I don't know if Trader Tom is a real trader or not, but he recommends fixed-spread brokers which are all market makers (bucket shops) who have conflicts of interests with their customers.
I'm fairly certain that he does indeed trade but his "strategy" involves some quite hefty draw downs. It's a few years since I looked at his trading but as far as I remember he's simply catching trends and pyramidding in on the basis that when he does catch a good un' his gains far outweigh his losses. I had a chat to him during a period where he candidly admitted that he'd lost a bundle and that lean spells still stressed him considerably. The promotion of somewhat questionable brokers ("Something-or-other 212" out of Oz?) together with coaching and speaking engagements would be his way of smoothing out the wilder swings of his chosen schtick.
Trends: I seem to remember that he was a short-term/day trader and operating off the shorter time frames (5/15mins?) so his "trends" might have been just modest swings. As I haven't bothered following him, it might well be that his lean spell went from weeks to months to years which would confirm yr surmise and explain the redolence of shite.
NVPs strengthmeters come in various flavours but the basic one has the advantage of being able to get an overview with the main currencies in one hit and also extract the pair components to attach to the pair chart itself. The MA can be adjusted to suit yr own taste and is merely a presentation of the the data, which, unfortunately, some people don't get and think that it's somehow a strategic element in itself.
Nah her videos are pretty good , straight to the point but mostly for beginners
