Hey HoG,
If I can throw in my 2 Euros here as a non-expert and student of S/D Zone trading, Kenneth Lee’s BS Trading PDF is a good starting point and primer, and slipp3ryWhippit is doing an excellent job answering your questions (All of this IMHO.). Just as you went to Mr. Candlestick, Steve Nison, for a “from the horses mouth” education about candlesticks, watching Sam Seiden’s webinar recordings will go a long way to answering all of the questions you have raised so far and even some you haven’t conjured yet, but no doubt will.
If you can fit it into you schedule, Sam will be doing a live webinar this Thursday, May 2nd, on FXStreet. It is scheduled to start at 15:00 GMT. They usually last 45 minutes. Also, futher reading about S/D trading can be found in a weekliy newsletter from the Online Trading Academy called Lessons from the Pros. (BTW - Caveat: I am not an employee, student or graduate of Online Trading Academy. What I have gleaned of what they teach from the webinars and newsletter makes sense to me and it is the strategy I am using as a basis for my trading plan.)
I’ll butt out now. Good trading!