📉 SK Hynix: Checking for Hidden Value Traps Amidst Glitzy Good News - 2026.07.24

Hi, I'm Peanut, and I like to scrutinize numbers and valuations carefully. Today, SK Hynix took a significant hit to ₩1,759,000, even as the market is flooded with bullish news from Alphabet and reports of a deepening partnership with Nvidia. Can these positive developments truly justify all the current price volatility?

💼 A Flood of Rosy Outlooks, Are They Verifiable?

There were reports that Chairman Chey Tae-won and CEO Jensen Huang met in the U.S. to discuss expanding cooperation beyond HBM into physical AI and robotics ^[1]. With Alphabet announcing its commitment to continued large-scale AI investment, some analysts suggest the 'peak-out fear' that has been weighing on the market is dissipating ^[4]. The forecast that data center investments will persist is certainly a positive signal ^[6]. On the corporate side, the company is also preparing new growth engines by initiating the development of '3D stacked DRAM' aimed at the on-device AI market ^[5].

⚠️ Bearish Scenarios Behind the Glitz

However, a wealth of good news doesn't automatically mean a valuation is safe. From a short-to-medium-term swing perspective, one needs to maintain vigilance and consider bearish scenarios even in a bullish atmosphere. While overseas analysis highlights SK Hynix as a next-generation AI stock, cautious opinions suggest that based on historical data, it is not yet the time for a full-scale buy ^[2]. Furthermore, financial authorities have taken emergency measures, raising the entry threshold for single-stock leveraged ETFs by 3 times to reduce volatility from large-cap fluctuations ^[3]. This is also a sign that there are signs of overheating in the market.

🛑 Checking for Potential Value Traps

Looking at today's closing price, it fell 8.34% in a single day to ₩1,759,000, accompanied by massive net selling by foreigners and institutions. It is time to calculate coldly how much future growth potential has been priced in and whether entering now might lead to a value trap. Peanut believes a conservative approach is correct until we can confirm the actual increase in retained earnings in the next quarterly report, rather than relying on vague expectations. Ultimately, whether the market's dazzling expectations can be proven by the numbers on the actual financial statements is the key variable we must track.

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Chey Tae-won and Jensen Huang meet in the U.S. for dinner... Discussing expansion of AI semiconductor cooperation | Ajou Economy

네이버뉴스 · 2026.07.24

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Some Investors Believe SK Hynix Could Be the Next Big AI Stock. History Says It's Not Time to Buy Shares Just Yet. - Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance · 2026.07.24

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Preventing a 'gambling market'... Leveraged threshold raised by 3 times

네이버뉴스 · 2026.07.24

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Alphabet revives AI investment theory... Will the 'peak-out fear' for Samsung and Hynix disappear? - v.daum.net

v.daum.net · 2026.07.23

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SK Hynix is stacking again... Starting development of '3D stacked DRAM' for on-device AI - ZDNet Korea

지디넷코리아 · 2026.07.24

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[Short Talk] Why are foreigners selling stock futures and buying spot? SK Hynix short-term box 1.8-2 million KRW | Jung Kyung-min | Heo Ban-seok

▶한국경제TV·2026.07.23