Breakout Stocks of Week 17 @ KSE

NASDAQ was up by impressive 6.84% last week (week 16) ending at 24,468.48 points points after ending the week prior at 22,902.89 points. Normally this would indicate a weaker week ahead of us. Our system has detected some possible breakout stocks for the following week and these should be on your watchlist. These are the stocks that are bouncing up with good increase in volume and are likely to do good in short term. One of these stocks are Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd. KSE:003470. This stock has had a buy signal since Apr 14, 2026 when the price was ₩4,930.00 and is so far up 1.01% to ₩4,980.00. Some other companies are on our watchlist to, among these are Daehan Flour Mills Co.,Ltd KSE:001130 Nexen Corporation KSE:005720 Hankook Shell Oil Co.,Ltd. KSE:002960 and LOTTE Himart Co.,Ltd. KSE:071840 which all got a breakout pattern emerging.

Date Company Price Week 17
Apr 17, 2026 Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd. ₩4,980.00 ₩5,190.00 4.22%
Apr 17, 2026 Daehan Flour Mills Co.,ltd ₩15,520.00 ₩15,650.00 0.84%
Apr 17, 2026 Nexen Corporation ₩6,800.00 ₩7,240.00 6.47%
Apr 17, 2026 Hankook Shell Oil Co.,ltd. ₩505,000.00 ₩492,500.00 -2.48%
Apr 17, 2026 Lotte Himart Co.,ltd. ₩8,110.00 ₩8,080.00 -0.370%

Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd.

KSE:003470 Strong Buy Candidate Score: 6.29
Strong Buy Candidate Score: 6.29 Apr 17, 2026

The Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd. stock price fell by -0.99% on the last day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026) from ₩5,030.00 to ₩4,980.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.03% from a day low at ₩4,950.00 to a day high of ₩5,100.00. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 10.54% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -251 thousand shares and in total, 296 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately ₩1.48 billion.

Yuanta Securities Korea Co., Ltd. holds several positive signals and is within a strong rising trend. As the old saying says, "Let the trend be your friend.'". We therefore consider it to be a good choice at these current levels and we are expecting further gains during the next 3 months.

Daehan Flour Mills Co.,Ltd

KSE:001130 Strong Buy Candidate Score: 5.94
Strong Buy Candidate Score: 5.94 Apr 17, 2026

The Daehan Flour Mills Co.,Ltd stock price gained 3.47% on the last trading day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026), rising from ₩15,000.00 to ₩15,520.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 3.60% from a day low at ₩15,020.00 to a day high of ₩15,560.00. The price has risen in 8 of the last 10 days and is up by 8.3% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -37 thousand shares and in total, 62 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately ₩962.24 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

Daehan Flour Mills Co.,Ltd holds several positive signals and is considered to be a good choice at current levels. We expect the stock to perform very well in the short term period.

Nexen Corporation

KSE:005720 Strong Buy Candidate Score: 5.24
Strong Buy Candidate Score: 5.24 Apr 17, 2026

The Nexen Corporation stock price gained 0.295% on the last trading day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026), rising from ₩6,780.00 to ₩6,800.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.63% from a day low at ₩6,740.00 to a day high of ₩6,850.00. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 6.08% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -28 thousand shares and in total, 30 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately ₩203.65 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

Nexen Corporation holds several positive signals and is within a weak rising trend. As the old saying says, "Let the trend be your friend.'". We therefore consider it to be a good choice at these current levels and we are expecting further gains during the next 3 months.

Hankook Shell Oil Co.,Ltd.

KSE:002960 Buy Candidate Score: 4.28
Buy Candidate Score: 4.28 Apr 17, 2026

The Hankook Shell Oil Co.,Ltd. stock price gained 1.00% on the last trading day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026), rising from ₩500,000.00 to ₩505,000.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.22% from a day low at ₩496,000.00 to a day high of ₩507,000.00. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 3.17% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -332 shares and in total, 2 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately ₩935.26 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for Hankook Shell Oil Co.,Ltd. stock to perform well in the short-term.

LOTTE Himart Co.,Ltd.

KSE:071840 Buy Candidate Score: 4.22
Buy Candidate Score: 4.22 Apr 17, 2026

The LOTTE Himart Co.,Ltd. stock price fell by -0.613% on the last day (Friday, 17th Apr 2026) from ₩8,160.00 to ₩8,110.00. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 1.49% from a day low at ₩8,080.00 to a day high of ₩8,200.00. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 5.46% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day along with the stock, which is actually a good sign as volume should follow the stock. On the last day, the trading volume fell by -19 thousand shares and in total, 13 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately ₩104.77 million.

Several short-term signals, along with a general good trend, are positive and we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for LOTTE Himart Co.,Ltd. stock to perform well in the short-term.

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