[DAILY TRADING] SK Hynix (SKHY) Stock Price Today 17 August 2026 – Up 1.13% to $166.37 as $720B AI Memory Buildout Stays in Focus

SK Hynix just handed the AI memory trade another headline number, and the chart backs it up. SK Hynix Inc. trades under the SK Hynix ticker SKHY on Nasdaq. SKHY traded at $166.37, with the TradingView feed showing a +1.13% change, as of 06:02 UTC on 17 August 2026. The company’s roughly $720 billion long-term AI-memory buildout remains a major investor theme.

The latest 15-minute bar opened at $164.68, reached a high of $166.80 and a low of $164.51, with the latest price at $166.37. The overnight indicative price on the Vantage feed runs higher, at $173.58.

All prices are as of 06:02 UTC on 17 August 2026. Charts are from TradingView via Vantage and are indicative. This is not financial advice.

SK Hynix stock at a glance

Quick facts on the SK Hynix stock symbol, SK Hynix stock ticker, SK Hynix share price and SK Hynix market cap sit in the table below.

Reference	Value
SK Hynix Stock Symbol	SKHY (Nasdaq ADR)
SK Hynix Stock Ticker	SKHY (Nasdaq); 000660 (Korea Exchange, KRX)
SK Hynix Stock Price Today	$166.37, +1.13%, as of 06:02 UTC, 17 August 2026
SK Hynix Share Price (Overnight)	$173.58 indicative
SK Hynix Market Cap	Above $1 trillion
52-Week Range (ADR)	$124.80 – $194.80
SK Hynix Earnings (Next Report)	27 October 2026

Table: Vantage SKHY CFD and reference data as of 06:02 UTC, 17 August 2026. Sources: TradingView, Investing.com, CNBC. Indicative only.

Key Points

• SKHY’s overnight indicative price of $173.58 sits well above the last completed session’s range, a gap worth watching once Wall Street reopens.
• The SK Hynix Inc stock price has recovered from an early-August swing low near $135–$137, while the company’s roughly $720 billion multi-year South Korean memory buildout remains a major investor theme.^[1]
• Investor sentiment remains mixed around SK Hynix stock: analysts point to the company’s dominant share of high-bandwidth memory, while some fund managers have pushed for larger shareholder returns.^[2][3]

SK Hynix stock chart: rebound from early-August low toward $173

The 15-minute Vantage SK Hynix stock chart covers 30 July to 17 August 2026. The stock fell to a swing low around the mid-$130s in early August before rallying hard, reaching a peak close to $172 by 13 to 14 August. Since then, price has consolidated roughly between $163 and $168, with the 200-period moving average at $166.03 sitting close to where the stock last closed.

The 50-period moving average at $149.05 remains well below current price. The 14-period RSI reads 56.40, above its signal line at 49.33, having cooled from levels above 70 seen around 12 to 13 August. The overnight indicative price at $173.58 sits above the recent regular-session range.

SK Hynix news today: what’s driving SKHY stock price

$720 billion memory buildout keeps the AI demand story alive.^[1][2] SK Hynix’s rally from its early-August low coincided with fresh detail on its long-range South Korean investment plan, aimed at tripling memory production capacity by 2034. The buildout comes as the SK Hynix market cap has climbed above $1 trillion this year, underscoring investor appetite for AI memory.

SK Hynix supplies more than half of the world’s high-bandwidth memory chips used in AI processors, a position central to the investment case around the stock.

Alongside the expansion news, investors have turned to how SK Hynix plans to deploy its cash. Reuters reported that SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are set to hold a combined $263 billion in net cash by year-end, prompting some fund managers to call for larger shareholder returns.^[3] SK Hynix has said additional shareholder-return measures are expected to be finalised and announced in the third quarter of 2026.

SKHY stock price: key technical levels

Reference levels on the Vantage SKHY CFD feed. Not trade signals.

Instrument	Support	Resistance	Overnight Indicative	What’s happening
SKHY	$164.51 / $149.05	$166.80	$173.58	At $166.37; close to the 200-period moving average at $166.03

Table 1: Vantage SKHY CFD levels as of 06:02 UTC, 17 August 2026. Support and resistance are chart-derived levels; the overnight indicative price is a separate CFD quote, not a technical level. Source: TradingView. Indicative only.

SKHY forecast: what to watch for SK Hynix stock

• Shareholder-return update: additional measures are expected in Q3 2026; any update could move SK Hynix stock price.^[3]
• SK Hynix earnings, 27 October 2026: the next scheduled update on DRAM and NAND pricing.^[4]
• AI memory demand headlines: commentary from major customers remains a swing factor for SKHY and related semiconductor exposure.^[1]

Given the size of SK Hynix’s recent price swings, many traders review stop-loss placement relative to account size rather than a fixed price level. Tracking the SK Hynix price alongside other semiconductor and AI-linked names can help keep overall risk proportionate.

Leverage cuts both ways and can magnify gains and losses on a stock with SKHY’s recent volatility. Position sizing relative to account equity is worth reviewing ahead of SK Hynix’s next earnings report and shareholder-return update.

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References

[1] “Inside SK Hynix’s $720 billion bet to build enough memory for AI – CNBC” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/13/inside-sk-hynixs-720-billion-bet-to-build-enough-memory-for-ai.html Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[2] “Meet SK Hynix, the trillion-dollar South Korean chipmaker debuting on U.S. markets – CNBC” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/09/meet-sk-hynix-the-trillion-dollar-chipmaker-debuting-on-us-markets-.html Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[3] “Analysis-Samsung, SK Hynix shareholders call for bigger payouts from AI cash mountain – Reuters” https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/samsung-sk-hynix-shareholders-call-bigger-payouts-ai-cash-mountain-2026-08-06/ Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[4] “SK Hynix Inc Stock Price Today – Investing.com” https://www.investing.com/equities/sk-hynix-inc Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[5] “SK Hynix Inc ADR (SKHY) – Investing.com” https://www.investing.com/equities/sk-hynix-adr Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[6] “SK hynix Inc ADR (SKHY) – Morningstar” https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/xnas/skhy/quote Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[7] “SK hynix Inc. (SKHY) Stock Price, News, Quote & History – Yahoo Finance” https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SKHY/ Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[8] “SK hynix SKHY:NASDAQ – Stock Price, Quote and News – CNBC” https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/SKHY Accessed on 17 August 2026.

[9] “SK Hynix Inc. (NASDAQ:SKHY) – TradingView” https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-SKHY/ Accessed on 17 August 2026.