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Partial Sale of ASML

17.06

ASML

Sold x1.5 at €1,659.60

€2,489.40

221.01%

11 Comments

Alfred@Alfred16

1Wk

Why? I don't get it! Did you need the money?

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Artiskon@Artiskon

1Wk

@Alfred16 I can understand where he's coming from. The price is also nearing my exit point, and the risk of a broad-based market sell-off is growing.

It's better to set up a savings plan if you really want to hold on for a very, very long time.
That's my opinion :)

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Fritz@20fritz02

1Wk

@Alfred16 During very strong market phases, I also like to take some profits; otherwise, the high paper gains aren't of much use to me. Besides, ASML is starting to look quite expensive, and it had accounted for a relatively large portion of my portfolio, so I'm doing a minor rebalancing here. However, I still have a solid ASML position.

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Alfred@Alfred16

1Wk

@Artiskon Yep, some people have been waiting for the price to drop for over a year and have let all their returns slip away.

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Chris@IronEagle

@Artiskon I can understand the concept of a savings plan in principle. But what difference does it make in the event of a market crash? In that case, the shares from the savings plan would also be worth, say, 30% less and would either have to recover or might never reach that level again—after all, there’s no guarantee that the all-time high will ever be reached again. Even if you buy more shares at a potentially lower price, that doesn’t change the fact that the profit from the shares you’ve already bought is gone.

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Artiskon@Artiskon

@IronEagle Everything's correct :)
Personally, I make a distinction between savings plans and one-time purchases. I let my savings plans run indefinitely—I don't check them and just let them do their thing.

I usually make one-time purchases in the hope of short-term gains and hit F5 1,000 times a day ^^
ASML, for example, I bought last year between 600 and 800, have already taken profits, and would slowly close out the position—simply because it’s a nice return right now.
Of course, this could go on for a long time; maybe we’ll slip another 30–40% with this rather volatile market—you never know. Then you’ll have to wait again until the current level is reached—if it’s ever reached again.

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Turnaround@Turnaround

1Wk

I think things are really going to take off there in the near future. The major chip manufacturers still need those big machines.

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Chris@IronEagle

1Wk

I understand the decision and am also considering taking the profit. Or should I set a stop-loss at 1,500 euros? I bought at 660. I just don't want to go through another SAP 2.0—it really was traumatic for me.

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Chris@Chris98_

@IronEagle I think comparing software to a bottleneck in the semiconductor industry is the wrong approach

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Chris@IronEagle

@Chris98_ You're right, of course. It was just an example—a time when I didn't set a stop-loss after making some really good profits, and then the price just kept going down because I didn't want to sell anymore. That's why I would take some profits at a certain level. The performance of stocks in the chip industry is pretty volatile.

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Artiskon@Artiskon

Caught a good trend. I was thinking about getting out right before I hit my target price, but now I'm stuck with this mess and have to watch the red candles 😅🙈

Let's see when we start climbing again...

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