alex_zag_al comments on A proposed inefficiency in the Bitcoin markets - Less Wrong

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Comment author: alex_zag_al 04 January 2014 05:52:38AM 1 point [-]

can't dispute the conclusion but I object to the argument.

Because, the argument doesn't apply to this model: "Probabilities are calculated from a random walk, except for large unlikely changes, or changes when the price is near zero."

Approximate models always have a range of applicability. Showing that the model gives absurd results outside the range of applicability for which it's intended doesn't mean much.