What is the Best timeframe in trading

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Jameson wc

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• Apr 11, 2024

• #1

What can you say is the best timeframe? Price sometimes is buying on the 1h and selling on the 4h . Which one are we to follow ?

And Daily timeframe is ranging

 

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Fin_Trader

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• Apr 17, 2024

• #2

For successful trading, you need to combine timeframes, that is, when making a trading decision, you need to look primarily at higher timeframes, which show the direction of the trend, and more accurate market entries with a minimum stop loss should be looked for on lower timeframes.

 

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pfishman

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• Apr 28, 2024

• #3

Each trader should choose the TF in which he feels most comfortable. For some it will be the Daily and for others the M5 or M1. For me is H1.

 

skrimon

Active Member

• Apr 29, 2024

• #4

pfishman said:

Each trader should choose the TF in which he feels most comfortable. For some it will be the Daily and for others the M5 or M1. For me is H1.

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I agree, finding a comfortable timeframe is key! While H1 offers a good balance of detail and manageability, some strategies might require different timeframes. Do you find yourself using additional tools, like higher timeframe analysis, in conjunction with your H1 chart to inform your trades?

 

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bigbasho

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• May 3, 2024

• #5

Jameson wc said:

What can you say is the best timeframe? Price sometimes is buying on the 1h and selling on the 4h . Which one are we to follow ?

And Daily timeframe is ranging

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This will depend on the type of trader you are. Are you an intraday or swing trader?

 

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bhan

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• May 21, 2024

• #6

Daily and 4 hours is the best time frames. make sure that the trend direction matches.

 

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FX88FX

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• May 23, 2024

• #7

It's like asking what food is the tastiest or what car to drive? The choice is, as always, individual. It depends on your preferences and whether you want to trade quickly and in larger lots or whether you want to trade slowly and in small lots

 

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Jonathan Lee

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• Aug 4, 2025

• #8

The best timeframe depends on your trading style—use the higher timeframe (like 4H or Daily) for overall trend direction, and the lower timeframe (like 1H) for entry timing. If the Daily is ranging, focus on shorter timeframes to find better trade opportunities within that range.

 

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emmantayo

New Member

• Aug 5, 2025

• #9

Depends on your trading skills and strategy. For a top to down analysis you need the combination of the all timeframes.

 

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pippin

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• Aug 8, 2025

• #10

Jameson wc said:

What can you say is the best timeframe? Price sometimes is buying on the 1h and selling on the 4h . Which one are we to follow ?

And Daily timeframe is ranging

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1D or 4H work best for me, maybe because they contain almost no noise

 

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lekiro2003

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• Aug 16, 2025

• #11

bhan said:

Daily and 4 hours is the best time frames. make sure that the trend direction matches.

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The best time frame in trading is H1. Market noise is moderate. Considering D1, It seems to deny traders many trading opportunities of good and profitable pips considering other lower timeframes like H1.

 

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pippin

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• Aug 22, 2025

• #12

I map timeframe to hold time: if my average hold is 6–12 hours, I anchor on 4H for bias and use H1 for execution with ATR-based stops. That cut noise/FOMO a lot; when D1 is ranging I only take mean-reversion setups inside the range rather than forcing 1H trends