Nov 16/15 – Did Taleb forecast $4 oil?

I am sure to make some Nassim Nicholas Taleb fans irate with this piece, but so be it. I can’t help myself. I know he has written some terrific books. There is no doubt he has done a lot to advance the idea financial asset returns are not distributed normally as too many models assume. But the amount the media fawns all over this guy, and the kooky stuf…