MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp MX

An entry written while the outcome is still unknown. It will be scored by what the market does next, and it will never be edited to look cleverer than it was.

In plain words · Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and supplies analog and mixed-signal semiconductor platform solutions for communications, the Internet of Things, consumer, comp…

The label

Markup

read at $3.81

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp holds its Markup at $3.81.

PHPhase · the trend structure carries the Markup label
INInsiders · no filings inside 60 days, left as found
POPositioning · no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
OPOptions · no verdict drawn today, left as found
SCScreen · passes the values gate

edge confirmed
edge broken
edge forming

Each arm is one independent read. Conviction is not a single call, it is how many edges converge.

The investor read · the season, not the day

As held on the ledger · 2026-08-14
Phase	Markup
Quantitative state	The statistical read favours the buyers, held for 24 days
Price	$3.81
Valuation	N/A trailing · -4.65 forward price to earnings
Values screen	PASS · score 70.0
Beta	1.66

The business, in plain words · what the numbers mean

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E	-4.6x
Revenue growth	-6.1% revenue is shrinking
Profit margin	-17.3% currently unprofitable
Return on equity	-12.8% not currently earning a positive return on equity
Debt to equity	0.19 minimal debt — a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio	2.43 comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta	1.66 much more volatile than the market
Market cap	$139M
Employees	711

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it already moves more than the market on an average day; its business and earnings are exposed to South Korea and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

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The trader read · the latest dated commentary

The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 45.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 63%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%. Entered 2026-08-06 · Distribution

The dated journal · newest first, never edited

2026-08-06 Distribution · changed $3.42 -45.3% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 45.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 63%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%.

2026-07-18 Markup $6.25 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it A. Technically it is momentum reading overbought. Over the past year the shares are up 63%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 36%.

2026-07-03 Markup $6.25 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Markup $6.25 Entry 1

The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What holding actually paid · price plus dividends

If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
Period	Price then	Price return	Divs per share	$1,000 became	Total return
1 month	$4.30	+43.6%	·	$1,436	+43.6%
2 months	$2.99	+106.5%	·	$2,065	+106.5%
3 months	$2.76	+123.7%	·	$2,237	+123.7%
6 months	$2.93	+110.8%	·	$2,108	+110.8%
1 year	$3.80	+62.5%	·	$1,625	+62.5%
2 years	$4.96	+24.5%	·	$1,245	+24.5%
3 years	$11.22	-45.0%	·	$550	-45.0%
5 years	$25.91	-76.2%	·	$238	-76.2%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever MX does next, these words stay.

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp · MX · Markup · $3.81
Recorded 2026-08-14 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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