I will stick my 2 cents worth in here as well....
* I agree with @wilfran1pm trading using 3 or 4 candle stick patterns is a guessing game. The video he posted is sensible
* I used charts a few years ago... I only bother with them these days if I find myself in a stock which is moving. I will try to identify trading channels but only as some sort of rough guide... my real triggers for buying/selling are 99% money management.
As a result of reading your post I went on a bit of a search and stumbled across the fellow below... he is basically selling his book and runs some courses but at least in the video he doesn't endlessly waffle on. Maybe you will find them interesting. [Books and courses etc really are essentially the same as what happened in the old-time gold rushes.... prospectors poured into the fields seeking their fortunes, but the ones who really made the money were the people selling them the picks and shovels]
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