How long can a downswing last for a profitable player?

[willperkins]

I'm relatively new to poker as I have only been playing about 2 years. So far I have played 555 SNGs beginning at the $5 level and moving up to the $10 level a while back.

My ITM is 36% and ROI is 7%. I do not know if this is good or bad.

The longest losing streak I have through was finishing out of the money 14 straight SNGs.

I found that once a losing streak started (more than 4 games in a row), I would get out Sklanskys' Tournament Poker for Advanced Players, or maybe Cloutier and McEvoy's books and reread them.

IT seemed to get me refocused.