Trend Following? Support and resistance Trading?

Hey guys! I want to trade using pure price action, but I'm getting a little bit confused.. I hear a lot of people saying trade only with the trend and people playing it all.. which is better?
I guess I'm mainly confused about trading with the trend. If I want to trade with the trend how do I determine the trend? I know higher highs, higher lows, but lots of timesin an uptrend it can make lh, hl then your uptrend then would be invalid? ALso.. some people say you have to use multiple timeframes? So if I want to trade off the 30 minute chart I need to look at the 4 hour chart and wait until they align?

How do you determine the trend? If price is in an uptrend and is coming onto heavy resistance would you place a short trade at this resistance or would you not because it's in a hard uptrend?
Can you trend trade off of one timeframe and be sucessful? Thanks for your time!

1. Hey guys! I want to trade using pure price action, but I'm getting a little bit confused.. I hear a lot of people saying trade only with the trend and people playing it all.. which is better?
2. I guess I'm mainly confused about trading with the trend. If I want to trade with the trend how do I determine the trend?
3. I know higher highs, higher lows, but lots of timesin an uptrend it can make lh, hl then your uptrend then would be invalid?
4. ALso.. some people say you have to use multiple timeframes?
5. So if I want to trade off the 30 minute chart I need to look at the 4 hour chart and wait until they align?
6. How do you determine the trend?
7. If price is in an uptrend and is coming onto heavy resistance would you place a short trade at this resistance or would you not because it's in a hard uptrend?
8. Can you trend trade off of one timeframe and be sucessful? Thanks for your time!

Everyone's got their own method.

Most people likely do this, some of them successful:

1. the trend
2. a mix of price and volume average indicators and drawing devices
3. to restate, hh/ll = continues, lh/hl = changes: Depending on how much of a challenge the new is to the old, yes
4. yes
5. yes, if the TF's are close, and no, just be aware of the differences, if they are far apart
6. (already asked)
7. yes, to both
8. maybe: with a higher TF, one can at least sometimes do so

I prefer this (I'm NOT successful):

1. play it all; of course, select for the greater average #pips
2. Trendlines. First, a trend, to me, is the little trends one adds up as a TF goes along, and not the traditional sense; I prefer to distinguish most people's sense of 'trend' through calling it something else, such as 'overall direction' or 'central angle'. Given this, here's my current answer: Trend angle, type (one of two), reaction to other trends for next central angle, role in area angle type (a pattern), and interaction with major TL's
3. Yes. Caveats to this, ones I prefer due to forex's nature: a) What appears to be now, will change later. b) Little 'trends' can make a big difference, in context of their larger past validating your interpretation of them. Thus, if you have a solid reason for price to move in a certain direction, then hang on through the bumps.
4. No.
5. No.
6. Answered.
7. Yes. Note caveat above, though less so because this is a more specific situation.
8. Yes. (me: 1')

This is quite often distinguishes the difference between a profitable trader and someone who loses lots of the time. There's a reason to go both ways but the profitable trader will probably have more and/or better reasons for going the way they do so its up to you and your strategy really. You might be able to get a few pips short term by shorting the pair but if you're trading long term, you could still make money from the hard uptrend at this point.