Buying the dip, selling the rebound? Korean retail investors sell 5.1 trillion won in two days, missing out on the surge of Samsung and SK Hynix

Odaily reported that South Korea's stock market experienced a rapid rebound after a "Black Monday," but individual investors who had aggressively bought the dip in semiconductor leaders found themselves in a "buy the dip, sell the rebound" situation. According to data from the Korea Exchange, Korean retail investors collectively purchased approximately 3.89 trillion won worth of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. This included a net buy of 1.10 trillion won in Samsung Electronics and 2.79 trillion won in SK Hynix. On that day, the two companies' stocks plunged by 10.7% and 15.37%, respectively, with retail investors absorbing the shares sold by foreign and institutional investors. However, as semiconductor stocks rebounded, retail investors quickly turned into sellers. Over the two days of the 14th and 15th, individual investors sold a cumulative 1.45 trillion won in Samsung Electronics and 3.70 trillion won in SK Hynix, bringing the total net sell-off of the two stocks to 5.15 trillion won.

Data shows that the estimated average purchase price for Samsung Electronics by retail investors on the 13th was around 261,700 won, while the average selling price over the following two days was about 259,400 won. For SK Hynix, the average purchase price was approximately 1,938,500 won, and the average selling price was around 1,849,300 won. Calculated based on the positions bought on the 13th, retail investors suffered a total loss of about 138.2 billion won. Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics rose by approximately 9.8% cumulatively over the 14th and 15th, while SK Hynix gained about 12.8% over the same period. However, as a large portion of the dip-buying funds were sold off early in the rebound on the 14th, they failed to fully capitalize on the subsequent rally. (Etoday)