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SK hynix: AI memory demand is strong, but the breakout still needs confirmation
SK hynix is in an interesting position right now.

The stock has just gone through a powerful recovery, gaining roughly 12.5% over the last five trading sessions, but price is now sitting directly underneath a resistance zone that has already rejected buyers multiple times.

The latest completed session closed at approximately 1,372.90 USDT equivalent, down 0.16% on the day. The intraday range was roughly 1,341.78–1,400.31 USDT equivalent, with about 4.38M shares traded.

For the seven-day view, SK hynix closed around 1,220.27 USDT equivalent on September 4. From there, it accelerated to the current level, giving the stock roughly +12.5% over the period.

The market-cap equivalent is approximately 1.00T USDT, based on the reported 1,353.6T KRW valuation and the same FX rate.

The recent price action tells the story better than the percentage gain.

SK hynix jumped about 8.26% on September 7, then pushed toward 1,400 USDT equivalent on September 8 and again on September 10. But despite repeatedly testing that area, buyers have not yet produced a clean daily breakout.

That makes 1,400 USDT the key level on my chart.

This isn't just a psychological number. The underlying KRX price reached ₩1.889M–₩1.890M on multiple sessions, so there is real evidence of supply appearing around this zone. A breakout through it would therefore mean more than simply crossing a round number.

The fundamental backdrop remains supportive.

The biggest driver is still AI memory demand and HBM. SK hynix has been positioning itself around the HBM supercycle, while the latest industry news points to a serious shortage of high-bandwidth memory. Chinese AI-chip companies have reportedly raised prices because HBM availability has become a bottleneck.

That is important for SK hynix because the company is directly exposed to this memory-demand cycle. Its own outlook has highlighted HBM3E and the transition toward HBM4 as major growth areas.

But I don't want to confuse strong fundamentals with an automatic long trade.

The broader semiconductor environment is still sensitive to rates, yields and risk appetite. U.S. markets have been under pressure as oil moved above $100 and Treasury yields climbed, while major technology names also weakened. That can create short-term profit-taking even when the long-term AI memory story remains intact.

The levels I care about

1,400 USDT is the main breakout zone.

A decisive move above this area followed by a successful retest would tell me that the previous sellers have been absorbed. That would be much stronger than simply seeing an intraday wick above resistance.

Below price, 1,342–1,355 USDT is the first important support area, corresponding to the latest session's low and nearby price structure.

If that zone holds during a pullback, the current bullish structure remains intact.

The next important support is around 1,315–1,320 USDT, followed by the much more important 1,220–1,250 USDT region. That lower zone represents the area from which the latest acceleration began, so losing it would seriously weaken the current trend.

Bullish scenario

I would not chase SK hynix directly underneath 1,400 USDT.

The cleaner setup is a confirmed breakout above 1,400, followed by a retest that holds approximately 1,390–1,405 USDT.

A confirmation entry around 1,400–1,410 USDT would make more sense to me than buying into resistance.

My upside map would be:

TP1: 1,450 USDT
TP2: 1,500 USDT
TP3: 1,575 USDT

The invalidation would be a failed breakout followed by a decisive move back below roughly 1,355–1,365 USDT.

Bearish scenario

The bearish setup is different.

I would first want to see 1,342 USDT break, followed by a failed attempt to reclaim that level.

That would suggest the latest rally is losing its immediate support.

The first downside area would be around 1,315–1,320 USDT.

If selling becomes stronger, 1,250 USDT becomes the next major area, with the deeper structural target around 1,220 USDT.

I would not short simply because SK hynix has already rallied 12%+. The better setup is support breakdown + failed reclaim.

Trading strategy

For me, this is currently a breakout-or-pullback trade, not a chase.

The aggressive setup is the confirmed 1,400 breakout.

The more conservative setup is waiting for a pullback into 1,342–1,355 USDT, then watching whether buyers defend that area.

If I were trading it, I would keep the risk per trade around 1–2% of total capital. Position size should come from the stop distance, not from how confident the setup feels. A wider stop means a smaller position.

One important limitation: I could not verify a reliable current open-interest, funding-rate or liquidation dataset for the underlying SK hynix KRX shares, so I am deliberately leaving derivatives positioning out rather than inventing numbers.

Final verdict

My current bias is neutral-to-bullish.

The fundamentals are strong, AI/HBM demand is providing a real catalyst, and the recent price structure shows buyers have taken control.

But the market still needs to prove one thing:

Can SK hynix turn 1,400 USDT from resistance into support?

A confirmed breakout and successful retest above 1,400 USDT would shift my bias clearly bullish.

A breakdown below 1,342 USDT, especially followed by a failed reclaim, would weaken the setup and put 1,315–1,320 USDT and then 1,250 USDT back into focus.

For now, I would rather let SK hynix confirm the breakout than chase the rally.

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