Squirrels. Ive often wandered to myself why it is that these little critters jump out at the last moment in front of my car and make a mad dash to the other side of the road? Got me thinking. 1. Is it an initiation into the group? The closer squirrel gets to the tyres the greater his reputation amongst his peers? 2. Is it fight or flight? The squirrel is paralysed with fear until the last moment when flight response kicks in? 3. Are they thrill seekers. Do they wait on the edge of the road like junkies waiting for the next hit of adrenaline? I reckon squirrels start the day with a simple plan: gather nuts, mate, stay away from predators. Squirrels are just like traders, sometimes they dont stick to the plan. They panic and bolt directly in front of the predator. Sometime this results in dead squirrel and other times lucky squirrel. I suffer from the squirrel effect at times. Lets say I have a plan to gather some nuts at a certain price level. So I draw a line and wait. Price(predator) heads in my direction. Gathering momentum. Looking unstoppable. My prior fortitude starts crumbling. I get nervous. Price gets closer. I start panicking. My safety place is compromised. I become the squirrel. I bolt (short instead of long). My take from this: Don’t be that squirrel.