Those who indulge occasionally in cards or other games of chance (excepting state-run lotteries, which are not games of much chance at all), or perhaps used to once upon a time, will recognize a similar phenomenon. One also sees it with some novices on the trading floor.
Novices because, it alomst goes without saying, they don't tend to last long.
Yep, gotta know when to hold them and when to fold them. And it also pays big at times to know how to sandbag, and at other times how to lay in the weeds.
Best regards. S&W R.I.P.
Oops—let's see, "brides", "birdes", "birdies", "birds"—oh yeah, "almost."
Best regards. S&W R.I.P.