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    Hello traders,

    I want average time frame of my trades to be 3 days. Which time frame trend I should trade? 4H trend or daily trend?

    And, what is your definition of 4H trend or daily trend?

    How I setup MT4 chart for trend trading.

    Looking forward for your valuable comments,

    Nagendra
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  • #2
    I use 2M, 15M and 60M. I use daily to look for an over all trend. I mostly scalp my trades. Not swing nor trend trading. Of course I don't really use MT4. I use eSignal.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Unclepips View Post
      I use 2M, 15M and 60M. I use daily to look for an over all trend. I mostly scalp my trades. Not swing nor trend trading. Of course I don't really use MT4. I use eSignal.
      Hi Unclepips,
      I use MACD to identify trend. I don't scalp because scalping is extremely stressful for me.

      I only trade trend. Many traders say market is 25% time trending. This is myth for me. I always found a daily trend to stick with it.

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      • #4
        Recently I join a best gold signals service GoldSignals.net and find that they use H1 for trading all the times

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        • #5
          Yep - I heard all Pro traders use 60m charts to trade. I am a part timer, I just scalp the market before my 10 to 6 job. I hope to be full time trader within the next couple of years. I HOPE!

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          • #6
            Higher highs and higher lows define an uptrend. Lower lows and lower highs define a downtrend. I do not use indicators, prefer price action only. You could use ADX to define trending and ranging markets. Better use the 4h for longer trends. It is more flexible than the daily.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Unclepips View Post
              Yep - I heard all Pro traders use 60m charts to trade. I am a part timer, I just scalp the market before my 10 to 6 job. I hope to be full time trader within the next couple of years. I HOPE!
              According to FXCM statistics: Most forex traders are range traders. The best time of day to range trade is Asian trading hours.

              That's why I am a breakout trader.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by capsmart View Post
                Higher highs and higher lows define an uptrend. Lower lows and lower highs define a downtrend. I do not use indicators, prefer price action only. You could use ADX to define trending and ranging markets. Better use the 4h for longer trends. It is more flexible than the daily.
                I can easily determine the trend looking at the chart, But I look MACD at the time of deep retracement. I open trade in the direction of current trend if I see daily trend holds, and most of time it made me lots of pips.

                I use ADX to determine best major to trade. I did trade USDCHF & AUDUSD in the month August last year when EURUSD became choppy on daily timeframe.

                I find deep retracements in daily trend of forex majors. 4H trend reverses at the time of deep retracement. Now I have decided to trade only daily trend.

                Last edited by nagendra; 27-02-12, 03:25.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by nagendra View Post
                  According to FXCM statistics: Most forex traders are range traders. The best time of day to range trade is Asian trading hours.

                  That's why I am a breakout trader.
                  Thanks for the tips!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by nagendra View Post
                    I can easily determine the trend looking at the chart, But I look MACD at the time of deep retracement. I open trade in the direction of current trend if I see daily trend holds, and most of time it made me lots of pips.

                    I use ADX to determine best major to trade. I did trade USDCHF & AUDUSD in the month August last year when EURUSD became choppy on daily timeframe.

                    I find deep retracements in daily trend of forex majors. 4H trend reverses at the time of deep retracement. Now I have decided to trade only daily trend.

                    How long do most of your trade normally last, since you trade mostly with 4hr and daily time frames? thanks.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Unclepips View Post
                      How long do most of your trade normally last, since you trade mostly with 4hr and daily time frames? thanks.
                      Average trade lengths are 12 hours & 3 days of 4H & daily TF respectively. I do not carry trades over weekend.
                      Last edited by nagendra; 29-02-12, 09:30.

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                      • #12
                        I enter my trades using the 15min chart. My upper time frame chart is the 4hr.

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                        • #13
                          It depends on the pair you trade. You may use H1 or H4 for trading. I use H1 for spot gold trading.

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                          • #14
                            It depends on what strategy you use.

                            Originally posted by nagendra View Post
                            Hello traders,

                            I want average time frame of my trades to be 3 days. Which time frame trend I should trade? 4H trend or daily trend?

                            And, what is your definition of 4H trend or daily trend?

                            How I setup MT4 chart for trend trading.

                            Looking forward for your valuable comments,

                            Nagendra

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by traden View Post
                              It depends on what strategy you use.
                              Can you suggest TFs according to strategies?

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