

Quote from Laissez Faire:
Am I the only one here who is a little skeptical towards channels and trend lines?
I do use them myself, but at times they are just too damn subjective and give conflicting signals. For example, do you draw the lines on the body? Why? Why not the wicks? When is it broken? Was the break real or do you draw a new trend line on the new swing high/low?
There are certain times when one can draw a perfect channel and trend line. I tend to trust those more, although they may be as random as the others. They do say something about the sentiment in the market (dips being bought, rallies being sold), but for accurate entry and exit signals I`m a little undecided.
With certain set-ups, like the break of a very clean trend line, it is often enough to give me a sell signal, but I prefer some confluence and confirmation beyond that.
Horizontal S/R is far more objective, so I prefer those. Not judging here, since I use trend lines and channels.
Just thinking out loud here while I`m waiting for a set-up.![]()
haha) will file this post and take it to heart beacause in my experience there is so much truth in this post.