MATICUSD versus VARAUSD Correlation - Merry Christmas BullsOn this chart is why I do not use lower time frames to make large trade decisions and why I do not set a stop loss based upon this data...
MATIC is the chart on the right, we can see clearly that a bear flag that is circled developed into a very tight squeeze pattern. The result of any squeeze is a breakout, and it is honestly 50 /50 chance of going up or down especially on the lower time frames.
Squeezes occur simply out of indecision in the market. Either very large order walls or lack of volume will result in a breakout.
Statistically, the longer that this squeeze formation is the more likely that the asset is going to break out to the upside. (If you don't believe me, look at any chart).
Something that I have noticed over my many years of trading high risk assets, especially when dealing with coins that are immortal blockchain, DAO, AI, or DEX coins is, when you are shopping for a moonshot, find one that has been in a flat bear flag for a long time... hence why I don't look at these lower time frames.
Look at VARA now, its correlated directly to MATIC only because they are basically the flipside of the same idea. One is a little older than the other hence the higher volume. But if we were smart, we would keep a close eye on MATIC when trading VARA since when MATIC moves, VARA follows, wouldn't you agree?
So, traders using lower time frames would have seen this bear flag and would have simply taken a short or long position based upon it. I personally would short there simply due to the fact that I do not go long on a bear flag unless it is very long in a time frame to the extent that I can visually see it on the weekly.
Now, moving on to the 23 hour chart and why I prefer it to the Daily. The daily is used by everyone and yet the 23 hour chart provides us with a clear view of 24 hour rest periods where assets just sit within a very small candle that results from inactivity. Using the 23 hour and zooming way out so that you can see the weeks before you in total will help pick up on these squeeze trades.
It isn't perfect, it is my idea, and I am not a financial advisor.