Markets are typically in a trending or consolidating state. Trends are straightforward to spot, but drawing a simple box around price during consolidation is where most traders get wrecked, due to false breakouts,
and these are where the deadly traps are often set.
Conversely, by the time price confirms its direction, it's often too late to
join without having been caught earlier. The other scenarios are, if your strategy is to wait for a pullback after the price has confirmed the direction after the consolidating state you cannot be certain that price will not reverse entirely after the pull back.
I've yet to find any indicators that reliably combat all these scenarios without trapping you in a trade. Meanwhile, the professionals are building their positions during the consolidation state i believe ideally this is the time to buy or sell in small quantities, and after the direction has been confirmed, its best to add to the position as the trend develops.