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2026-08-04·ASML·export restriction risk pricing
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Manifold prediction-market snapshots as of Aug 4, 2026 reveal how traders are pricing ASML's franchise risk.

Manifold prediction-market snapshots as of Aug 4, 2026 reveal how traders are pricing ASML's franchise risk.

window 30devidence 11confidence score 91price ASML $1733.48

confidence score

Strong evidence: 1 independent source class support this read.

91
low confidence1 independent source classesmarketpasses publish gate
priced-in check

ASML has not made a large direction-matching 30-90 day move yet.

not priced in
as of 2026-08-107d n/a45d n/a90d +14%yahoo

signal brief

Manifold prediction-market snapshots as of Aug 4, 2026 reveal how traders are pricing ASML's franchise risk. The market strongly believes ASML remains the sole EUV producer through at least 2026 (79.92% YES) and 2027 (68.89% YES), and that no EUV tool has been sold into China (93.72% NO on 2023 evidence) and China does not currently possess an ASML EUV machine (84.46% NO). Revenue growth every year for five years is priced at 83.77%.

The bearish/risk side is significant: a 50.00% market probability that the US forces ASML to halt all exports to China before 2029, and 43.06% odds that the US cuts ASML off from Cymer (its key light-source supplier) before 2030. Meanwhile, Chinese domestic EUV development is given 56.45% odds by Jan 1, 2030, implying a meaningful competitive threat to the monopoly.

These are consensus probabilities, not events, so confidence is low. Direction is neutral: the franchise/backlog outlook is positive, but geopolitical/export-restriction and China-catch-up risks are priced near coin-flip levels, which could weigh on ASML and its EUV customers (TSMC, Samsung, Intel) if realized. SMIC and other Chinese fabs would be directly affected by export policy shifts.

What the sources said

  • Source 1: "Manifold consensus on 'Will ASML remain the world’s only producer of EUV machines until the end of 2026?': YES=79.92%" (https://manifold.markets/Jarom/will-asml-still-be-the-worlds-only)
  • Source 4: "Manifold consensus on 'Will ASML remain the world’s only producer of EUV machines until the end of 2027?': YES=68.89%" (https://manifold.markets/Jarom/by-2027-will-asml-still-be-the-worl)
  • Source 5: "Manifold consensus on 'Will the US cut ASML off Cymer before 2030?': YES=43.06%" (https://manifold.markets/0xseraphim/will-the-us-cut-asml-off-cymer-befo)
  • Source 7: "Manifold consensus on 'Will China invent a domestic version of ASML’s EUV lithographic machine tool by January 1, 2030?': YES=56.45%" (https://manifold.markets/JamesTerry/will-china-invent-a-domestic-versio)
  • Source 8: "Manifold consensus on 'Will the US force ASML to halt exports to China before 2029?': YES=50.00%" (https://manifold.markets/0xseraphim/will-the-us-force-asml-to-halt-expo)

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