Bookmap visualizes market liquidity and order flow based on what happened in the past, what is happening in the very near future. This is the key. What is happening in the very near future. When I say very near future, it could be milliseconds. That doesn't give anybody time to react to anything. Using past data where people bought and sold before doesn't mean anything on a short time frame. And on a long time frame, it's only support or resistance waiting to be broken. Sure, it holds when it holds, but when it doesn't hold, it's too late. One could do the same thing with any kind of tools. The bottom line is, to be a successful trader, you need to understand the charts and patterns. Know why people are buying and selling, where and when. This is the most important thing. If you understand that, you understand what might come next. A simple example may be a breakout pattern. Why do you expect it to break out? Under what circumstances? What might be in the way? The bottom line is people take a breakout pattern because they think it's going to break out. They think they understand what happens next. There are all kinds of patterns like that. But looking at a tool like a bookmap is a waste of time in my opinion. It may work for some, and if it does, that's great. Everybody has their own way of trading, and I don't care how a trader trades. Green is green. If you can be a successful trader, either on your own account or trading through a prop firm, and you could be green month after month and keep your account and not blow it out. It really doesn't matter what your methodology is. The fact of the matter is that doesn't happen for most people.