, Korea-related ETFs generally moved higher alongside the market rebound. $韩国ETF-iShares MSCI(EWY)$ rose 1.53% on the day, $Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF(FLKR)$ gained 1.05%, and $Matthews Korea Active ETF(MKOR)$ increased 1.45%, while the triple-leveraged Korea ETF

South Korean markets faced a brutal reality check today. Massive volatility swept the board as geopolitical fears clashed with tech sector profit-taking, forcing exchanges to pull the plug. 1. The Market Wipeout📉 After an initial 8% dive, the exchange triggered market-wide circuit breakers. Trading was forcefully halted for 20 minutes to calm the panic. $KBW Regional Banking Index(KRX)$ : Plunged over 12% intraday. As of 9:38 AM local time, it fell 5.28% (-306.09 points) to 5485.82. KOSDAQ (KQ11): The "Korean Nasdaq" also snapped. It dropped 5.23% (-59.45 points) to 1078.25. 2. the Heavyweight Sell-off 📉⚠️ The selloff was heavily concentrated in three major heavyweights: $Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.(SSNLF)$