iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) — Technical state
As of 2026-10-06 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.
Trades +4.9% vs the 50-day and +18.5% vs the 200-day average, 15.6% below the 52-week high and +136.4% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.
Ranked #2 on today’s Directional Flow — country flow list (scan of 2026-10-06).
The moving-average stack
- vs 20-day+0.7%
- vs 50-day+4.9%
- vs 200-day+18.5%
- 52-week band15.6% off the high · +136.4% off the low
- Streak2 consecutive down sessions
- 50-day crossprice crossed up through the 50-day 29 sessions ago
- Stochastic%K 55.3 · %D 83.3 · bear cross
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-06
Quick answers
What is the current Closelooknet signal on EWY?
Uptrend stack intact — Trades +4.9% vs the 50-day and +18.5% vs the 200-day average, 15.6% below the 52-week high and +136.4% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-06; 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 2026-10-06, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trades +4.9% above its 50-day and +18.5% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day +0.7% away.
How far is EWY from its 52-week high?
15.6% below the 52-week high and 136.4% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-06.
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Two US-listed funds cover South Korea: EWY at 0.59% a year and FLKR at 0.09%.
Dailies
- 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.
- Rates — the 10-year closes at 5.11% and the 5-year hits 5%; Tokyo reopens higher, chip-equipment makers lead
Taipei -0.28% with TSMC -1.0% to NT$2,475; Seoul closed for Chuseok today and Friday - the Korea fund EWY fell 3.62% in New York on Wednesday; Sydney -0.74%
- Yields — the 10-year is back above 5% on a hot PMI and a hawkish Fed; chips fall, software is bought
- Nasdaq — a record print at 27,272, chips extend, software sold from its highs; AMD joins the trillion club