> The assumption of technical analysis is that those with the deeper pockets move the market in certain ways and patterns If those with deeper pockets had reli

> The assumption of technical analysis is that those with the deeper pockets move the market in certain ways and patterns If those with deeper pockets had reliably exploitable trading strategies, other teams with equally deep pockets would be exploiting them. You need to simultaneously believe that widely known and understood patterns exist which are profitable to exploit but also that nobody with large sums of money and a financial incentive to profit is interested in taking that easy money.