Pls go thr the thead, Traderdude has also posted real time trades, he is not trading in the past.
It's ok pundit. Sad that people don't take time to learn price action. Well, it's their loss.
The reason we study past charts is to train ourselves to identify these setups in the future.
About confluence.
Look for
1. Round numbers
2. Trend lines
3. Horizontal S/R flips.
4. Bar confirmation.
if the above 4 conditions are met, you have a trade in a trending market.
Sideways is more tricky. You need to use all your knowledge of TA.
1. Simple indicators like MACD, RSI. Watch for Divergence on any of these in sideways markets.
2. Price patterns(harmonics work really well here)
3. Horizontal S/R.
4. Bar confirmation.
Keep it simple at first and learn as you go along.