What time frame do you use for trading?

[hd49728]

1HR for the directional bias
15 Minutes for looking at some Area of Interest or Point of Interest (FVG, OB)
5 Minutes for entering.

TBH, this works for me for the majority of the time. The only reason why I'm still losing is because of my emotions. When I'm making some analysis and plotting, for most of the time I can't wait. I have lack of patience, and that's what I'm changing right now. I'm making some adjustments, but I know that my strategy is working. It's just that, myself is my own enemy hence, the losses.

Aside from those 3 timeframes, I also added looking at the possible support and resistances on the 1D and the 4H chart and marking them with lines. We know that the higher the timeframe, the stronger it would be.

Before trading, zooming out to see a wide picture and get an overview about the market, current trend and what's possible next movement of the market. Then traders can zoom in and use smaller time frames for their trading positions but if they use 5-minutes for entry, they will need to use 5-minutes for exits too. It's because with different time frames, traders will have different maximum likely save time to let that trading position opens. They should never let their trading position opens longer than that maximum safe time, as risk will become bigger after that because the market might shift towards another trend.

I have some points agree with you but some points disagree with you.

[tvplus006]

Apart from medium-term trading, which is boring for me, I trade a minute chart almost every day. To do this, I use only one indicator, the RSI. Scalping allows to get a quick profit, which depends on the size of the margin and increased leverage, while the win rate is more than 80%.

[shawonngp]

I don't have any specific time frame, because when I open or stop the trade depends on the market, I don't do pre-planned trading, when I think it's the right time to enter a certain coin, I buy immediately, market analysis is important in trading, trading requires a lot of knowledge and strategies, because it's not gambling that can be won depending on luck, sometimes I do market analysis for a long time, like, The time frame can be 1-2 months because my target coin has to be within my expected price, and sometimes I have to decide in just 5-10 minutes in case of day trading. So I think those who trade regularly have no fixed time frame. Of course, long-term holders need to do enough market analysis; trading isn't easy. Profit can be made from here without any technical knowledge.

[el kaka22]

I would say that 15 minute is good enough, but this is also a topic that is basically talking about just one part of the strategy. Meaning that if you do wonder about just one part of it, then you are not going to get the best out of it either.

You should realize that the reality is that time frame that you are using depends on the strategy that you are doing. Someone who is into scraping, doing minute time frames would not be making a mistake, they are doing the right thing, but someone doing weekly trading, could use an hour and still be fine.

[irhact]

To be honest, because of high volatility in the market, I don't use one single time frame or strategy, I combine all of them, and what decides which strategy to adopt for my trade is always born out of my experience of the market and the current condition that I find the market at that said time, Sometimes I just take 1 minutes when I sees a great profit chances that née my quick action to buy into the market.

Using just 1 minute as your trading time frame that is too risky and I consider this gambling, that's just insane that a trader would use just one minute as a time frame to analyse the market although you might just tell me you are doing this when you see a new coin that got listed and then you just want to take profit which is clearly just gambling to me. A minimum of 4 hours is the time frame that I use and I have seen most people use then they can use 8 hours or then 24 hours to make a trade. The market is too volatile for we to use just short time frame to analyse the market, when trading a coin like Bitcoin you should use at least 4h as your timeframe to make a trade but then if you're trading alt coin then you can use any time frame that best suits you.

[Finebone]

I think some people can learn from this while making analyses. There are different time that you can use for your analyses before you open a position, like 15 minutes, 1 and 4 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. There are still other ones which I did not mention.

If you are good trader that is making money while trading, which time frame are you using to read the chart and for making analyses? I can easily know what type of trader you are from what you will post.

When I do trade, I trade with the 4hrs timeframe because the direction of the market is more clearer when trading higher timeframe, like 4hrs than when an trading a lower timeframe like 5, 10, 15 minutes and even one hour. But before executing a trade using the 4hrs timeframe, I always check the weekly timeframe to be sure of the weekly trend, so as not to go against the trend when trading, because it's very easy to trade and follow the trend, than going against it.
And since the 4hrs timeframe gives me a better result than the rest, I always wait for the 4hrs candle stick to close at 1am, 5am, 9am, 1pm, 5pm and 9pm before making my final decision if am going to open a trade or not.

[BitMaxz]

Checking multiple time frames is a must because if you don't, you risk missing a favorable entry and would always hit your stop loss if you didn't check the momentum in a higher time frame.
To me, a longer time frame makes things less choppy, but my entries are always in one hour, but before entering, I check the momentum over a four-hour period. After confirming momentum over a four-hour period, I waited for a one-hour retracement before entering.

Regarding indicators, I only use them for confirmation and determining how strong the momentum is, as the majority of my trades are based on price action. I also use liquidity heatmaps to predict where prices will retrace.

[Big Dirams]

Checking multiple time frames is a must because if you don't, you risk missing a favorable entry and would always hit your stop loss if you didn't check the momentum in a higher time frame.
To me, a longer time frame makes things less choppy, but my entries are always in one hour, but before entering, I check the momentum over a four-hour period. After confirming momentum over a four-hour period, I waited for a one-hour retracement before entering.

Regarding indicators, I only use them for confirmation and determining how strong the momentum is, as the majority of my trades are based on price action. I also use liquidity heatmaps to predict where prices will retrace.

That truly a wonderful research before one should open entries. Before a trader should open a trade such trader should make thorough research and look into possibilities of unforeseen circumstances. I know many trader doesn’t look into all time frame before opening positions most especially those new traders that are eager to make quick profits from the market and such approach result into unnecessary risk and losses.

 Checking out most time frames and still glance through the economical news helps to give our entries possibilities of profits not losses. Checking out higher time take gives us full picture of the chart movement and how the market has been either in upper trends and lower trends. 

[MArsland]

I think some people can learn from this while making analyses. There are different time that you can use for your analyses before you open a position, like 15 minutes, 1 and 4 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. There are still other ones which I did not mention.

If you are good trader that is making money while trading, which time frame are you using to read the chart and for making analyses? I can easily know what type of trader you are from what you will post.

I can't remember the last time I was actively trading, closely monitoring price movements, but my timeframes vary and are flexible depending on the asset type and its trend. For example for coins like ETH and BNB, I tend to use a 5-7 day timeframe, sometimes even a month, especially if the trend isn't over and I don't want to exit too quickly. For newly listed coins and memecoins, I typically hold them for a short period, usually just 1-2 days, mainly due to their extreme volatility, these coins can be sold at any time, allowing for quicker profit-taking adjustments.

[Hamza2424]

I think some people can learn from this while making analyses. There are different time that you can use for your analyses before you open a position, like 15 minutes, 1 and 4 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. There are still other ones which I did not mention.

If you are good trader that is making money while trading, which time frame are you using to read the chart and for making analyses? I can easily know what type of trader you are from what you will post.

Or you do not believe in using technical analyses and indicator? I think only holders will not use technical analyses and indicators but many holders use long term time frame.

Holders should also use indicators for their long-term buying, although having technical knowledge of the token's price is also good when we are buying, because sometimes we can buy cheaper even if we are buying for the long term.

Now bro, if you want to judge what kind of trader I am, then I trade whenever I want haha. I do not trade daily, I trade on a monthly basis, and usually I trade as a swing trader, but sometimes whenever I have time, I day trade, and of course in day trading our time frame has to be in lower ones.

I prefer 15 minutes and lower.

[Ndabagi01]

While making my analysis in trading, I make use of the higher time frame and the highest I switch to as my HTF is the four hours. While taking my trades, I take them mostly on the 15 minutes, 10 minutes or even 5 minutes time frame. For me, the higher time frame is the basics of the direction the market is headed and the lower time frame would be used to make execution after a clear entry is being spotted. From this, you can actually see that I am a day trader and don’t hold trade more than 24hours in most cases. I won’t say I’m a profitable trader yet even despite giving time to trading like this, but believes it’s a gradual process thing and as we get better, it means progress to reach the goals we set.

[bitgolden]

If you are good trader that is making money while trading, which time frame are you using to read the chart and for making analyses? I can easily know what type of trader you are from what you will post.

The movement of the chart and candlesticks on the bigger time frame always swallows up the movement and activities of the charts on the smaller time frames. Just the way a big sea will overshadow a smaller one.

I make my analysis on the 4-hr timeframe to know the trend of the market and get my entry on the 5-min timeframe.

Five might be too quick, I would say 15 minute is easier to move around with, because it doesn't really mean that much of a quick movement, but aside from that, I think it's clear that we are going to end up with something that would not be all that bad, 4 hour to get the trend is also good.

I have tried daily and that did not work that great, I have tried hourly and that was good but it has changed quite a bit, so it was correct most of the time but it was wrong like 20% of the time so it wasn't a certain thing.

[FanEagle]

I think some people can learn from this while making analyses. There are different time that you can use for your analyses before you open a position, like 15 minutes, 1 and 4 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. There are still other ones which I did not mention.

If you are good trader that is making money while trading, which time frame are you using to read the chart and for making analyses? I can easily know what type of trader you are from what you will post.

I can't remember the last time I was actively trading, closely monitoring price movements, but my timeframes vary and are flexible depending on the asset type and its trend. For example for coins like ETH and BNB, I tend to use a 5-7 day timeframe, sometimes even a month, especially if the trend isn't over and I don't want to exit too quickly. For newly listed coins and memecoins, I typically hold them for a short period, usually just 1-2 days, mainly due to their extreme volatility, these coins can be sold at any time, allowing for quicker profit-taking adjustments.

That seems like a lot. At that point you are not a trader but more like a investor and if you are dealing with something that big, I would suggest not to do something like that at all. I get that it may not be that simple, but we should definitely consider this to be done in a better way. I know that it's not that simple to just give up whatever worked for you, if it's working for you then I suggest you keep doing what you are doing so far.

But, I would say that it is not good for others because that's not trading at all, that's long term investment and if they want to be long term investors then it works, but if they want to be traders and be able to buy and sell quickly then they should definitely not do what you are doing.

[MArsland]

But, I would say that it is not good for others because that's not trading at all, that's long term investment and if they want to be long term investors then it works, but if they want to be traders and be able to buy and sell quickly then they should definitely not do what you are doing.

You're right, every trader's method is different, so what I employ might not be effective for others. I believe each trader has their own timeframe that suits their goals and needs. As I said before, it's been a while, and now I'm solely focused on DCA, both in Bitcoin and certain altcoins.
I’ve also often seen various opinions here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5576284.0 regarding day trading, and after reading them, I think the ideal approach is when a trader has truly found a good fit with one or two techniques. If the results prove effective, then that’s the method that should be prioritized, rather than chasing big profits that lack consistency.

[Pandorak]

While making my analysis in trading, I make use of the higher time frame and the highest I switch to as my HTF is the four hours. While taking my trades, I take them mostly on the 15 minutes, 10 minutes or even 5 minutes time frame. For me, the higher time frame is the basics of the direction the market is headed and the lower time frame would be used to make execution after a clear entry is being spotted. From this, you can actually see that I am a day trader and don’t hold trade more than 24hours in most cases. I won’t say I’m a profitable trader yet even despite giving time to trading like this, but believes it’s a gradual process thing and as we get better, it means progress to reach the goals we set.

It really all comes down to the type of trading we choose (scalping, day trading, swing trading). For day trading, a 4 hour time frame is indeed sufficient for identifying market trends.  

Higher time frames are more reliable, that’s a fact. So to avoid getting caught off guard, it’s essential to first analyze the higher time frames, since false breakouts frequently occur on lower time frames. For confirmation patterns and opening positions, i also often use the 15 minute time frame, i don’t know why, it just works for me, invalid confirmations rarely appear on this time frame. Whatever strategy we use, the goal remains the samem, profit, so don’t forget to TAKE PROFIT, don’t just TAKE PICTURES

[EarnOnVictor]

If you are good trader that is making money while trading, which time frame are you using to read the chart and for making analyses? I can easily know what type of trader you are from what you will post.

All timeframes are good if you use them rightly, but higher timeframes are convenient and can help you hold positions longer with higher earnings. For this, I always choose convenience, and hence, higher timeframes.

Or you do not believe in using technical analyses and indicator? I think only holders will not use technical analyses and indicators but many holders use long term time frame.

Technical analysis has been my best in the trading world. Even if I would hold, I will still pull the trigger only if the chart confirms my intention.

[Gost ms]

I think some people can learn from this while making analyses. There are different time that you can use for your analyses before you open a position, like 15 minutes, 1 and 4 hours, 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month. There are still other ones which I did not mention.

If you are good trader that is making money while trading, which time frame are you using to read the chart and for making analyses? I can easily know what type of trader you are from what you will post.

Or you do not believe in using technical analyses and indicator? I think only holders will not use technical analyses and indicators but many holders use long term time frame.

I have been searching for a lot of things about time frames for a few days and what I have found out is that 70% of people think that there is a time frame for trading and 30% of people think that there is no time frame for trading. I am not talking about beginners, I am talking about people who have been successful in trading and are making money from trading. There are some people who think that there is no time for trading and that you can trade whenever you want. What we need for trading is a calm mind and time without worries.

I had a friend who used to trade according to time and he used to make profits many times and face losses many times. When I asked him why he trades at certain times. Then he told me that during these times the markets are a little less volatile and some good trading opportunities are created. I am not fully aware of how it actually works.