i agree with you, i learned the hard way.especially this weekend when he got back.i followed him to another board where he did the exact same thing.stock down 25%. just goes to show you, dont trust anybody.the days of trusting somebody are over for me, averaging down with a good exit strategy seems to be the only way.these guys that seem to know it all dont know anything want a good laugh read posts 11109,11110,11129,11130,11131,11137,11144.thats what you call the big bounce theory, from someone who knows all about stocks 101. go AVTI