Dealing with heavy FOMO as a Korean investing in US stocks. Should I pivot?

Hey everyone,

I’m a medical doctor based in South Korea, and my current portfolio is heavily focused on the 9sig strategy (Value Averaging).

I started working and investing in February this year, and my current total portfolio size is around $69K.

• 37% is allocated to the 9sig strategy.
• The remaining 63% is in QLD Buy & Hold, which I keep in a Korean tax-advantaged account called 'ISA'.

By next month, I will have completely maxed out the contribution limit for my tax-advantaged account with my upcoming paycheck. Moving forward, 100% of my new capital will be funneled into the 9sig strategy.

The reason I’m writing this is that I’ve been dealing with massive FOMO lately. The Korean stock market has been on an absolute tear recently. It feels like every single Korean around me owns domestic stocks and is making a fortune.

There are even rumors floating around that some employees at Samsung and SK Hynix made enough from their company stocks in just 3 years to equal what a doctor would earn in a lifetime. On top of that, I’m getting increasingly anxious that this massive wealth generation will drive up local housing prices even further.

Lately, it’s been mentally tough to stick to my plan while watching everyone else get rich overnight on domestic tech stocks. Should I swallow my pride and allocate a portion of my portfolio to Korean stocks right now, or should I just shut out the noise and trust the leverage math?

Would love to hear your thoughts or if anyone else is dealing with localized FOMO like this. Thanks!