awk, it's funny you mention that. Did you know that 80% of a stock is traded at breakeven? Let's say you buy a $10.00 stock. It goes down to $5.00. Most will sell when it gets back to $10.00, happy to get their money back. If the stock goes to $15.00, everyone holds on and then when it slide back to $10.00 they sell so as not to lose any money. 80% of a stock is sold with no gain and no profit. That's the way of the market for the average investor.