Timeframes
Candles 101
Zoom levels
The same market draws different pictures on 1m, 5m, daily, weekly. A downtrend on the 5m can live inside an uptrend on the daily. Always know which zoom you're trading.
Check yourself
A stock is up on the daily but bleeding on the 5m. It is…
- Broken data
- Both, trends coexist across timeframes correct
- Manipulated
Short-term sellers inside a long-term uptrend. Pick your timeframe, trade its trend.
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