M...sorry to hear that...you may want to consider booking some stocks when markets are rolling over and gold hit highs.......there's more pleasure in buying them back with your profits than watching your profits dissapear. Anyhow not for me to give that kind of guidence[ I make my own mistakes] but practicing some sort of disipline may help you. You always leave money on the table in this game. Some of the best money managers move out of a stock well before it peaks or sell into the rallies no where near the tops and buy back in on the retracements.....anyhow there's always another story just around the corner. Capital preservation is always first on the list in volatile times and there's no sin in booking a profit especially if you sense the market could turn. Anyhow the gold and commodity story isn't over as far as most are concerned and we'll enjoy getting some good buys in weeks ahead.