If you're looking at LEO purely fiscally, then you should be trading on volatility, not HODLing to begin with. There's been plenty of opportunity week in and week out to make money on it even on it's downtrend. It's acting no differently than most crypto so you've made 0 valid points about it by mentioning it's price drop over time.
^ Every single point highlighted was a chance to have made substantial gains. If you simply buy in @ $0.09, hold it, then sell now @ $0.05, you "lose." If you're smart, you don't buy all in all at once into anything ever and you buy fractionally over time and play the dips to your advantage.