Sarvise,
Thanks for posting the article link. It actually proves what I've been saying. In fact, my estimate of 5% of traders succeeding is apparently high. This article said a yet-to-be-published study was done and the actual number is only 1% of traders regularly succeed in trading (as noted on page 2 of the article).
So, in light of this new study showing - that over time - that 99% of traders fail and only 1% succeed, I think it is a safe bet that Johnny has been crushed by reality and has moved on to something else ... like finding a real job.