TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
stock NYSE ADR

GOOG, MSFT, SPCX, SKHY, CAVA, AMAT, TSM
Yes very tech heavy but there's where there is explosive growth!
And in my mind, we recently did have a correction - 3 weeks ago when AI tech and memory went down 30+ percent. It's comeback somewhat but a lot of analysts are calling that a bottom in this boom

Load up heavy on NVDA, AMZN, META, then allocate appx 3K across colo/DC names like CORZ, APLD, WULF, HUT. That’s what I’m doing down. AVGO and TSM if there’s a pullback.

NVDA was my biggest, 120k, MU, LMT, KTOS & NXPI, Appl, VIST CAUGHT AT 10 bucks, now close to 70. I kept adding, don’t even remember where I found that little diamond, SHOP, SPCX IS ALSO NEW, up 20% since 8/14, TSM TTWO LRCX, 30k, TSM APPLE, some eft stuff, not making much from. Doing awesome at 68!!!

Micron, Sandisk, TSM, AMD

when AMPX reported and I found out when I saw the stock up 10 % in pre market. Aecom reported 6 days ago and I only just checked, turns out there was a 337m charge on a construction project and guidance came down, while backlog hit a record. Bout of those matter to why I own it and I would have no idea if I hadn't gone looking.
The part that actually annoys me isn't me missing the dates, it's that heheh I do catch up I can't remember what I'd said would make me wrong, I've got a number written down somewhere for TSM overseas fav margins and I had to go dig it out to check whether last quarter hit it.
So essentially, I forgot about the date, the thesis and then a decision I made I whatever mood I'm in when I finally notice.
How are people handling this across a full portfolio?

Semi production is heavily NDA ridden, and prices are not publicly talked about.
My question is did the semi fans get actually paid or have an IOU with collateral. If its an IOU, with weak collateral then if this AI bubble hype bursts and they suddenly see a sharp dip in demand then the buyer has to suddenly pay for that and take a massive loss.
Also I think burry's argument is that the AI hype has pumped the value of semi companies and anyone in the area like power (GE) or even big players like TSM beyond the "fair value" because the profit and demand is not sustainable and so the price is reflecting short term hype and long term it will drop.
Then again I am broke and not paying for his newsletter substack.

i think it also depends on how much tacit knowlege the company is the willing to share.
in the care of TSM, they dont want their most advanced stuff in US

TSM

Between $IDVO, $VTV, & $GRID, I hold $TSM, $MU, & the infrastructure behind the scenes, in a much more diversified/defensive way IMO...

I personally exited semis until I feel the bubble either pops, or the insanity of the hype dies down.
It was in GFS and TSM AND WHILE I did make a profit on those two semi trades, I did loose big on ASYS. I also think waiting for a correction is smarter because either the bubble is real and it will force the entire market to correct which would hurt any positions in tech I make now....or its viable but overhyped but not a bubble in which case its better for the hype to pass so volatility isn't something that stresses me out and I don't have to pay for volitile stocks.
Currently I'm sitting in materials, finance, oil, and a few joke/meme positions. Overall its been sideways or slightly positive....but it is less stressful.
What am I looking to scoopup next time the big correction happens:
TSM, GFS, Samsung, sitime, synopsis, TI, and the stock you mentioned. Also broad market and industrial index would be a steal if you can grab em at the dip.

TSM but more so 5-10 years than 3-4 months. Outside of some of the mega tech bluechip stocks, I think TSM in one of the top big tech stocks to own next 5+ years.

Tickers: AAPL, AMD, AMZN, AVGO, BABA, BAC, GOOG, GOOGL, HOOD, INTC, META, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NOK, NVDA, ORCL, PFE, PLTR, TSLA, TSM

It’s hard to know exactly where the rate-limiting step of AI will be, versus what will get commoditized and likely not earn very high margins.
If you own the full stack, it’s a lot more likely that you’ll be able to benefit from whatever the high-margin portion of the stack is.
The only piece of the stack that Google is missing is fabrication (TSM), and one step prior which is the fab machines (ASML).

The CBOE is planning to allow pre market trading, starting Monday August 17th, in certain equity options
The expected stocks to trading are,
AAPL, AMD, AMZN, AVGO, BABA, BAC, GOOG, GOOGL, HOOD, INTC, META, MSFT, MU, NFLX, NOK, NVDA, ORCL, PFE, PLTR, TSLA, TSM.
Trading would begin at 730am et. There would also be a 15 minute curb session from 400 to 415pm et.
Your broker would have to allow access, and I would guess most wont right away.

Note that this has been planned and delayed in the past.

Links to CBOE,
[Schedule Update - C1 Options to Offer Expanded Trading Hours for Select Equity Options](https://cdn.cboe.com/resources/release_notes/2026/Schedule_Update_C1_Options_to_Offer_GTH_Sessions_for_Multi_List_Options_Series.html)
[Equity Options Extended Trading Hours FAQ - Overview | Cboe](https://www.cboe.com/document/tech-spec/content/technical-specifications/equity-options-extended-trading-hours-faq/overview)

Right now we're in this weird rotation:
\- \*\*Offense\*\*: Semis, memory stocks (MU, TSM, Hynix) pump
\- \*\*Defense\*\*: Utilities, healthcare, defense contractors pump
Back and forth. Every. Single. Day.
But it feels like walking on thin ice. Like everyone's waiting for \*something\* to break.
But for Aug: AWS, MSFT , what a blessing.

This is separate from my 20 company dividend stock challenge. Just to show I'm not a one-trick pony.
About a month ago, I started buying 11 non-dividend-focused stocks that I believed offered attractive risk/reward opportunities. Unlike my dividend portfolio experiment, I wasn't specifically looking for income. I was looking for companies I believed were undervalued, growing, or positioned to benefit from long-term trends.
Within three past thirty days, those 11 picks are up approximately 11.5% collectively.
I'm not posting this because I think 30 days proves anything. It doesn't. A strong month can reverse quickly, and eventually some of these picks will be wrong. I'm posting it because I believe there's value in putting the companies out there publicly and then coming back later to show what actually happened.
The 11 companies are:
1. TSM — Taiwan Semiconductor
2. NEE — NextEra Energy
3. TOL — Toll Brothers
4. HBM — Hudbay Minerals
5. QURE — uniQure
6. NOK — Nokia
7. ONDS — Ondas Holdings
8. NU — Nu Holdings
9. CIFR — Cipher Mining
10. HOOD — Robinhood
11. KTOS — Kratos Defense
It's a pretty diverse group: semiconductors, utilities, housing, copper, biotech, telecommunications, drones, digital banking, Bitcoin/AI infrastructure, fintech and defense.
Most importantly, I'm not trying to find 11 rocket ships. For the most part, I'm looking for actual businesses where I believe the fundamentals, growth potential and valuation give me a favorable probability of making money.
There are exceptions. ONDS, QURE and CIFR, for example, carry considerably more risk than something like TSM or NEE. I treat those positions accordingly. Not every company deserves the same amount of capital simply because I like the opportunity.
My goal isn't to be right on every stock. That's unrealistic. The goal is to control the damage when I'm wrong and allow the winners to make up for it.
11 non-dividend stocks. About 30 days. +11.5% collectively.
It's a great start, but 30 days is just that: a start. I'll continue updating the results publicly, including when some of these picks inevitably don't go my way.
Let's see where the same 11 companies are several months from now.
Disclosure: I own positions discussed above. This is for educational purposes only, not financial advice.
Article with the time stamp,
https://legitimaterisk.substack.com/p/this-weeks-top-11-stocks-five-free?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=android&r=8pfry2