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Technology Stocks : Applied Materials No-Politics Thread (AMAT) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (14397)	4/15/2005 12:56:55 PM
From: Big Bucks	Respond to of 25522

Brian, chalk it up to fear of the unknown and a desire for self preservation. Fear causes the herd to flee. No rationality is required. By the same token, no one wants to be at the back of the herd where the predators lie in wait to pick off the stragglers or those who dawdle. Predators stay out of the way of a herd but are quick to attack the weak or unwary who stray too far from the safety of the herd. There is something to be said for the concept of safety in numbers, it reduces the risk of exposure. Ever notice how a stampeding herd is clustered close together. Once the stampede is over the herd spreads out a bit as calm takes over.