I regret ignoring chart patterns for years (like I literally used to think it was astrology)

When I first got into trading, I thought chart patterns were cool. You'd see someone call out a setup and it worked perfectly. Tried it myself.... and never worked. After a while, I did get skeptical and so I ditched it. I focused on news, indicators, trendlines etc because it felt more serious... But honestly results were average and I never really understood what price was doing.

Then a few years later I went back and actually studied patterns properly. Like not just spotting shapes, but understand WHY they work and WHEN THEY FAIL etc. THATS when it clicked.
Obviously it doesn't work all the time, and context matters a lot but I genuinely regret writing it off so quickly in the beginning. If you've never actually sat down and studied patterns, even a little time spent doing that will really go a long way. You'll see why. Thank me later!