It's not really about predicting the future, it's about understanding human psychology and how it related to supply and demand.
Very true. I was going to suggest Stratasearch as a choice but it may not be around anymore. I bought it 9-10 yrs ago and used to leave it running for days on end. It did grind out a few systems which I never used, but I did learn a lot from it.
The developer no longer supports the product....My guess is he couldn't make money trading the systems
Start with the most popular indicators ... going to the least. (Google it.) One at a time. Then do two at a time, ... etc. All (mostly) permutations/combinations of indicators and parameters. What platform will you be using to backtest/optimize? Despite what you've been fed in this thread, you can make a profitable system using standard indicators. (Google it.) Good luck, and keep us posted. By the way, always do your own due diligence. If someone makes a strong claim such as "NO STANDARD INDICATORS WORK!!" Ask them to show you evidence that not one standard indicator (or combination) in the world works. Etc.
Humans have a need to impose order on chaos. They love to do it visually. Thus, charts and indicators. Pretty stuff, but not required for successful trading.
You can still use common indicators but you would have to use combinations of them and/or use them in a way that is not intended by their creators so basically in customized version of common indicators in a way coming up with customized indicators.
Very few are able to create the beauty of very high quality, while most of the folks are walking between chaos and order. Day time : in the work (order) After the work : few beers on the couch/sofa (chaos) If left unchecked , chaos, with the spice of victim mentality, and populist/nationalist political ideologies, soon will turn into events like we have seen in WW2. But chaos also leads to the ,,treasure'', in order to get it, one has to enter that realm of the unknown. When you start learning something new, basically, you enter into that. Interesting topic. But - out of the topic.