I can empathize with believersBelievers who's faith is being shaken........
Been there, done that.
My apologies to thinkbig for calling him an idiot.
People like penny stocks.
If they buy Moosepasture Mines for 5 cents, and if it goes down a penny, they've lost a cent a share.
If it goes up a penny, they've made 20%.
If you own 100 shares of a stock that goes from $100 to $50, its the same as owning 100,000 shares at ten cents that goes to five cents.
There are invariably many reasons why these are penny stocks.
Their forecast is ominous.