no one said charts affect news releases/fundamentals.
we say that news affects charts which affects traders decision.
NEWS--->CHARTS--->TRADERS
the fact that charts doesnt affect news has no bearing on whether charts affect traders.
also, news is not the only thing that affects charts.
charts in and of themselves affect charts.
so the fact that charts affect traders and are affected by things other than news, it is a logical fallacy to say that news is the only thing that affects traders (proof by counter example)
Trust me i have no problem worrying about 1 variable that trumps charts, any TA trader will tell you the same thing. You also need to keep in mind i am in from bottom bec of charting before any news or tweet comes out so even if it has a negative effect on price i am still profitable when i go to sell. Also many times those tweets or news send the price even higher. It is a win win situation. lol