TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
stock NYSE ADR

0dte simpleton bers think strait closed (mind you on a random Saturday) is bearish but if you look out just a couple years Iran and China not having that leverage anymore is absolutely bullish, leaps on TSM

TSM is one I have a bag and calls for that

If you were to buy NBIS or TSM, at what price would you do it at?

Thank you so much for the response! Only one call for now - Starting very small lol. I wanted to buy $TSM calls too, but they were like $500-$1k. 
If $BULL is so badly shorted, I feel like it might be a good idea for me to buy actual shares too. I’m using Schwab for options trading - I see you said one month isn’t very long, what would you recommend as an expiry date for most positions, so it’s less of a lottery play?

TSM at $100, RKLB at $7

The other I was demo trading whilst consulting with DeepSeek regarding buy the rumor, sell the news. It said TSM runs up to earnings and dips %5 right on the release.

This is a classic problem every long-term investor faces. The Oracle situation you mentioned is exactly why having a plan beforehand matters.
Here's what I'd consider: Since you're up 100% on solid companies (NVDA, TSM, etc.), you have some good options. Many investors use a "take your initial investment off the table" approach at 100% - you lock in your original capital and let the house money ride. This way you can't actually lose money even if these drop.
Another strategy is trimming 25-30% of your position to lock in some gains while keeping most of your exposure to the AI trend. The semiconductor cycle is real, but these companies have strong fundamentals unlike typical meme stocks.
The key is having a plan you can stick to - whether that's partial profit-taking or riding it out. Just don't let emotions drive the decision like what happened with Oracle.

Mine is 17.38%
highest is TSM at 2.52%.
Followed by MU, NVDA, Hikari Tsushin, Vertiv, ET, GLW, GOOGL, Hynix, and grupo Mexico.

don’t rly have time for a full comment rn
but am huge TSM investor have about 150k, so i research constantly
but intel is not competition to TSM technologically they’re too far behind and don’t quite operate in the same a space
risk is almost 100% geopolitical

I sold all my TSM for break even at $122 Jan 2024 cause I ‘didn’t like how it was moving’. Sigh…what the hell was I thinking.

I appreciate your emphasis on diversification rather than solely pursuing returns. Looking ahead, I believe the next five years will be primarily driven by two structural forces: AI and asset digitization. AI has already transformed productivity, decision-making, and capital allocation across industries, from semiconductor companies like NVDA and TSM to applications in healthcare, finance, and automation.
Meanwhile, blockchain is evolving from a speculative arena into a real-world asset tokenization and financial infrastructure. I believe this will drive a long-term shift from traditional, institutionally controlled systems to more programmable, decentralized frameworks.
In this context, Web3 wallets could become a crucial interface, not only for holding crypto but also for managing identities, assets, and transactions across different ecosystems. In some ways, this is similar to how mobile apps reshaped access to financial services, but with a more user-centric architecture.
Therefore, while your current asset allocation leverages traditional markets effectively, I believe a gradual expansion into these emerging areas, AI-driven systems, and blockchain-based infrastructure can add new dimensions to long-term growth.

TSM

Plz rate my Irish portfolio. I'm looking to commit big to my first major portfolio.
In Ireland, it's higher taxes for ETFs. The Bastards!
So I'm going to split all income into 70 percent equity, and 30 percent savings into a higher interest bank. 
Ill get a few hundred stocks from my own company in 5 years.  Which is why I think I can play aggressive with a defense/growth portfolio?
**CRWD, DTE, LIN, NFLX, ABBV, ASML, BSX, ENGI, RWE, JNJ, JPM, NVDA, PG, TSM, AMZN, BRK.B, GOOGL, MSFT, V, CRH**

By the time it actually shows the weakness you are way too late. People analyzing stocks are talking to industry insiders, analyzing supply chains, reading think tank reports etc. The semi industry started dropping in Jan 2022, that was way before demand decline hit their income statement. Sure enough though, TSM had a down year in 2023.

The core and satellite strategy is pretty common and does make sense - it lets you reasonably make individual stock bets without giving up the benefit of ETFs entirely. Around half my international holdings are split between two ETFs with the other half being individual holdings(of which ASML and TSM are also on my personal list). My small-mid cap holdings similarly have AVUV to cover the small cap because I haven't quite got a handle on a statistically viable strategy there yet, and my mid caps are 12 individual companies, which has been working pretty well for me. My large cap holdings are entirely individual stocks for my taxable account - it's tech heavy at the moment but I'll be shifting in the coming weeks as the market direction develops.
Suffice to say this past month was one of my best. So yes, the satellite approach works splendidly. To answer your questions in order though:
1. Yes
2. You already hold the S&P500 which has an overlap with NDX of around 80% by weight, so that should be fine.
3. Diversification is protection against ignorance, not the inarguable best investment strategy. If you think it's a good bet, go for it.
4. Those are three extremely good companies. I own them and don't feel much concerned about sector risk. I've also been making good $$$ off of my holdings in MU, AMAT, AMD, and LRCX, which I will be trimming - I will be leaving NVDA, ASML, and TSM untouched. Take that for what you will.
5. If you find good non-tech stocks. I find including something for the sake of including it to be a mis-appropriation leading to wasted opportunity cost. For anything you buy, be it an ETF, or individual stock, ask yourself: "is this going to get me a better risk adjusted return than putting this cash into the S&P500?" I find that tends to make it easier. If the answer is no, SPYM and chill.
Anyway that's all I got for you. Your plan isn't crazy. If anything my plan is nuts in comparison consisting of around 40 companies, even if they are spread across a wide array of market caps, sectors, and countries. It works for me though and I enjoy running it.

It's hard to know though. Historically, technology gets integrated slower than people think, but AI's improvements have been remarkable, especially Mythos. Even if you don't buy the hype comments, its benchmark performance is pretty incredible. I would just much rather own a business like TSM supplying the AI revolution than software facing a potentially existential threat unless I had a great inside view as to why AI will fail.

TSM, when it was under $150 a share last year.

VOO VXUS AVUV URA & up to you to add TSM, split it 60/20/10/10 or 5/5, I've had great returns from this setup

NVDA, GOOG, TSM, AMZN

Calls printed this morning for TSM, Nvidia, and SPY. Sold 5 TSM 175C for 1.10, bought at 0.40. Sold my SPY 703C for 4.50, bought at 1.38. Sold my NVDA 200C for 2.50 bought at 1.10. Left money on the table but since ive switched my mindset from "This can go higher" to "I am up \*\*\*% I should take profit" Trading has become so much less stressful. Waking up and being up 17% on my account in the first minute of the day and staying out the rest of the day was a good way to start my friday.