iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) — Technical state
As of 2026-10-15 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
Trades -12.8% vs the 50-day and -2.3% vs the 200-day average, 29.3% below the 52-week high and +89.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.
Ranked #2 on today’s Directional Flow — country flow list (scan of 2026-10-15).
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day-13.6%
- vs 50-day-12.8%
- vs 200-day-2.3%
- 52-week band29.3% off the high · +89.3% off the low
- Streak4 consecutive down sessions
- 50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 5 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 15.1 · %D 4.4 · bull cross
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-15
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on EWY?
Mixed moving-average stack — Trades -12.8% vs the 50-day and -2.3% vs the 200-day average, 29.3% below the 52-week high and +89.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-15; the signal board re-computes across the coverage universe nightly. A research diary reading, not advice.
Is EWY above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages?
As of 2026-10-15, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trades -12.8% below its 50-day and -2.3% below its 200-day average, with the 20-day -13.6% away.
How far is EWY from its 52-week high?
29.3% below the 52-week high and 89.3% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-15.
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Dailies
- Korea — Kospi −5.5% breaks its 18-month uptrend; SK Hynix and Samsung about −8% on a China memory scare
In New York on Monday the Korea fund EWY lost 4.0% to 170.11.
- Korea — Kospi −3.5% on its first day back as chipmakers catch up; SpaceX deal sinks T-Mobile 13%
- Portfolios — No Trades as Chips Fell 5%
Global ETFs logged nothing, which makes twelve weeks in a row without a trade; its Korea fund EWY fell 7.6 percent and its Latin America fund ILF rose 9.1 percent.
- Storage — Seagate −9.2%, Western Digital −6.9% on a record day for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq
- Nasdaq — record close at 27,477 while the chip funds sit 5–15% below their June peaks
- Jobs day — futures +0.3% before payrolls; Nike −8.7% after hours, Accenture holds +15.8%
- Markets — Nasdaq +1.5% before the open even as TLT breaks 78; Tokyo +3.3% on Micron's record quarter
- Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slip
The New York-listed Korea fund EWY had actually risen 2.55% on Friday while Seoul was shut, so this is not Seoul catching up with a fall it missed.