TNT, if in fact your post was directed at me, I'm not attempting to pick apart the strategies at all. However, if this is "Trading 101" and the goal is to get a million dollars over 52 weeks or less, then one should understand that taxes and commission fees need to be included in your results. Those are two big chunks that are a reality when trying to achieve a goal. It's not my style to pick apart a post. I'm sure Orange may have figured all of that, but there are many more amateur investors that maybe haven't. In order to encourage "good trading habits and risk management" as you said, I think people need to realize that if they haven't. In addition, if your talking risk management, though I like the goal, I think the risk is way too high.