One of the most controversial actions in finance is to use leverage.
You only need to get to 0 once to lose the game, whereas you can 100x your money and still go to 0. These flucutations are obviously sped up via leveraging, and sometimes it's this speed that makes you behave emotionally.
You only need to get to 0 once to lose the game, whereas you can 100x your money and still go to 0. These flucutations are obviously sped up via leveraging, and sometimes it's this speed that makes you behave emotionally.