How to trade short term and not waste time drawing random lines:
Start by studying Walter Bloomberg.
You want to identify the short term narrative driving the market. Most of the times there is none whatsoever. It is all noise. But sometimes there is. Such as now, with Israel and Iran going at each other.
Follow a live breaking headlines account (e.g. @deitaone, @LiveSquawk) and then spend years watching how headlines impact intraday charts. Eventually you'll develop understanding and more importantly intuition. Intuition is key, otherwise you'll be trading noise or reacting too slowly.
Of course you could also attempt to do this algorithmically, which is an entirely different ballgame.
Lastly, if doing this with crypto, you must stay away from leverage or you will go bust faster than a swipe on a dating app.
@HsakaTrades@awawat It's all about where the attention is and people's emotions. If people would stop trading with emotions and be rational we would not have such trading opportunities everyday.
[Final Update]
TA Lessons:
i) Supply & Demand
ii) Support & Resistance
iii) Swing Failure Pattern
iv) Trading Ranges
v) Divergences
vi) Trends & Reversals
vii) Miscellaneous
This should cover the basics.
Most of my trading setups are a concoction of the aforementioned