South Korean investors flee home market and make 'absolutely crazy' bets on US stocks

South Korean retail investors are fleeing their home stock market and pouring money into US equities, making what market observers describe as "absolutely crazy" bets on Wall Street. At the same time, global institutional investors are piling into Korean stocks, creating an unusual two-way capital flow. The divergence highlights growing disillusionment among Korean retail investors with their domestic market.

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