In defense of Mr. Zones, in a bad mood I could easily have written his disparaging post. I thought it was well put. Perhaps because he is as bitter as I am about going down that path? Brokers, data providers and market makers want you as confused as possible to liberate you from as much money as possible. And what could be more confusing than the welter of technical analysis? What does work in my opinion is to quit thinking like a retail trader and to start thinking like a market maker. Markets do not exist so you can make money. Markets exist so they can make money. The change in perspective makes all the difference.