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Having performed a "Search", I am looking for the S&P 500's reaction in percentage price change in the days/weeks just after a Fed rate cut in prior cycles/years. I know I have seen this posted in ET in the past. I just cannot remember where. Thanks.

Having performed a "Search", I am looking for the S&P 500's reaction in percentage price change in the days/weeks just after a Fed rate cut in prior cycles/years. I know I have seen this posted at ET in the past. I just cannot remember where. Thanks.

The comment below was made my a reviewer of the book "The Black Swan": "As per 'The Black Swan', the idea that unimportant events are routinely underanticipated, I would argue the latter. You make more money selling insurance for extreme events playing on overblown fears, as evidenced by the...

Surf: Thanks for your response. Taleb currently seems most interested in enhancing his persona as a philosopher.

Assuming that a trader accepts the premise that a black swan event can and will occur, does Taleb make specific recommendations of practical and cost-effective trading strategies that can be implemented for protection of your portfolio on a day-to-day basis?

I am also interested in Taleb's Trading Style. Within the past year it has been reported that he is still trading and based on his 2004 income tax return he made a 7-figure income from trading. Besides his trading of exotics, to produce short-term income he trades butterflies and also...

In April 2005 during the 3 day period of Apr 13-15, the SPX plunged from 1187.20 to a closing of 1142.62. This was a drop of 45 points, 3.8%. Does anyone recall the event(s) that triggered this sell-off?