August 12th, 2026
Edinburgh Institute of Diplomacy and Economics Briefings-numbers series
-A Game-Theoretic Decay: Why Repetitive Rhetoric Traps Geopolitics in a Negative-Sum Dynamic
The death of the short volatility strategy of VRP

He is trying to attribute his falling approval ratings all to Iran.
’’Uncertain Leadership'' is his own creating.Trump is now emotionally unstable considering all his extreme views.
In general, his pet theory is Minus-sum game.
To begin with, zero(NO) to the power of anything is still zero, so there’s no substance to his post.
Although the psychological impact is different.
Who benefits?
The logic of repeated games doesn't seem to take effect...
To conclude, because of his repeated trivial remarks, it is like a positive number below 1 to the power of anything.
Put simply,

Or in economic terms, it looks like the ’’law of diminishing marginal productivity.’’
Historical chart of the magnitude of Trump’s remarks
Reference
Enotes World
‘’Law of diminishing utility’’
https://enotesworld.com/law-of-diminishing-marginal-utility/
That is why the financial market is getting less susceptible to his remarks.
OVX historical chart

VRP historical chart
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