Just to add to that, there are NO guarantees that ANY stock will do well, but some will do better than others. Some will just take a little longer to do well!  Also, if those persons traded like a day trader instead (like getting out when it was at 4 & 5 cents) then they would have walked away with something to show. It all depends on their individual strategies and their willingness (or unwillingness) to be long here. (long doesn't mean a couple of months).