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A Quick Guide to Multi-Timeframe ScalingQuick Intro =========== Regardless of what type of trader we are, most of us will look at the same chart in different timeframes to help make the "case for a trade". The risk of doing so is that we need to understand the fundamental concept of Multi-Timeframe Scaling (let's call it MTF scaling) as we inspect the various timeframe charts of the same underlying, otherwise, we risk receiving confusing signals - that rather than helping a trade decision, will possibly hinders the decision, if not even triggering the wrong decision. This concept has possibly been published about here before - i though it won't harm to put together a quick primer / reminder if it helps some of our new fellow traders on TradingView - if this sounds interesting, please read on. What do I mean by Multi-Timeframe Scaling? ------------------------------------------------------- in my trading, and as i check if there's a good trade to make on, say TSLA- i would first look at the daily chart -- cause i'm a position trader. is there a trend forming? has there been a recent consolidation? is there a possible breakout soon ? ..etc i then "zoom-out" to a larger timeframe -- say the weekly chart. i need to see the prevailing sentiment and the "context" - this is important because even if it looks like a bottom is forming on the daily, if TSLA on the weekly shows a diminishing momentum, i would avoid making a long trade assume the larger (weekly) timeframe is favorable -- so i will then "zoom-in" to find an ideal entry - using a smaller timeframe chart - the 1hr or 15mins so what did we do here: ===================== Larger timeframe = Context and prevailing sentiment Medium timeframe = Trade Decision Shorter Timeframe = Trade Execution i will do the same for exits as well - i assume most traders have a similar "protocol" before they hit the trigger - but may use different "preferred set of timeframes" based on the type of trading -- day traders may use 15min for trading, with 1min for execution and 1 or 2Hrs for context -- swing traders may use 1hr for trading, with 10 mins for execution and 1 day for context and so on .... the problem for many traders, as they switch between the charts of various timeframes is, they will see conflicting signals .. the indicators/charts many of us use are usually not "sync'ed" - to demonstrate how this looks like, look at the chart on top - to demonstrate what happens when there's lack of indicator scaling across the timeframes, i used a 3-SMA basic system -- but the same concept applies for any indicators you use (RSI, MACD, ADX/DMI, Stochastic)....etc -- the list goes on :) -- so what's wrong here and how can it be fixed? ---------------------------------------------------------- There's nothing "really" wrong, it's just there's an element at play that we may not be aware of here - We need to get very familiar with that concept of "MTF scaling" when we switch between different TF charts - the concept is really simple, and the key is the "scale factor" the 1 day chart has 7 x 1hr bars (for stocks) -- so, for example, if i look at an SMA or EMA of length 9 on the daily chart, i need to look at the
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NASDAQ:TSLAEducation
by RedKTrader
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How to Use Multi-Timeframe Analysis and What It MeansIn this video tutorial, our team based out of New York City walks you through multi-timeframe analysis including what it means and how it works. Multi-timeframe analysis (MTF) is a process in which traders can view multiple timeframes at once on a single chart. For example, if you're looking at a 30-minute chart you can quickly add a daily Moving Average and weekly Bollinger Bands. Multi-timeframe analysis is the process of looking at multiple timeframes at once and using them to make better decisions when trading or investing. Getting started with multi-timeframe analysis on TradingView is easy: Step 1 - Add an indicator to your chart Step 2 - Open the indicator's settings and find the Resolution parameter in Inputs Step 3 - Adjust the resolution to the timeframe of your liking This process works for most of the built-in indicators on TradingView. You can have several timeframes visible at once so you always know the most important price levels. MTF works by the minute, hour, day, week and month. In addition, Pine coders can use the same `resolution` parameter we use in our built-in indicators in their own scripts. By simply adding it to a script’s `study` declaration statement, coders now have an easy way to add MTF functionality to scripts and let users decide the timeframe they want the indicator to run on. We hope you enjoy this video tutorial and please press like if you find it helpful. If you're already an expert at multi-timeframe analysis, please leave some tips and educational lessons in the comments so others can learn from you. Additional reading: A New ‘Resolution’ Parameter Makes Multi-Timeframe Analysis Easy (TradingView blog) Learn more about multi-timeframe analysis from other traders Explore the public library for scripts using multi-timeframe analysis
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NASDAQ:TLTEducation
by TradingView
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Bitcoin Trade Signals Review - 1H Since 2018 January To 20190730BITMEX:XBTUSD COINBASE:BTCUSD BINANCE:BTCUSDT Timeframes on Ribbons: 1H -> 45H Indicator: 9 Seasons Rainbow Multi TimeFrames Pattern This Tutorial Idea Indicates some important trading signals of Bitcoin given by the indicator since 2018 January, in order to help users of the indicator learn how to identify opportunities. Some Typical Trigger Signals: Long: Yellow -> Lime: Breakout Blue -> Green: Reverse Purple -> Blue: Fading Breakout downward Short: Blue -> Purple: Breakout downward Yellow -> Red: Reverse Lime -> Yellow: Fading Breakout Signals Pattern Trigger in Short Term: Ribbon 1 - Ribbon 3/4 Context: Ribbon 3/4 - Ribbon 12, which is the most outstanding ribbons with priority: Yellow-Blue, Lime-Purple, Red - Green, else. I appreciate your like or comment. Welcome to share your idea here. PM the author for a one-week free trial of "9 Seasons Rainbow Multi TimeFrames Pattern". DISCLAIMER This idea is only a personal opinion and does NOT serve as investing advice NOR as trading advice. This idea, "9 Seasons Rainbow Multi TimeFrames Pattern" indicators, and all related contents are for the purpose of trading strategies studying or paper trading. If a user or a customer uses any of these related contents for live trading or investment, she/he should take all risks.
BITMEX:BTCUSD.PEducation
by go8686
7
Basics of Trading with EMAs using Multi Timeframes MTF ExplainedThe Basics of Trading with EMAs using Multi Timeframes MTF Explained To be able to trade successfully you need to understand how timeframes influence price movements. Here I'm using the Litecoin D1 chart to illustrate. On a chart you can see 3 sets of EMAs from different timeframes with crosses marked by dots: 12 (aqua), 26 (purple), 50 (red), 200 (blue) D1, W1, Monthly EMAs use thin, medium, and thick lines respectively. Note: W1 and Monthly don't have EMAs 50 and 200 because there's not enough history, so there are less lines to watch There are also 2 indicators: Historical Volatility and EMA Cross MTF Grid The following relation between EMAs is timeframe specific: - D1 EMA50 is roughly EMA12 of the W1 higher timeframe - D1 EMA200 is almost exactly EMA26 of the W1 higher timeframe, but not quite you can use such EMA approximations to avoid switching timeframes, for example, H1 EMA200 = H4 EMA50 or you can use my Multi SMA EMA MTF indicator. Choose timeframes wisely: M15, H1, H4, D1, W1, Mo Some people also use 195 min, 2H, 3H, 6H, 12H, 2D, 3D, 3Mo to watch how price propagates in between. General Ideas of EMA Trading: 1) Make sure you're in a trend on the current and higher timeframe. You will be more confident to set higher price targets when both timeframes are going in the same direction, and lower targets when the higher timeframe is in the opposite direction in correction. When in sideways market: - no trade high risk zone - not every EMA cross up means an up trend. you can have a sideways market with multiple crosses negating each other (Litecoin Feb-Mar 2017). EMAs won't help you there. - this is especially true for faster EMAs: 12,26. But on a Daily/Weekly even a faster EMA becomes relatively slow and therefore more reliable because a lot of effort goes into a single candle. - use a series of multiple EMA crosses on cur/higher timeframes and EMA slopes to confirm the start of a move in a specific direction - use Super Guppy/SuperTrend/PVT trend indicators to gauge trend - use a series of higher highs/higher lows, 5 waves up etc - basic methods to establish that price is trending - wait for a clear breakout with volume confirmation with 1-2 higher tf bar closes above R level, retest and follow through - look at historical volatility, buy low (blue), sell high (red) - use oscillators - switch/trade higher timeframes that are in a trend - switch/trade another asset Keep In mind: - Trading the trend on higher tfs (D1, H4) is simpler than on lower tfs with lots of noise and indecision, you have less everything: less noise, less outcomes, less lines to watch. - Sideways trading/Scalping in general is not worth the time/effort - you will most likely lose your money to bots. This is high risk trading that only applies to small positions and requires attention, precision and lots of skill to be profitable. - Trading large positions and portfolios requires higher liquidity and hedging and can be done using options or margin trading with 2 open positions in opposite directions on several exchanges. Use margin/short only when you know what you're doing. Always calculate R/R and fees. You can lose money on fees even when the trade was profitable. if you trade low liquidity coins for pennies expect flash crashes with huge wicks and stop order execution only at the bottom - use stop limit instead. Last, but not least: you don't want to become the market. If you buy up the whole asset - the price will go down, as there will be no more buyers (Oil, US History) 2) When in an up trend (Reverse is true for down trend) You can observe the following price behavior on the chart: - price is above EMA12 - up trend, likely to bounce at EMA12 => aggressive: buy the dips with a stop loss - price is below EMA12, above EMA26 - likely to bounce at EMA26 or next supporting EMA: EMA50 or EMA12 of the higher timeframe => conservative: buy the dips with a stop loss - EMA12,26 cross down - correction/sideways/reversal - start of down trend => exit longs and/or short with a stop loss after the cross or on retest of EMA12 => expect a sell off and possible retest of the closest EMA12,26,50 with further sell off => price tends to go all the way to EMA200, but can be stopped by the next supporting EMA50 or EMA12,26 of the higher timeframe in the same direction - price is below EMA200 - correction/reversal that can propagate to/cause a correction/reversal on a higher timeframe => look for a series of EMA crosses/slopes in the direction of a new trend on both cur/higher timeframes - further 2x2 crosses down EMA12,26 x EMA50,200 - additional confirmation of the trend change => expect a sell off and possible retest of EMA50,200 with further sell off - further 2x2 crosses down EMA12,26 x EMA12,26 of the higher timeframe - additional confirmation of the trend change => expect a sell off and possible retest of the closest EMA50 or EMA12,26 of the higher timeframe with further sell off - when both cur/higher timeframes have the same direction, expect a bounce at the first touch of the EMA12,26 of the higher timeframe with a move higher as sloping of EMA12,26 of the higher timeframe starts to decline expect lower bounces/sideways the price will only break down when the sloping of the higher timeframe changes to down. Even if price breaks before that it will likely be bought up immediately with a huge wick - when cur/higher timeframes have opposite directions, expect a rejection at the first touch of the EMA12,26 of the higher timeframe, price won't reach EMA200 as sloping of EMA12,26 of the higher timeframe starts to rise expect lower dips/sideways the price will only break up when the sloping of the higher timeframe changes to up. Even if price breaks sooner it will likely to be sold into immediately - you can gauge trend direction using sloping of W1 and Monthly high timeframes pretty reliably even without a cross because a lot of time/effort goes into changing it. entries: - on a EMA12x26 cross up or after on retest of EMA12 - on a 2nd EMA12x26 cross up after the price dips below and bounces at EMA26 to regain EMA12 support - after a change of slope up/cross up on a higher timeframe - on low volatility (blue, zero) - open position in the direction of a trend. If both cur/higher tf trends are up - long, down - short. If they have opposite direction use the direction of the cur tf trend and lower targets. exits: - agressive exit when EMA12 changes slope to flat/starts declining - conservative exit on EMA12,26 cross down - at a major resistance/EMA above: EMA200 or first touch of EMA12 of the higher timeframe - on high volatility (red) Notes: - you don't need EMA50, EMAs 12,26 and EMA200 will be enough, but you can use EMA50,200 golden crosses for additional confirmations - Monthly EMA12 has just slightly dipped below Monthly EMA26, stayed there for 2 months and broke back up - that's how we averted the 2019 crisis. Bottom's in - Timeframes on EMA Cross MTF Grid are from top to bottom: Mo, W1, D1, H4, H1. As you can see, Monthly, W1, D1 are smooth green while H4 and H1 are choppy and filled with crosses/noise. - EMA Cross MTF Grid crosses are lagging 1 bar, Crosses on EMA curves are also lagging due to smoothing enabled ___________________________________________________________ All EMAs are fanning up with corresponding EMA sets above each other - W1 EMA26 is crossing Monthly EMA12 => up trends on all H1,H4,D1,W1,Mo timeframes Based on all this you can expect for Litecoin: 1. up trend for coming weeks with quick dips to D1 EMA12 (128) or EMA26 (119) that will be bought up immediately Only after EMA12,26 cross down in a couple of weeks (EMA targets will move higher): 2. a larger drop to W1 EMA12 (105) which is already above the major 100 horizontal support - that will be bought up on the first pass (after the first cross the price will likely regain support of EMA12, cross back up and go higher) 3. on a major correction at some point a further drop to Mo EMA12 (81) that will again be bought up on the first pass 4. on W1 EMA12 slope change to down - a final drop to EMA200 (77) or possibly below (stop loss wick hunt) that will again be bought up on the first pass 5. a theoretical max possible drop to Mo EMA26 (72) - in a couple of months
BITFINEX:LTCUSDEducation
by RagingRocketBull
5