ASML We are at levels seen last November / December. If you're long already, just hold, this is still a valuable company. If your looking to purchase, there is risk at this price level, though in the long run it is still at a massive discount.
As bullish as I am, I would say that it would be more prudent to have a long entry around the $560 level than where we are today. I take nibbles every now and then, but the bulk of my order is at $560.
Options are a good way to hedge risk, and with IV averaging around 36% and December IV at that average, I would be buying PUTs over selling CALLs to hedge short-term risk. A vertical PUT spread buying ATM puts and selling OTM around $560 can help hedge at a reduced cost.
ASML Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co TSM has significantly expanded its use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, a critical tool in semiconductor manufacturing, despite the steep costs associated with each machine.
These advanced EUV systems cost over $100 million each and are among the chipmaking industry’s most expensive equipment.
Industry sources estimate that Taiwan Semiconductor has dramatically increased its EUV capacity, with its share of global EUV installations growing from 50% in 2020 to 56% in 2023, SCMP reports.
ASML Tariffs and trade restrictions are the biggest hurdles this company has. Still basically a monopoly in its space. My personal plan is to keep buying more as it goes down. Eventually either trade restrictions are removed or other companies will pop up that require the machinery this one produces.