Mate come on now that's not a H&S pattern. What's with the extra shoulder there before the drop? What it was, was clear manipulation to create a premium within the range, take out the recent stop losses above the highs and then sell it.
All have to find our path. Not the one I'd take personally but we're all different. I came into trading via EAs and many would say that was stupid (I'd be inclined to agree.
You're looking at it in $$$ terms too much. Let's say you take a trade that goes 3% your way and let's say that equals $30. That's the same win as someone with an account 100 times bigger than you taking the same risk and making $3000. Stop trying to make $ and focus on making %. And ffs stop...
I don't think you will ever get "full" knowledge of fundamentals if you primarily trade technicals, nor do I think you need to. You just need to be aware of certain news events and that these will result on runs on liquidity as you understand it from ICT.
I think so and having studied it helps me to read the markets. There are those who claim his students don't trade or can't trade and he's a complete fraud but I just go with what has worked for me. I gain nothing for saying it does or doesn't work. It might not work for you and that's fine. But...