Nvidia Earnings Blowout — Can Semiconductor ETFs Launch a New Rally?
Early this morning, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ released its Q4 FY26 earnings report covering the three months ending January 25. Compared to analyst expectations, the fourth-quarter performance was impressive: Looking ahead to the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, NVIDIA expects revenue to reach approximately $78 billion, a massive 77% year-over-year increase that significantly surpasses analysts' projections of $72.8 billion. Despite the explosive earnings report, NVIDIA's stock remained largely unchanged in after-hours trading, edging up just 0.18%! Following this, semiconductor ETFs experienced minor corrections after hitting record highs overnight. The largest semiconductor ETF, $VanEck Semiconductor ETF(SMH)$ ,
Korean Stocks Hit Another all-time high, with South Korea ETFs Surging over 34% YTD!
Incredible! The South Korean market rallied sharply again today, with the KOSPI index jumping over 2.6% to fresh record highs! Its year-to-date gain has already exceeded 30%, making it the world's best-performing stock index: The chart below shows the KOSPI index trend since 1980: South Korea ETFs have performed even more impressively. $iShares MSCI South Korea ETF(EWY)$ has surged over 34% YTD, $Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF(FLKR)$ has gained over 33%, while the 3x leveraged South Korea ETF— $Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares(KORU)$ —has skyrocketed over 127%! Investors who bought South Korea ETFs have truly hit the jackpot! What's driving such feroc
Historic peak: South Korean stocks surge, Samsung jumps 11% in a single day!
Absolutely insane! Absolutely insane! Today, South Korea’s KOSPI Index exploded 6.84%, marking its largest single-day gain since late March 2020. Among them, Korea’s market heavyweight Samsung Electronics was nothing short of explosive, soaring 10.8% today, marking its largest single-day gain since late October 2008. What’s even more striking is that in just a few short years, the combined market capitalization of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix has surpassed that of $TENCENT(00700)$ and $BABA-W(09988)$ . The AI-driven wealth boom is truly eye-catching. Fueled by this surge, Korea-related ETFs have delivered eye-catching performance. $Direxion Daily MSCI South Kor
Last Friday, precious metals saw an epic meltdown — LME copper plunged 4%, gold crashed 9.5%, and silver collapsed 26.9%. Gold was down more than 12.6% intraday, marking its largest single-day drop in over 40 years, while silver plunged over 36% intraday, the biggest drop on record. The panic selling carried into today. Gold fell more than 8% intraday, sliding from its all-time high of $5,595 to below $4,500. Silver sank 14% intraday, tumbling from a record $121 to $73. LME copper dropped another 5%. Precious-metals ETFs were absolutely crushed. $ProShares Ultra Silver(AGQ)$ plunged 60% last Friday and fell another 16% overnight today. $MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN(GDXU)$ collapsed 39% last Fr
Last night, gold saw violent intraday swings, briefly surging to $5,595.4/oz, setting yet another all-time high. But sentiment flipped in an instant. Gold sold off sharply from the highs, plunging to an intraday low of $5,110.87, down more than 5.6%, marking the largest intraday drop since October 21 last year. Fortunately, the scare passed without disaster. Gold eventually closed only 0.69% lower, allowing investors to breathe a sigh of relief. Before the shock had fully faded, selling resumed today. Gold once again slumped more than 4.5% intraday, slicing through the $5,400, $5,300, and $5,200 psychological levels in quick succession, before bottoming out at $5,131.5. The rapid sell-off hammered gold miners. $Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining Co.,Ltd.(60
Historic milestone: South Korea’s stock market surpasses Germany
Yesterday, South Korea's stock market reached a total market capitalization of $3.25 trillion, surpassing Germany's $3.22 trillion to become the world's 10th largest stock market! From a year-to-date perspective, the KOSPI has surged more than 20%, making it the best-performing major equity index globally. In contrast, Germany’s DAX is up just 1.6% over the same period. South Korea's large-cap indices posted even stronger gains, with the KOSPI 100 index rising over 25% year-to-date and the KOSPI 50 index climbing more than 26%. Against this backdrop, Korean ETFs have shone brightly: $Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares(KORU)$ has delivered over 94% returns this year, $南方两倍做多海力士(07709)$ has sur
🔥South Korean stocks are surging — retail investors, what now?
South Korean equities have roared into 2026. The KOSPI is up more than 17% year-to-date, leading global markets and emerging as one of the standout performers worldwide. Korea-focused ETFs have done even better. The 3x leveraged $Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3x Shares(KORU)$ has surged over 65% so far this year, the largest Korea ETF $iShares MSCI South Korea ETF(EWY)$ is up 19%, and Hong Kong–listed 7709 $CSOP SK Hynix Daily (2x) Leveraged Product(07709)$ has climbed about 30%. A market dominated by three names Unlike the US or A-shares, Korea’s market is extremely concentrated. Total market cap is about US$3 trillion, but