By the way TA works on the basic assumption that past data is a good indicator of future ...
I refuse to believe in that !
And no, am not saying TA is bad, am just presenting my personal opinion why I dont use TA.
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Data used to do fundamental analysis is 'past' data as well used to make projections isnt it? So by your logic FA shouldnt work as well?
And you dont use TA because you dont know any better.Basic brain wash for many students by their theoretical and sometimes lucky professors who like to talk and brag a lot.Also fundamentals is a broad subject, most people just get hung on balance sheets without proper focus on macroeconomics and intermarket relationships.A great book in this regard is Soros's Alchemy of Finance where he explains all this in detail.
That said 99.99% of TA passed around doesnt work either so you have a point as well there. You see all this guys posting around about indicators,software and data for TA, I can tell you by experience that not one of them can survive a month trading.The thing is, no one in this business makes money (professional or not), in a direct way, either trading or investing.Its like the Gold Rush in California where the people selling spades and refreshments made all the money.Brokers, Analysts, Tipsters, Data and Software Vendors should be one's career choice for those interested in the markets, trading is something almost no one can do.
Also this reminds me of an incident, a chat with the famed tipster Rajeev Mundra.Now that guy cant trade for sh*t, I have seen first hand experience of it.He used to argue back and forth about how FA is important in trading after a series of dud trades.That showed that FA is something that people use to lean on a wrong decision rather than to make investments.