As normally happens I point out a problem with bright trading and then get ignored. Hope maverick74 enjoys trading ONLY stocks below $100. Now let me answer this idiots(brokerboy) question here. Dumbass(brokerboy) if you can read the $10k was for the entire year 2012 so far I counted the great move AAPL made on those 2 glorious days which also helped out. Waiting for DON to respond . . .
It is infinitely easier to judge where a single stock will move rather than the entire market index. Stocks are much less efficient than futures or forex. Inefficiency = money. There are thousands of stocks to choose from each day. Only a hand full of futures/forex to trade.