As always, you ask very good, perceptive questions.
I agree with everything you say above. So do my colleagues.
I think almost all long-term successful traders would, too. A very few might not (but most of those will actually turn out to be “marketing,” directly or indirectly!).
Technical analysis really tells us what fundamental analysis means. You can use TA without FA, but you can’t really use FA without TA.
Without evidence of buying pressure (shown by TA), you surely wouldn’t decide to enter a long position based on FA only? But even without any fundamentals, it could easily be logical and sensible to do so from TA alone. This really tells you what you need to know?
These few posts below will at least help you to understand that your thinking’s definitely on the right path!
