KOSPI's largest one-day gain in history; the unwind's anatomy gets numbers — captured 2026-07-31 EOW

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KOSPI's largest one-day gain in history; the unwind's anatomy gets numbers — captured 2026-07-31 EOW

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Sources: UPI — Seoul shares surge record 18 pct to reclaim 6,500; Korea JoongAng Daily — record 18 percent jump; AP via affiliates — Kospi jumps nearly 18% on chipmaking surge; SpotGamma — Anatomy of a Margin Call; US News/Reuters — portfolio sank 67% in July, letter shows; Seoul Economic Daily — why Nasdaq breathed easier; TipRanks — why BE rallied 7/30

Verification (2026-07-31)

  • KOSPI +17.91% Friday, the largest single-day gain in the index's HISTORY: VERIFIED, multi-source — AP (syndicated wide), UPI, Korea JoongAng Daily. Closed 6,595.45, +1,001.89 points, reclaiming 6,500. Previous record: +11.95% on Oct 30, 2008 (GFC). It followed a three-day slide of more than −17%. Samsung Electronics +28%, SK Hynix +30% (AP). Attributed drivers: the Citadel resolution plus Microsoft earnings easing AI-capex fear.
  • The fund's leverage now has a number: ~4x gross (Sp
9 events
DateTypeEvent
Jul 31 ArticleOne Seller: Anatomy of the AI Whiplash Jul 30 NewsSituational Awareness forced unwind — CNBC/FT, captured 2026-07-30 Jul 30 NewsThe buyer has a name: Citadel takes the Situational Awareness book — WSJ/Reuters, captured 2026-07-30 EOD Jul 30 ArticleThe Forced Seller Has a Name: Situational Awareness Dumps Its Entire Public Book Aug 26 ArticleThe AI Buildout Is Paying the Ecosystem, Not NVIDIA Aug 26 Market SignalThe AI Money Went Into the Ecosystem, Not Into Nvidia Aug 17 ScanMonster Scan Jul 13 Desk NoteVertical: Memory & Storage — read the −15% correctly Jul 13 redditr/stocks — SK Hynix tumbles 15% in Seoul AFTER a record Nasdaq ADR debut ($26.5B, 7x oversubscribed, ADR +13%)

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upi.comUPI — Seoul shares surge record 18 pct to reclaim 6,500
koreajoongangdaily.comKorea JoongAng Daily — record 18 percent jump
ksat.comAP via affiliates — Kospi jumps nearly 18% on chipmaking surge
spotgamma.comSpotGamma — Anatomy of a Margin Call
money.usnews.comUS News/Reuters — portfolio sank 67% in July, letter shows
en.sedaily.comSeoul Economic Daily — why Nasdaq breathed easier
tipranks.comTipRanks — why BE rallied 7/30