Thanks, Michael and Researcher. A rep at IB told me that the version of TWS I was using no longer works with some older versions of windows. I had to download a different version of TWS.
Etrade seems to have rectified itself. It was bogging down and position numbers weren't accurate earlier today.
I have seen lots of $1 stocks with strong earnings and solid balance sheets triple, quadruple and more, but I have yet to see one go below zero.