The forex market has such high daily trading volume, that the
lower time frame charts contain what market technicians refer to as «noise».
They've got some idea in their minds about day trading and they all seem to want to look at short
time frame charts before focusing on the daily chart.
The reason why is because higher time frame traders naturally take far fewer trades than day traders or traders who mainly trade
lower time frame charts.
With so many altcoin markets breaking above descending triangles and rallying to test the 0.236 % fibonacci retracement areas, many analysts are waiting for the markets to pull back and produce a higher low on
larger time frame charts before proclaiming that the first altcoin season of 2018 is indeed kicking off.
This fits well with the 80/20 rule in that probably only about 20 % of traders really focus on higher
time frame charts like the daily chart and somewhere around 20 % to 10 % of traders actually make consistent money.
However, since many of these traders, like myself, are adding price action trading as just one piece to their overall trading system, many are not as interested in trading the
longer time frame charts.
Higher
time frame charts provide a much more useful and accurate depiction of price movement, this will enable you to be more confident in your trading decisions which will begin reinforcing a series of positive forex trading habits.
Don't look at low
time frame charts because even small / meaningless daily chart retraces will make you nervous and shake you out if you're fixated on them on small time frames.
We primarily focus on providing technical set ups based on H4 and
Daily Time frame chart, so naturally the trades will take some time before execution.
Day Traders use
short time frame charts and indicators looking for short, quick profits without risking much capital.
It's really very similar in trading; the more you study higher
time frame charts like the 4 hour and daily, the better «feel» you develop for the market because you are getting to know more about it and you can see the «bigger picture» a lot easier than you can on smaller time frames.
As a result of trading
higher time frame charts, many pro traders are much more precise and efficient than their amateur counter-parts.
Stoch, RSI, Entry CCI and Trend CCI all are give bullish signals in 15 - min and 30 - min charts, whereas several bears can also be seen in high
time frame charts.
If you're addicted to the lower
time frame charts, you're probably over-complicating things as well.
In short, if you want to improve your accuracy and the probability of your price action trade setups, focus on the higher
time frame charts.
That should be pretty obvious, because there are simply less candlesticks for any given amount of time on a higher
time frame chart.
So, even as you become more experienced and perhaps want to trade lower
time frame charts, this philosophy of briefly checking the markets for your trading edge, making a decision and then walking away, will still benefit you and can still be used.
Many traders struggle for years trying to trade lower
time frame charts, eventually they either give up all together because they have lost too much money to bear, or they figure out that trading the higher time frames is a necessary component to consistent trading success.
The reality of the situation is that the lower in time frame you go the less accurate any trade setup becomes, therefore, by trading lower
time frame charts all you are doing is lowering the probability that any trade you take will be a winner by adding more variables to the equation of forex trading.
So, to keep in tune with them, one need to follow them on the higher
time frame charts.
One of the biggest advantages of trading the higher
time frame charts is that they act like filters of price movement.
Forex traders are often tempted by the lure of lower
time frame charts; they think they are somehow getting closer to the «real» action in the market and that they will find more trading opportunities on these fast moving charts.
When traders begin trading on lower
time frame charts they start over-complicating the trading process by trying to read the inherent noise that is a part of these fast moving charts, this inevitably causes them to over-trade which is one of the main causes of failure in the forex market.
Therefore, this article will discuss the advantages of trading the higher
time frame charts and how they can help you become a patient and profitable trader
Sticking to higher
time frame charts will help you put the probabilities of success in your favor as you trade.
One of the main reasons why most traders fail to make money is because they are stuck in a cycle of over-analyzing and over-trading on lower
time frame charts.
I get a lot of emails about inside bars, and many traders try in vain to trade them on lower
time frame charts, and it really is just a huge waste of time.
you said «why most traders fail to make money is because they are stuck in a cycle of over-analyzing and over-trading on lower
time frame charts» that true.
There really is a lot to learn from these two books and much of what they discuss is relevant to the style of trading we practice here at Learn To Trade The Market, i.e., position / swing trading on higher
time frame charts.
TradingMarkets contributor Austin Passamonte discusses how traders can spot this simple pattern formation on
time frame charts.
A valid set up results in a valid trade on what ever
the time frame the chart is.
People tend to be drawn to the «play by play» action on the lower
time frame charts, almost like they are mesmerized by the moving numbers and flashing colors... unfortunately, this turns into somewhat of a trading addiction for many traders, that quickly destroys their trading accounts.
Tight consolidation can be traded but it needs to be done on lower
time frame charts and is best left until you are very skilled at trading the daily chart first.
Thus, you need to fight the urge to over-analyze, over-trade, or trade on low -
time frames charts.
However, I would like to point out that there is also a direct connection between the fact that most traders get caught up trading lower
time frame charts and most of them lose money.