Another tidbit of wisdom..
directed at the true newbies to investing ..not holdingmybreath. Were the aforementioned poster for real, I'd say "grab your balls biactch. Fortunes are not made overnight."
You do realize your broker / market maker e.g. the big banks in Canada / U.S. are betting against your position whatever it is. These Moos are holding ALL the cards. They can see who's long and who's short and make they're bets, and more importantly, their trades accordingly. You'll only win when they win. If the longs are in control, the SP will rise, the shorts will cover and pay for their poor bet. If the shorts control, they'll push it down as hard as they can using YOUR long shares to do so. They're hoping you'll capitulate and sell your shares for a loss so they can make in $$ the spread between where you bought and where you sold.
Did you realy believe they make all their money @ $9.95 /share. Your online broker cares nothing about you. If they had it their way, they'd take every last penny from you laughing all the way to the bank. Oh wait.. they are your bank. Don't believe me? Just pay attention to the recent news about the banks pressure tactics. Still don't believe me.. look back to Goldman Sachs and all the other douche investment banks who were selling MBSs to their clients while shorting the same securities on the other side.
Yes.. there are "boiler rooms" we often like to believe are "paid bashers", but they're not. They're simply the broker / market makers you use to trade your stocks. What else have they to do? By their own admission, all the trades are executed by computer.
Anyway.. believe it or not. 'Tis truth. Stop whining and smarten up.