I believe both TA and FA have their place in the market. TA ia volume and emotion and it is predicable over patterns and time. If you are a mathematician you almost have to agree to that...It is not pure science and manipulation is a part of the equation...Here is one thing that is compaletely true that findamentals mean nothing for pink sheet stocks....
Your statement, "...TA is manipulated. I believe the MM's and hedge funds use TA and sacrifice trades in order to manipulate a chart.", is...I believe...EXACTLY on the money! Why? Easy...basing TA forecasts on the various MM games we witness on the T&S throughout the trading day only tells us what the MMs WANTS us to know. Is there a way to filter out/compensate for said manipulation?