ASML
exited · 6.6% allocation
Conviction over time
Sentiment weighted by conviction, oldest to newest — above the line is bullish
Trades
What he actually did, newest first
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16 Jul 26
sold ASML shares a couple of months ago
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16 Jul 26
bought SK Hynix with proceeds from selling ASML
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01 Jul 26
no trades executed this month; allocation shifts are purely from price action
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12 Jun 26
sold ASML shares to rotate into SK Hynix
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12 Jun 26
rotated ASML sale proceeds into SK Hynix
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31 May 26
Bought some Wolfspeed in the beginning of the month.
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31 May 26
Bought some Fluence in the beginning of the month.
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31 May 26
Sold his TMDX shares.
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31 May 26
Sold ASML shares (+13% in 3 months) to fund a SK Hynix purchase.
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31 May 26
Bought SK Hynix using proceeds from selling ASML; wishes he had bought more three months ago (+114% since).
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13 Mar 26
Sold ASML rather than ASM International, as a portfolio decision; considers it made and is looking forward.
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09 Mar 26
Sold in reaction to an 8% intraday swing on no news.
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09 Mar 26
closed full ASML position after a 60.5% gain over 6 months
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27 Feb 26
Made zero trades in February — no panic selling, no chasing trends, no attempt to time the bottom
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02 Feb 26
Did not buy or sell anything during January, portfolio composition unchanged.
Reasoning trail
Every post mentioning ASML, newest first — the thesis as it was built and revised
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16 Jul 26
Says he'd pick ASML over TSM, but he sold his ASML shares to buy SK Hynix a couple of months ago and would now pick Hynix over both.
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16 Jul 26
Notes TSM beat earnings like ASML and AEHR did, yet the stock is down 4% amid a broader red market; expects sentiment to shift as more companies keep beating estimates this earnings season.
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15 Jul 26
Very bullish recap of $ASML's Q2 beat: revenue and EPS both beat, gross margin beat guidance on strong Installed Base Management growth, and FY26 guidance was raised significantly; highlights broad AI-driven demand, robust order intake, and planned capacity expansions.
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14 Jul 26
Preview ahead of $ASML's earnings tomorrow, flagging EUV/High-NA adoption timelines, US export restrictions on China sales, order backlog strength, foundry capex driven by AI demand, and ASML's own capacity constraints as the key things to watch.
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13 Jul 26
Expects market sentiment to shift positively as earnings season kicks off with $ASML and $TSM, predicting new record earnings and CapEx cycles that will prove AI demand doubters wrong.
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01 Jul 26
Monthly portfolio update: MTD -3.7%, YTD +94.1%, no trades this month, allocation shifts purely from price action across 14 positions including Planet Labs, Ouster, Rocket Lab, Marvell, SK Hynix, ASM International, Palantir, Fluence, Hims, Google, Iren, Wolfspeed, Amprius and Filtronic.
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22 Jun 26
Teases a newly found small-cap Japanese supplier to aerospace, space, semiconductor, and medical industries, citing confirmed customers (TSM, GE, BA, AIR, UMC, ASE) and likely unconfirmed customers (SPCX, ASML, INTC, Samsung, Blue Origin, NASA). Describes healthy margins, strong revenue growth, and near-monopoly positioning in space/aerospace, but admits no experience with the Japanese market and asks for guidance; notes nobody else on X has discussed it yet.
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12 Jun 26
Argues SK Hynix still has room to grow given a forward P/E of 5.81 versus stronger ROIC/ROE/margins than ASML; sold his ASML shares to rotate into SK Hynix.
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31 May 26
Monthly portfolio update: MTD +40.4%, YTD +97.8%. Bought WOLF and FLNC early in the month, sold TMDX, and sold ASML to fund a SK Hynix purchase (wishes he'd bought more three months ago). Cash allocation ~11.6% and building slightly via savings, not sales. Reviews all 14 core holdings with performance, allocation and outlook: PL (target $60 by year end, earnings 4/6), RKLB (surged on strong earnings), OUST (long-term hold, no longer buy territory), PLTR (favorite AI software play, #1 holding), SK Hynix (regrets not buying more), AMPX (bullish long-term on batteries/drones), IREN (highest-cost holding, datacenter thesis), MRVL (photonics center, healthy balance sheet), ASM.AS (longest-held, safe-haven, €1,000 target where he may trim), Filtronic (SpaceX GaN amp supplier), WOLF (bullish long-term, BoA target >$80), FLNC (Hyperscaler contracts, next quarters crucial), GOOGL (could become most valuable company), HIMS (small 3.7% allocation, may add).
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23 Apr 26
Highlights SK Hynix's blowout Q1 earnings (EPS +397% YoY, revenue +197% YoY), a very low PEG of 0.1, tight memory supply, and AI-driven demand; says he's up 50% and believes the rally has further to run.
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11 Apr 26
Announces he's first place in a stock-picking fantasy league (Fantasy Stock League by @ThetaForgeX and @muted_money), and shares his virtual portfolio including $PL, $AMPX, $PLTR, and $RKLB as favourite real-life picks. Screenshot confirms a portfolio allocation chart topped by PL, AMPX, PLTR, FLNC, RKLB, TMDX, ASML, LOW, LMT, C.
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23 Mar 26
Detailed bull case for SK hynix's planned U.S. ADR listing: closes the P/E gap with $MU, offers FX efficiency for USD-denominated capex like ASML EUV equipment, funds HBM market-share defense against Nvidia with zero net dilution, and signals a shift toward Western-style governance that attacks the 'Korea Discount'.
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14 Mar 26
Thesis post: major tech layoffs (AMZN, META, ORCL, XYZ, CRM, ASML) are being redirected into AI R&D and capex, not signs of weak fundamentals. He is bullish on companies that control the emerging AI infrastructure bottlenecks — memory/HBM, packaging/OSAT, server/rack integration, networking silicon, photonics/optical, and power/thermal/grid — naming SK Hynix, Samsung, MU, ASE Technology, AMKR, JCET, SMCI, DELL, HPE, Foxconn, AVGO, MRVL, CSCO, ANET, Ayar Labs, ALAB, CRDO, COHR, LITE, VRT, MOD, NVT, SU.PA, IREN, NBIS, CIFR.
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13 Mar 26
Explains he sold ASML rather than ASM International as a portfolio decision, praises ASML as a great company but says the sale was his own call and he's moving forward.
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13 Mar 26
Explains ASML's new advanced-packaging tool (TWINSCAN XT:260) as a bottleneck-breaker for AI chip stacking, framing it as a big positive development
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11 Mar 26
Suggests another investor add ASML alongside Visa or Mastercard to their coverage; not stating his own position.
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11 Mar 26
Explains that ASML likely already runs at full capacity, and discusses how EUV machine lead times (order-to-install) could theoretically be compressed via air freight for parts, double shifts, temporary labor, and extra installation staff.
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10 Mar 26
Explains ASML won't break existing customer contracts; the extra 20% capacity is about expediting components, double shifts, and prioritizing air freight, which is normal in production facilities.
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10 Mar 26
Argues SK Hynix accepting a 20% premium on ASML EUV tools proves it has ironclad forward-booked HBM demand from NVDA and hyperscalers; sees the market pricing SK Hynix at a 5.2x forward P/E as completely disconnected from the strength of structural AI demand.
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09 Mar 26
Says he just sold his ASML position at $1.257 in response to a comment about an 8% intraday swing.
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09 Mar 26
Author downplays the risk of a Dutch unrealised gains tax law hitting ASML, noting it's also US-listed.
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09 Mar 26
Author sold his ASML shares today, bought at €676 six months ago, closed at €1,085 for a 60.5% gain. Still likes the business (EUV monopoly) but felt he captured the best of the trade; also holds ASM.AS in the same semiconductor equipment wave so doesn't need both, and wants to reallocate to a different investment wave. No company-specific reason to sell.
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07 Mar 26
Announces a new listenable article about the AI supply chain, teasing why AXTI, AAOI and LITE are critical bottlenecks, why SK Hynix is completely sold out in 2026, and why ASML and LRCX are lagging a bit behind.
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04 Mar 26
Shares a full article breaking down the AI chip supply chain into 4 phases and 13 layers, listing companies at each stage from raw materials to hyperscalers.
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27 Feb 26
Explains a dispute over how a fantasy stock-picking game handled his 8-hour pick window after an ASML pick ran out, referencing his Palantir and Low's picks as game context.
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27 Feb 26
February portfolio recap: -15.6% for the month but only -0.9% YTD after January's run-up. Attributes the drawdown to a valuation reset in high-conviction AI/software names, volatility in high-beta growth holdings, and resilience from semiconductor/foundational holdings. Made zero trades in February, reaffirms conviction in his 16-company portfolio, framing inactivity as a deliberate choice not to interrupt long-term compounding.
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26 Feb 26
Notes ASML is cutting 1,700 middle management roles despite record profits, framing it as an early sign AI is automating management oversight functions, and asks readers whether they think AI will take over their job.
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13 Feb 26
Curated AI-boom sector watchlist across cybersecurity, datacenters, energy grid, nuclear, solar, space, semiconductors, software/AI platforms, and humanoid robotics; marks which companies he personally owns.
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06 Feb 26
Compares the current pullback across a basket of names to the April 2025 correction, noting the current drawdowns are less severe/more concentrated than April for most names.
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02 Feb 26
January portfolio update: up 11.56% for the month with no trades made. For the first time in two years PLTR is not his largest holding; PL is now the top position. Full 16-name portfolio with allocation weights disclosed.
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28 Jan 26
Agreeing ASML is a great company, noting it's actually up 60% over the last 6 months rather than just this year.
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28 Jan 26
Notes ASML opened 5% higher in Europe on strong Q4 earnings, hitting a fresh all-time high.
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28 Jan 26
ASML beat revenue but missed EPS in Q4, stock up 7% overnight; bookings exploded to €13.2B confirming the TSMC-driven AI chip-equipment supercycle, with 2026 sales guided up to €39B, a fresh €12B buyback, and a 17% dividend hike signaling strong confidence.