How can you say you lost $80,000 when you didn't have any Zclassic when the price spiked? You didn't lose anything.
That's like saying you lost $50,000,000 because you didn't buy a lottery ticket that might have won.
In any case, there are plenty of other moonshot opportunities, just invest $500 each into the top 10 promising candidates, you only need one to succeed to recoup your investment and more.
meaning he has not lost anything and just lost his moment. in fact it is not a big deal because at that time he should have been selling when prices have gone up a bit and made a profit. only if the hold is much longer, will likely get more profit.