Choosing a timeframe

A timeframe sets not only how often signals arrive but how much attention they demand. Pick one that fits your day, not your target return.

What changes with the timeframe

The indicator runs on candles of the chosen size. On 5-minute candles a reversal is registered quickly; on daily candles confirmation waits for the close of the day. The lower the timeframe, the more signals — and the higher the share of false ones.

Rough guide by style

• 5m — scalping. Many signals, fast reactions required, and fees plus slippage eat a visible part of the result. Demands that you sit at the screen.
• 15m — active intraday. A compromise between frequency and quality, convenient for several trades per session.
• 1h — intraday and short swing. The main working mode for most people: fewer signals, but each one matters more. Notifications are sent for 1h only.
• 4h — swing. A position lives from a day to several days and noise barely interferes.
• 1d — position trading. A handful of signals per quarter, but the most substantial ones.

A practical rule

Read the signal on your working timeframe and the direction on a higher one: for example, take 15m entries only in the direction of the 1h trend. This filters out part of the counter-trend entries that are especially common on lower timeframes.