iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) — Technical state

As of 2026-10-12 — re-computed nightly across the coverage universe. Closelooknet diary readings, not advice.

Pullback inside an uptrend stack

Trades -5.3% vs the 50-day and +7% vs the 200-day average, 23% below the 52-week high and +115.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes.

Ranked #2 on today’s Directional Flow — country flow list (scan of 2026-10-12).

The moving-average stack

vs 20-day-7.3%
vs 50-day-5.3%
vs 200-day+7%
52-week band23% off the high · +115.7% off the low
Streak1 consecutive down session
50-day crossprice crossed down through the 50-day 2 sessions ago
Stochastic%K 1.2 · %D 21.4

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-12

Quick answers

What is the current Closelooknet signal on EWY?

Pullback inside an uptrend stack — Trades -5.3% vs the 50-day and +7% vs the 200-day average, 23% below the 52-week high and +115.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-12; 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 2026-10-12, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF trades -5.3% below its 50-day and +7% above its 200-day average, with the 20-day -7.3% away.

How far is EWY from its 52-week high?

23% below the 52-week high and 115.7% above the 52-week low, as of 2026-10-12.

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Long reads

Korea, Taiwan, Japan — Three Markets Are Carrying the WorldWeekly Signal · 16 Aug 2026

101 and glossary

Korea ETFs — Franklin or MSCI? The Cheap Fund Lost the Chip Year101Two US-listed funds cover South Korea: EWY at 0.59% a year and FLKR at 0.09%.

Dailies

Korea — Kospi −5.5% breaks its 18-month uptrend; SK Hynix and Samsung about −8% on a China memory scareMorning 10 · 13 Oct 2026In 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%Morning 10 · 12 Oct 2026
Portfolios — No Trades as Chips Fell 5%Daily Pulse · 10 Oct 2026Global 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 NasdaqMorning 10 · 7 Oct 2026
Nasdaq — record close at 27,477 while the chip funds sit 5–15% below their June peaksMorning 10 · 6 Oct 2026
Jobs day — futures +0.3% before payrolls; Nike −8.7% after hours, Accenture holds +15.8%Morning 10 · 2 Oct 2026
Markets — Nasdaq +1.5% before the open even as TLT breaks 78; Tokyo +3.3% on Micron's record quarterMorning 10 · 1 Oct 2026
Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slipMorning 10 · 28 Sept 2026The 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.