Longs do lose most of the time, unless you learn how to go long once they're diluted down to a perceived bottom. That's when whales go long. Look at DEWM as an example. Dilution caused it to stay at bottom for over a month after people knew the product was in WalMart. It wasn't until the Hedge funds knew the dilution was over, then they ran it. But they held over 1 billion new shares for over a month before they ran it. Most people simply don't have the patience, I know I didn't. I had bought 3.5 milly DEWM at .0004 and then sold them 1 week before it exploded to .033 for a 9,000% gainer. I was in the hospital having surgery when it started running. Talk about a reality check, I had missed $90,000 in profit off a $1,500 buy.