From my experience with trading in general (as well as using Bookmap in the past), a lot of
price action/market structure is actually a trap.
What I mean by this is that the
support and resistance that you think is there is not
actually real/strong and price will ping around in a rather unpredictable fashion which is what you're experiencing.
Focusing on just bookmap is a mistake in my opinion as it doesn't tell you the areas that you need to be looking at to trade where price will move in a more predictable fashion.
I assume you're trading the ES (most people do?).
Try the following. Look at 2 minute charts (1 min is too choppy).
Make a mental note/Mark on the chart/however you want to do it when noticeably large volume comes into the ES. You don't need fancy indicators beyond a traditional volume bar.
The volume I'm talking about should stand out from others around it/nearby.
Look to see how price reacts. Is it a
pin bar in an area of interest? Or is it a strong engulfing bar etcetc. You can use this to trade with as you're trading in the direction of bug volume in areas that make sense.
Also (and this is the key point), wait for price to reach these large 2 min volume areas if price has moved away. See what price does when it comes into these zones.
Look at bookmap to see if it will help you in these zones.
In my opinion it is kind of useless unless you have identified key zones of interest.
The way I've described here is a great way to do that.
Hope that helps.
One more thing. Bookmap really encourages you to look at very short term price movements. Drives you bonkers IMO!