POSCO HoldingsPOSCO홀딩스
005490 · KOSPI · ₩POSCOHLDGS · POSCO홀딩스
Technical gauge
After the close on Oct 28, 2026Short term
Bearish
2 bullish, 0 neutral, 7 bearish
Medium term
Bearish
0 bullish, 0 neutral, 8 bearish
What the indicators say
POSCO Holdings closed at 282,000 won, below its 5-day average of 277,800 won and well under its 20-day (298,075 won), 60-day (316,741.7 won), 120-day (347,208.3 won) and 200-day (352,397.5 won) averages, with the price trading 94.6% of its 20-day average and the stock sitting below the Ichimoku cloud. Short-term and medium-term gauges both read bearish (7 bear vs 2 bull and 8 bear vs 0 bull), the RSI14 is 40.2, the stochastic %K is 15 and MACD (-10,798.5) is below its signal line (-8,636.9), while ADX of 22.4 with minus DI (30.7) above plus DI (18.7) points to a weak but downward-leaning trend. Recent events show the price breaking below the 275,000 won support on several days in October 2026, and the nearest resistance is cited at 317,500 won, with volume running at 0.6 times its 20-day average and OBV trending down.
Written by AI from the indicator values above. Not advice.
Technical indicators describe past price and volume patterns. They are not predictions or recommendations.
Squeeze! setup
1D timeframeNo squeeze setup on this stock right now.
Chart
2026-10-28O 279,500H 285,000L 277,500C 282,000
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Indicators
- Moving averagesPrice above 1 of 5 averages5d ₩277,800 · 20d ₩298,075 · 60d ₩316,742 · 120d ₩347,208 · 200d ₩352,398Price above its averages is commonly read as an uptrend, below as a downtrend; the 200-day line is widely watched for the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)Downward momentum40.2Measures the speed of recent gains vs losses. Above 70 is often called overbought, below 30 oversold; extremes can last in strong trends.
- MACD (12, 26, 9)Below its signal line-10,799 · signal -8,637 · histogram -2,162The gap between 12- and 26-day exponential averages. Crossing its signal line is read as momentum turning; above zero, the short-term average is above the long.
- Bollinger Bands (20, 2)Inside the bands₩271,374 – ₩298,075 – ₩324,776 · width 17.9%Bands two standard deviations around the 20-day average. A squeeze (very narrow bands) means unusually quiet trading, which often comes before a bigger move either way.
- Volume vs 20-day averageLight trading0.59×Trading volume compared with its 20-day average. Moves on heavy volume are usually given more weight.
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Estimates from short-selling data. Levels are not predictions or trading recommendations.
Share lending and returned shares
Shares lent out (mostly to short sellers), new loans and shares returned each day. A return is either the lender calling the shares back (a recall) or the borrower handing them back, often after buying back a short. The published figures don't say which.
- Shares on loan
- 2.4M
- 3% of listed shares
- Loans, 5-day change
- −1.8%
- Loans, 20-day change
- +5.0%
- Returned, last 5 days
- 241.7K
- New loans, last 5 days
- 196.9K
- Short balance vs loans
- 2%
- How much of the lent stock is sold short. The higher it is, the more buying back a wave of recalls forces.
Who's borrowing: foreign vs domestic
The shares on loan by who borrowed them and who lent them, by value.
- Foreign share, 5 days
- −2.4 pts
- Foreign share, 20 days
- −1.6 pts
- Foreign borrowing, 5 days
- −7.2%
As of Oct 28. Domestic borrowers include Korean brokers, some of which borrow for overseas clients, so this shows who holds the loan, not who finally sells short. Not a recommendation.
Unusual return days (last 60 days)
| Day | Returned | Of the loans | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | 189.6K | 8.3% | 3.2× |
| Sep 28 | 172.3K | 7.6% | 3.2× |
| Aug 18 | 323.7K | 12.4% | 5.6× |
| Aug 13 | 267.5K | 9.3% | 6.9× |
Unusual = at least 3× the 20-day average, at least 2% of the shares on loan and 10,000 shares.
As of Oct 28. Published figures, one trading day behind. They describe lending, not where the price goes; not a recommendation.
Lending data: Financial Services Commission, Korea (Public Data Portal).
Retail margin & forced selling
Margin loans
₩30T
−7.3% in 5 days · 8th percentile of the last year
Forced selling
₩11B
0.4× the 20-day average
Forced-sale share
1.0%
Unpaid settlements
₩1T
Retail stock borrowing ₩21B
Calm under 30, normal to 50, elevated to 70, high above. From today's forced-sale amount vs its 20-day average, the forced-sale share of receivables, where margin loans sit in their 1-year range, and whether they are being cut fast.
Estimates from public margin-lending statistics. Not a prediction or a recommendation.
Technical indicators describe past price and volume patterns. They are not predictions or recommendations.
Also known as: POSCO Holdings / POSCO홀딩스 / 005490 / KRX:005490
Source: KRX statistical information