That's fair enough @Hotfire, you clearly know what you are...

That's fair enough @Hotfire, you clearly know what you are doing, and do it well from what I've read over the last year or so.
If you can accurately glean insight from the little indicators in information around us sooner than others and act, you are at an advantage as a trader.

Ultimately I think they found themselves between a rock and a hard place and have made their choices best they can since.
In an ideal world they shouldn't have put themselves there in the first place but nobody is perfect and setting timelines can catch you out when circumstances change on you.
Hopefully lesson learnt.