I work with a fellow that stayed in a bad stock for almost four years hoping it to rebound where it once was. At one time he made good money on this stock and was convinced he would again. After four years of some marginal up's and down's mostly downs he figured he lost over 9,000 dollars on that one bad investment. The stock market is to be played and dabbled with not married to one or some options, as it can leave a nasty hole in your wallet sometimes, lol.