"Only an amateur trader would buy this stock when it is in an obvious downtrend."
The people invested in this stock are not even amateur traders. This stock does not have one positive principle for even considering investing in it. ANY investor would look at this stocks principles and run away. Poor management, poor financials, poor marketing, dated technology, etc. I visit this board now and again and am AMAZED at the people still here after 2,3, even 5 or more years. I can't think of a stock that has performed more poorly, yet the same people are on this board saying the same thing they said 5 years ago. A basic investing principle is not to lose more than 10% on any given stock. The only way you could not have lost more than 10% in this stock is if you are shorting it. Bottom line, get out and get yourself in to something that makes money and recover your losses. Move on. There are far better opportunities. Almost ANY stock is a better opportunity than PLUG. I wouldn't be here myself except it is soooooo easy to make a little beer money by shorting this.