well the forum has just taken a hiatus 8^) sometimes it's best to stay away from as much noise as possible to have clear decision making. i know that is what i've been doing.
"Then there's order flow, put call ratio, short ratio, one of my favorites Volume Profile. The Also's see everything and act accordingly. Always against the trader.Takes more than charts and indicators to trade this market successfully."
yepper,...volume and price to me are key ! no matter that the Algo's and HFT's are in control of 90%+ of the market flow, price and volume still tell the tale.
other indicators assist quite a bit in discerning direction of price and to discern that the other magic bullet are Pivot Points. probably one of the best discoveries i've found to comprehend price moves.
for me the main thing to keep in mind is that its the Algo's , HFT's and institutions that move things. the retail buying is important but only when institutions are not moving the price. but with a particular pattern the trader can see / observe institutional buying or selling thus creating the direction for price to move.
lately my trading has been either short term one day holds or long term (1 -2 months out) options with tight stop loss for protection of capital. there's always another trade so i exit when i'm wrong in price direction.
invest at your own risk, based on your own due diligence, at your own risk tolerance
