“Sometimes market data becomes a simple trap; it shows you the opposite of its nature... [e.g.,] Currencies that exhibit the largest historical stability... are the most prone to crashes.”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Six: Skewness and Symmetry | Almost Everyone is Above Average

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