During a live broadcast, economic YouTuber Shuka captured a large purchase of SK Hynix shares, which was mistakenly reported online as a transaction by Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK Group. However, it has been confirmed that the two transactions were unrelated.
On July 31, posts circulated on online communities and social media claiming that Shuka had witnessed Choi's purchase during his YouTube live stream, where he exclaimed, "Wow, someone just bought 3,600 shares in one go!"
In the video, as the market was about to close, Shuka observed a large buy order for SK Hynix and expressed his astonishment, saying, "Wow, someone just bought 3,600 shares in one go! That's impressive! How much is that? I can't even calculate it!"
Shortly after, the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system reported that Choi had purchased 3,620 common shares of SK Hynix on the market, leading to the interpretation that Shuka had witnessed Choi's transaction in real-time.
However, sources clarified that this interpretation was incorrect. A representative told Aju Economy, "Shuka's live broadcast took place on July 29, while the disclosure of Choi's stock purchase was made on July 30, indicating they occurred at different times."
Additionally, the price at which the transaction mentioned in Shuka's broadcast was executed differed from the actual acquisition price reported in the disclosure, further confirming that they were not the same transaction.
As a result, the claim that 'Shuka intuitively witnessed Choi's purchase of 3,620 shares in real-time' has been debunked.
Meanwhile, according to the Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system on July 30, SK Hynix reported that Choi had purchased 3,620 common shares. Based on the closing price of 1,322,000 won on that day, the transaction was valued at approximately 4.785 billion won, although the actual acquisition cost may vary based on the intraday execution price.
In response to the incident, netizens commented, "Real-time intuition? That's funny," "He could have bought more if he was doing well," "Tae-won," "Isn't he overextending himself given the current earnings?" "The market will definitely rise when it opens today," "The buy sidecar is confirmed for today," and "Is Choi Tae-won's average purchase price 1,398,000 won?"
* This article has been translated by AI.
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