TA question often asked... "Do trendlines work"?

Discussion in 'Technical Analysis' started by Scataphagos, Nov 21, 2023.

  1. schizo

    schizo

    If this is truly legit, bravo :thumbsup:.

    But this in itself doesn't prove your initial claim that TA exists only in the poorhouse.
     
    #21     Nov 21, 2023
  2. Ty. My claim is that trendlines don't work. If it does, why aren't the wealthiest and most successful traders using them? You can similarly make a claim about astrology predicting stocks, but just because no one wants to waste their time proving they don't, doesn't make your hypothesis any more right.

    Cheers :)
     
    #22     Nov 21, 2023
  3. schizo

    schizo

    I dunno what to say. Trendlines have been the bread and butter of my trading strategy for over 25 years. But to each his own.
     
    #23     Nov 21, 2023
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  4. What’s your hit rate?
     
    #24     Nov 21, 2023
  5. deaddog

    deaddog

    Of course they work. How can something not work. They show the direction of the trend. What is it you expect a trend line to do?

    FWIW I use trend lines to exit trades. When the trend breaks I exit. And no I rarely get out at the top and usually leave a little cash on the table.
     
    #25     Nov 21, 2023
  6. maxinger

    maxinger

    Do trendlines work?
    Do S-R lines work?
    Do MA crosses work?
    Do Overbought / Oversold things work?
    ...

    ANSWER :
    Sometimes YES
    Sometimes NO


    WHY ?
    The market moves in various
    fashion, manner, ways, speed, pattern, characteristics, behaviour .....
     
    #26     Nov 21, 2023
  7. schizo

    schizo

    It must be pretty good. Otherwise, I wouldn't have used it for this long.
     
    #27     Nov 21, 2023
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  8. Lmfao hahahah you funny man
     
    #28     Nov 21, 2023
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  9. maxinger

    maxinger

    To illustrate my posting # 26.

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    #29     Nov 21, 2023
  10. maxinger

    maxinger

    To illustrate my posting #26

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    #30     Nov 21, 2023
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