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Old 08-27-2006, 12:26 PM
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Im still new to technical analysis but would like to know if this really works? This whole concept seems to work just because traders believe in it.
TA is folllowed religiously by many traders. From my experience TA works better on longer time frame charts such as the daily chart. Alot of price patterns on 1 minute and 3 minute timeframes are not as valid.

TA is the study of price patterns based on human behavior. It uses crowd behavior to its advantage. Remember, TA is not 100% exact science. Trading is a game of probability. As long as you have discipline to honor your stops and ride your winners you will come out ahead.

I don't rely heavily on TA for my trading. But some of the most powerful trading signals come when price patterns line up with pivot points. These setups I will take 100% of the time.

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