How I started trading confluence instead of chasing candles

For a long time my biggest problem wasn’t finding setups—it was taking too many of them. Every candle looked like an opportunity. Momentum pops, I jump in, and five minutes later the move is gone. What helped was forcing myself to only trade when multiple things lined up at the same place. I started focusing on confluence: \-structure levels \-trend direction \-momentum confirmation \-broader market sentiment Eventually I coded a script that visualizes those alignments on my chart so I’m not guessing anymore. The rule I follow now is simple: if the signals don’t line up at a key level, I don’t take the trade. Most of the clean trades I see come from that moment when structure + momentum + sentiment all point the same direction. The chart shows an example where those pieces aligned.