Yank, T&A doesn't work??? Really??? 1/2 the investment world trades and makes decisions using technical analysis, what doesn't work as in your case is your discipline or lack of and if you don't have it using your fundamental knowledge trading you'll keep finding yourself loosing. I know your going to come back and tell me how successful you are. I've been very up front on this board, I only use T&A and yes the news drives the charts I use, and I'm very successful at it, discipline is everything in trading regardless if your using technicals or fundamental info plane and simple.