Dislikedshort term is often chosen because it panders to the natural urges that cause most to fail, they want it fast and big... Consistent is the key element. If you trade h4 bars you find yourself stepping away from the charts and less lightly to make trader errors and bad judgement, and therefore consistency comes easier.Ignored
I think I agree with everything you say. The problem with trying to catch intraday moves is that one is inevitably going to trade too often and start getting hit with losses - it's just so difficult to watch many different trading pairs all the time and if one tries to constantly watch the screen one is tempted to close winning trades prematurely.