On Correlation and False Diversification
Diversification is frequently invoked, rarely examined, and often misunderstood. The presence of multiple positions does not imply the presence of multiple risks. Correlation determines whether exposures are…
Tag: Advantage Play
On Inactivity and the Discipline of Non-Participation
Markets offer constant motion but intermittent advantage. The distinction is structural. Price changes continuously; edge does not. The Advantage Play Engine does not reward activity. It rewards asymmetry.…
On Variance and the Discipline of Survival
Markets do not distribute outcomes in proportion to expectancy. They distribute them in clusters, droughts, and streaks. The distance between modeled advantage and realized result is variance. That…
On Tables and Fields of Advantage
A blackjack table is a closed system. Rules are fixed. Payoffs are specified. Probabilities are computable. Edge, when it exists, is small relative to variance. Individual outcomes fluctuate…
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