One of the most sought after questions in the trading world What is the best time frame to trade futures and forex? This is a very complex question and will take some detail which will be covered in this article.
To begin, I will answer a question with a question, what is your style of trading? The time frame you choose will be heavily dependant on you as an individual. Below we will look at specifics. If you prefer to place intra day trades to scalp the market, you will look at a ery different time frame than a trader who wishes to place one trade per day or even less. Another few questions; what is your trading method, do you play breakouts or reversals or both?
In this article we will be discussing supply and demand trading which can be used for all mentioned above no matter if you are trending, sideways or any other market condition. True supply and demand is the one thing that is and always will be constant, because it is the complete reason for market movement. For example if there is an influx of buyers market moves up (demand) and if there is an influx of sellers market moved down (supply).
Lets start with an amount of time frames to view. This is important because looking at too many will cause confusion and hesitation which can be detrimental to your trading. As a rule of thumb the maximum number of time frames we look to is three for any given instrument. This gives us all of the information we need to determine where the majority of buyers and sellers are most likely to step in.
Below is a collaboration of time frames we use for each style of trading.
It is important to remember there is not one right answer because we are all different so the answer to "What is the best time frame to trade" is simply which ones fit your personality the best. After choosing them, consistency becomes key in sticking to them to alleviate future confusion or hesitation.
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