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Last Checked Sept. 9, 2022

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Fri Aug 26 17:33:43 +0000 2022

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb @nntaleb

@LorenzoWVilla @digvijoy_c @birdxi1988 No {sorry was not clear, was doing colonoscopy}. Clarified now. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 26, 2022

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2) To remove the ambiguity: + For infinite positive mean, a diversified 1/n strategy dominates. + For infinite *negative* mean [a *one sided* Pareto where the positive is losses] the dominant strategy is to put all in one basket. Sort for similar to Savage-Dubins for finite var. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 26, 2022

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FINANCE DU JOUR A useway metric to look at the performance of a security is in max drawdown (in log), to account for the vast number of people who bought near the high (or owners who missed a sale there). The SP & Gold are trading ~15% drawdown (in log), whereas BTC in ~120%. https://t.co/E1nVPanIA3 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 26, 2022

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