First of all, I don't think you've been unlucky. From your postings I gather that you listened to "voices". There are always voices in the market. Analysts are just like Moody's, S&P or Fitch. They give a company a downgrade after the shit just hit the fan. Analysts are quite similar in that respect, that's why I don't listen to analysts, though now and then they are worth following as they can have an effect on trading volumes.

Secondly, you would not have been this "unlucky" if you trade with a plan. Either have a stoploss or consider it your strategy to sit & hold forever.

As for Arian Silver... it's one of the mining companies I just bought as you may have read earlier last week. All junior miners I bought trade at similar prices, mostly below 20 cents. It's not an Arian thing, it's a sector thing. Arian is not alone, the whole sector has dropped enormously. The low volumes that you spotted are not a bad sign, they are a sign that there are hardly any sellers left. So just sit tight & wait for the sector to improve, once that happens, you can judge whether Arian is an underperformer or not.