4th place madness

[bartolomo]

I play Party $10 sng's. Here are my overall stats: 638 total, roi 13%, itm 38.7, 4th's 18%. I've noticed lately that my 4th's have significantly increased (after 4 out of the last 5 I decided to check it out). Over 138 games I'm 4th 34 times. That's 25%. I've tried playing tight, aggressive, stealing blinds, not stealing blinds..... I follow the 2+2 formula and overall it works ok. It's just really frustrating to be on the bubble so often and lose. Of course, with tight play early, many times I'm short stacked. But just as many times I have a decent stack. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.