6h, 8h, 12h, d1, w1, 1M

Have you tried trading above 4h?

I ask since i am falling in love with 6h. Can do in mt5 vs trading view but in tv you need to mark or pay for the service.

Still, let's have fun.

Sample 6h bias.

Bear. Price may go up the 6h gap then down the 6h gap.

Soon Powell's going to rub the pair from side to side.

Unfortunately it just eent up hehe

Here is a weird one.

Breach of every 1st 12 hours is good.

Just add some previous support and resistance rules to filter bad trades.

How it can be different from 4h? Can you explain what makes you think that it can be different?
In my view you have to choose timeframes which are the most popular among trades, as you have higher chances that you will see same patterns that might be traded by others.

well, price doesn't really move based on how others trade but by the demand and supply of goods and services and using the currencies increase or decrease it's value.

As forex trader, we simply are riding this movement. And the sentiment i see more based on htf

Obviously a demo account since it is weekend and i trade only forext. But this was using a monthly bars.

https://www.tradingview.com/x/8QBReX5z

Bigger perspective

Sentinment is associated with all TF's, as it's the basis of the pressure that moves the markets. The underlying shorter 'pressure' and moves from lower TF's underpin the higher TF's. That's pretty definitive.

It's only whether you can benefit fit from your read on the market (at whatever TF) to take actions that result in a profitable trade.

So, I'd have to agree with pizd0s, that trading similar TF's (and similar indicator settings, etc.) all benefit from like minded traders, EA's, banks, govt's, etc. that are utilising the market for whatever ends they have for it. It's the same mindset that gives value to Support and Resistance, as the measured values come from price action, as clearly defined at certain TF's. Typical candle patterns form at "consistent" and commonly used TF's, thus adding to their benefit and validates that they are useful tools. Known measurements of stoch indicators, moving averages, etc. all rely on interpretation and calculations based on similar TF bars.

And to another point you've made...the underlying market ONLY moves based on how others trade...that IS what the market is comprised of. Don't forget that all consumption of currencies and transactions of them and/or BETWEEN them is essentially trading, even if the purpose of the activity isn't classically defined as trading (i.e., a large company needing to dump GBP and acquire EUR, to make purchases from the EU at a more advantageous, and direct price). Governments will acquire or release currencies to help bolster their counties economies, like it or not, etc.

Additionally, usage of Moving Averages and many other indicators (e.g., such as I do, using Ichimoku at the standard values) seems to be far more useful (from what I've seen), than choosing arbitrary settings and trying to trade based on that.

I think you've just had some success on a slower/higher TF and have somehow conflated that with a 'magic' 6 hour TF. Now, I'm not trying to stop you, but have you considered trading on the 5hr, or 7hr or 9hr TF? Could one of those possibly work better than the 6hr? What about 5.5hr...if you could even find a tool to help you do that.

I wish you success on your trading (regardless of your preferred TF), but I really wouldn't suggest that there is any benefit/edge from your 6hr TF, over others. If anything, I really think you'd be far better off reading signals from a 4hr and/or 8hr TF, as that would help provide similar 'feedback' on price movement, far more closely aligned to the huge 'swarm' of traders, companies, banks and automated systems, that are using the more 'typical' TF's.

I would try 5.5 if mt5 and ctrader had those. Unfortunately I'm limited to the settings.

Price is fractal in a sense that the model i can find in 1m shows perfectly well in 1 month except the moment is slower and the higher the time frame the risk is higher because the capital needed is more. The advantage on the other hand is the ability to pyramid and gain more in 1 movement based on levels of fibonacci.

Orderblocks in a way are something easier to content with in stocks where you can see the bid and ask more easily and available. Where x broker has x number of orders at x price and even you can buy out or sell at higher or lower price at your own choice.

The same is not really with forex in the retail level, unless done by the Financial institutions.

I can't claim they do what retail does. I gather if i were working on one. I would focus more on fundamentals, and years of data, and use algos to make things more easier for me and less be detected depending on what i would trade and based on the client's needs.

A trsder buddy of mine who worked in a bank once told me as they were allowed to trade only a small amount of cash. So i can't claim to know really as it is 2nd hand information.

I've found success in 3h too and 2h. Same model as i would in monthly or weekly.

Here is a sample.

Btcusd right now

1M price above 50 ema
1W price above 50 ema
1 D price above 50 ema
4h to 1h same
12h to 6h is the same
Definitely when i enter at 5m where i was under, price pierced the ema and went up.

https://www.tradingview.com/x/fwISfgJ4

And this is just a simple ema multiple time frame model.

A way i use this is when i see the same signal in d1, 12h, and 8 h, i find more confidence in my 6h and below entries. Also, i am trying to transition from intra trading to swing.

As i only do monthly once a month by analys, weekly, once a week, and daily the day before. I like it when i have something to tinker with to avoid over trading.

Also 6h atr is my sweet spot for stop loss. And tp.

12h B, later half of the day, is more than 5x the size of 12h a. 12h breakout for the win.

Idk, it takes days or even weeks for my orders to gain wanted profitability if I open them on H4 timeframe so the higher timeframes are even longer.
In this regard they are very specific timeframes to trade on and I don’t think that too many people want to trade on them.
Although it has to be said that the charts are much more readable on bigger timeframes. No intraday noise and all sorts of news distractions.

it could serve as htf bias.

Nah, never tried anything higher than H4 and it's mainly bc my strategy doesn't imply any positional movements, you know. I trade strictly intraday and H1 is my primary timeframe, but i sometimes look at the H4 to detect divergencies and define a global trend. From time to time, I can even emphasize support and resistance zones on the bigger timeframe, to analyze where the price can potentially move.
But in fact, I guess higher than H4, or maybe H6 as in your case is for those who fond of long-term prospects.

If what you do works for you and you profit, doing something else may cause error.

Which trading apps support such non-standard time frames?

Ctrader

I like to trade higher timeframes because I don't have much time to stick with the chart every second. Trade with higher timeframes like 4H or even higher allows me to do my job and pay attention to the chart occasionally.

Right you are sir. i am using 4h as minimum now.

I prefer trading M30, H1 and sometimes H4. Higher time frames tend to give more reliable signals. But the ideal time frame for me as a mostly swing trader varies a little depending on instrument and strategy.
But usually I use most time frames for confirmation.

Example. If I trade on H1, I look at H4, D1 and sometimes W1, for the prevailing trend. I want to trade in that direction. Do I always trade that way? No.

I'm looking to go long on H1, H4 is bearish, D1 and W1 bullish. So they don't line up that means no trade using the most basic rule.

Even a huge trend starts with a single tick. I don't like M1 so my 'study' always starts on M5. If M5, M15 and M30 all are bullish that means a bullish trend is rolling in, but hasn't reached the bearish H4 yet. Likely this was a pull back and the trend is about to resume it's bullish bias. In fact it already did, but H4 responds slower.
So I may take the long trade anyway.
I can't explain all the details because while my brain knows, it's can't really write it down as a formula. I wish I could. Then I could automate it....