PI Advanced MaterialsPI첨단소재
178920 · KOSPI · ₩178920 · PI첨단소재
Technical gauge
After the close on Oct 29, 2026Short term
Bearish
1 bullish, 0 neutral, 8 bearish
Medium term
Bearish
0 bullish, 1 neutral, 7 bearish
What the indicators say
PI Advanced Materials closed at 16,730 won, below its 5-day (16,518 won is the 5-day line, so price sits just above it), 20-day (18,368 won), 60-day (18,725 won), 120-day (20,762 won) and 200-day (20,472 won) moving averages, and within the Ichimoku cloud below. Short-term and medium-term gauges both read bearish (7 bear signals against 2 bull in the short term and 7 against 0 in the medium term), with MACD histogram at -276.7, RSI at 39.8, stochastic %K at 6.7, ADX at 17.3 with minus DI (28.2) above plus DI (21.0), and OBV trending down, while volume was 0.8 times its 20-day average. The recent events show a breakdown below the 15,000 won support level on October 12 and 15, 2026, on 4.5 times and 1.9 times normal volume after the 200-day line was lost, following an earlier breakout above the 19,660 won resistance on October 2, 2026. Traders typically watch the 15,000 won support and 19,660 won resistance levels, with the 20-day Bollinger middle band at 18,368 won.
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
2026-10-29O 15,730H 15,730L 15,090C 15,320
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Indicators
- Moving averagesPrice above 0 of 5 averages5d ₩15,960 · 20d ₩18,046 · 60d ₩18,694 · 120d ₩20,585 · 200d ₩20,472Price 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 momentum32.6Measures 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-859 · signal -568 · histogram -292The 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₩14,785 – ₩18,046 – ₩21,307 · width 36.1%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 averageNormal trading0.93×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
- 679.3K
- 2.3% of listed shares
- Loans, 5-day change
- +6.8%
- Loans, 20-day change
- +2.6%
- Returned, last 5 days
- 59.1K
- New loans, last 5 days
- 102.1K
- Short balance vs loans
- 3.4%
- 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
- 0 pts
- Foreign share, 20 days
- —
- Foreign borrowing, 5 days
- +4.8%
As of Oct 29. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | 34.1K | 5.2% | 4.5× |
| Oct 6 | 39.3K | 6% | 3.1× |
| Sep 28 | 81K | 12.2% | 8× |
| Sep 23 | 42.1K | 6% | 5× |
| Sep 21 | 39.5K | 6.3% | 6.4× |
| Sep 9 | 40K | 6.2% | 6.5× |
| Aug 31 | 23.6K | 3.7% | 4.2× |
| Aug 19 | 41.3K | 6.8% | 9.9× |
Unusual = at least 3× the 20-day average, at least 2% of the shares on loan and 10,000 shares.
As of Oct 29. 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: PI Advanced Materials / PI첨단소재 / 178920 / KRX:178920
Source: KRX statistical information