Excellent projection, sir!

Beforehand, I always thought that it is better when the peak is in Jan vs December of prior year, but in actuality, it does not matter much.
You have to pay regular taxes one year later, that is correct, but if the sell is large enough, you are better of paying an estimated tax, which would be due with only 3 mo difference (Jan 15 vs Apr 15). In fact, Jan 15 might be even better psychologically because you would not try to do something stupid and instead of more trading would just dedicate a chunk for these purposes.