KORU: Why Bearish South Korea Is The Play Into The Fall

I have a sell rating on Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF due to technical weakness and high volatility. KORU is closely tied to EWY, which is dominated by SK Hynix and Samsung, and faces bearish technical patterns and seasonally weak August–October trends. Despite EWY's low P/E and high EPS growth, cyclical risks in semiconductors and negative compounding in leveraged ETFs warrant caution.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 26, 2026

'I couldn't breathe': South Korea's frenzied stock trading exposes margin loan risks

Lee Seung-ho watched the nearly 300 million won ($202,515) stock trading fortune he built with ‌a 500% margin loan evaporate in just four weeks in May, but he plans to borrow again and return to the market the moment he has enough capital.

Reuters • Jul 20, 2026

South Korea Regulators Unveil Curbs on High-Risk ETFs

The Financial Services Commission said Thursday that it would suspend new listings of single-stock leveraged ETFs.

WSJ • Jul 16, 2026

Bank of Korea Raise Rates for First Time Since 2023

South Korea's central bank raised its base rate for the first time in three-and-a-half years, joining global peers in tightening monetary policy to counter inflationary pressures fueled by the U.S.-Iran conflict.

WSJ • Jul 16, 2026

Why the KORU 3X South Korea Bull ETF Is Surging as SK Hynix Rips on HBM4 News

The Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares (NYSEARCA:KORU) is Tuesday's standout ETF mover, rising roughly 15% intraday as Korean memory chipmakers stage a sharp rebound behind an SK Hynix HBM4 milestone with NVIDIA.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 14, 2026

South Korea forecasts 2026 economic growth at 5-year high on AI chip boom

South Korea pledged on Tuesday to swiftly advance artificial intelligence investments to bolster economic ‌performance, as it raised its 2026 growth forecast to a five-year high of 3.0% on the back of a global semiconductor boom.

Reuters • Jul 14, 2026

SK Hynix U.S. IPO Could Boost This ETF

Investors are just a few weeks removed from digesting the SpaceX (SPCX) initial public offering (IPO), but another big IPO is coming on Friday, July 10, in the form of South Korean memory semiconductor giant SK Hynix. To be clear, that chip stock already trades in its home country.

ETF Trends • Jul 9, 2026

South Korean shares slump 5.2% as AI valuation concerns trigger chip stock selloff

South Korean shares fell sharply for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, with heavy losses in semiconductor stocks and growing concerns over AI-related valuations dragging the benchmark index into bear market territory. The sharp decline followed an early rebound in the session.

Invezz • Jul 8, 2026

It was the world's hottest stock market. Now South Korea's stock-market index has entered bear-market territory

The cumulative impact of several different narratives – competition, sustainability, excessive leverage, international outflows- has sapped the Korean market of its upward mobility since clocking up a record high in June.

Market Watch • Jul 8, 2026

South Korea Inflation Accelerates to 30-Month High in June

Elevated inflation in the country is likely to strengthen the case for the central bank to tighten monetary policy at its rate-setting meeting later this month.

WSJ • Jul 2, 2026