Asymmetric Finance

Asymmetric Finance

You Only Need One Taleb Moment

How to Win Like Taleb in a Crash

Sep 03, 2025
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Penguin Books Australia
Source: Penguins Book Australia

In markets, almost everything is cyclical. But few things are as consistently cyclical as volatility.

People forget that.

When the market goes months without moving, without shocks, the dominant narrative becomes that volatility is “dead.” That we’ve entered a new era of stability. That this time is different.

It never is.

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