So I want my eyes to bleed if an expert daytrader (not like you) can tell me the steps of what I have to do. It moves faster when you want to listen. There are people who like to teach and there are people who like to learn.
The averages of 20.50 and 200 in the intraday work very well. You do not see it? They act as support and resistance and the inclination of the average of 20 makes all the high frequency machines act suddenly. Come let's win them together. Does anyone know the keys to what is missing in the system?
You not a new trader at all, am guessing you have failed several times while trying for past fourteen years.... I am a machine and most like you all do the same, have dreams bigger than my ass and too lazy to manually backtest your ideas. I do know a few reasons from HTFs happen from my study, and I rather go to hell than give you or anyone reasons they start, ROFLMAO.
If you are trading the 1 min on ES or NQ like me, watch the volume the last 3 or 4 mins prior to the open. If you see gradually increasing volume, its likely the market is going to give thrust failure / chop bars immediately after open for a little bit. Doesn't happen often, but when it does, you can get some easy microscalping done.