Re: My last attempt to know the truth behind technical analysis through forum(traderj
From my own experience as a full time trader trading for living for last many years I can very confidently say that Technical Analysis works. It not only works but it is also an essential tool if you want to trade with Swing trading or Intraday trading style.
But will one become a great trader by only knowing TA ? There is no guarantee....all guys attending cricket coaching sessions dont become Tendulkars....do they ? Trading requires great amount of efforts to understand the market, the trends,the environments,psychology of the market participants, understanding risk/reward,probability,stayng out of marginal trades,position sizing....and all that takes lots of time and efforts.....so by just learning some patterns and trendlines no one can become a master trader.
I cannot imagine myself trading without TA and charts......but there are traders who trade very well without TA......they trade on news, inside news of who is buying/selling etc.....that works great for them...TA works great for me.
The above are my views....I have no interest in getting into fruitless arguments on whether TA works ....just thought of putting down my views as thread starter genuinely trying to search answers to questions which I too had few years ago when I started out.
Smart_trade
From my own experience as a full time trader trading for living for last many years I can very confidently say that Technical Analysis works. It not only works but it is also an essential tool if you want to trade with Swing trading or Intraday trading style.
But will one become a great trader by only knowing TA ? There is no guarantee....all guys attending cricket coaching sessions dont become Tendulkars....do they ? Trading requires great amount of efforts to understand the market, the trends,the environments,psychology of the market participants, understanding risk/reward,probability,stayng out of marginal trades,position sizing....and all that takes lots of time and efforts.....so by just learning some patterns and trendlines no one can become a master trader.
I cannot imagine myself trading without TA and charts......but there are traders who trade very well without TA......they trade on news, inside news of who is buying/selling etc.....that works great for them...TA works great for me.
The above are my views....I have no interest in getting into fruitless arguments on whether TA works ....just thought of putting down my views as thread starter genuinely trying to search answers to questions which I too had few years ago when I started out.
Smart_trade