Working to anticipate the future can be a distraction from the important task of dealing with the present.

Charting is a little like surfing. You dont have to know a lot about the physics of tides, resonance, and fluid dynamics in order to catch a good wave. You just have to be able to sense when its happening and then have the drive to act at the right time.

A losing trader can do little to transform himself into a winning trader. A losing trader is not going to want to transform himself. That's the kind of thing winning traders do.

Win or lose, everybody gets what they want out of the market. Some people seem to like to lose, so they win by losing money.

It is a happy circumstance that when nature gives us true burning desires, she also gives us the means to satisfy them. Those who want to win and lack skill can get someone with skill to help them.

My style is basically trend following, with some special pattern recognition and money management algorithms.

The trend is your friend except at the end where it bends.