My favorite exotic indicator is Elliot Wave TV Gurus , I have ALWAYS made money at their expense. On to more seriousness Elliots may be right on the long term but going opposite to them pays in the short term.
My favorite indicator in reality are well known Pivot Points
Rahul mohinder oscillator. One of the better ones for defining a trend starting. Don't use it anymore as I dont need indicators to define a trend, but when I did it was great