can you profit on non-standard time frames?

i don't know which timeframe you're using. whichever you use. let's say 10 Mins chart for example.
can you profit on like 8 mins or 13 mins chart too? something like unusual. strange. gay. time frames.
my question is that if there's no unique optimal timeframe. you should be able to profit on any timeframes. isn't?
is there any profitable trader using strange time frame? please tell us

Oh, and my favourite chart type does away with time all together.

Tick charts. It only progresses forward upon new ticks...

144 Tick charts, new bars are only made once 144 ticks have filled up the last one.


Aside from that, I use 5m and daily charts.



Seriously speaking, the timeframe doesn't really matter much, so long as they work for you.

Price changes as orders are executed, it doesn't matter if you are watching it on a 10m or 13m chart.

I do find tick & range bar charts to be very helpful specially in slow times where you can see a better view of price gyrations.

Slow or fast times... it takes time out of the noise all together.

During slow times it helps me keep a perspective of the given ranges (not just the recent prices, but the ranges that are in play.

During fast times, it really helps you keep confident in your play without the sharp moves making you anxious.


If anyone is interested, here's what a 144 tick chart looks like on the emini euro futures:

http://i.imgur.com/CMRv0.png

(notice how the time axis at the bottom changes frequency as activity slows down since it took longer to fill 144 ticks of price movement later in the chart)

As for a straight line tick chart, Metatrader has one built in, but it sucks since it only goes back 500 ticks and you cant set it on a chart window. So instead I use this that was passed on to me by another member of the boards:

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=287284

Looks like this:

http://www.forexfactory.com/attachme...5&d=1327319495

i remember coming across a forum and the guys there sweared by 45min charts and it seemed like they were doing well with em


never tried it myself tho

I find the 2 and 3 minute charts are good for seeing when the price is stalling, thus getting me to close a trade, keeping those extra few pips before the price goes back up or down.

Think this:

Usualy the "most" active part of any time frame is close to end and the start of the next candle.
Because many traders take action.
If you join this last 2 part in one pice, you will see more clear what is happen and you will see many false signal in relationship with 5m or 10 -15m.
I use 6m with great result.

I am doing some guesswork here.

But I think the reason you are asking is because you think something like candlestick patterns play a role in your decision making. Different time frames will show a different pattern. So it is confusing you.

Or maybe it could be an indicator that you are using that seems to work on certain time frames while it works horribly on some other time frames.

Your question is actually no different from those "what is the best timeframe to trade in" threads.

My advice is:
1)Learn price action.
2)Learn volume spread analysis (or any volitility based analysis).
3)Learn to take entries based on support resisitance.
4)Use multiple positions per trade.

You will realize that these suggestions do not rely on a time frame to work. However having said that, people can have preferences. SO having a weird time frame could work for you.

For myself, I use 175 and 575 seconds

Reason: lots of peoples are looking at 2, 3, 5 etc minutes to take decision. Big player to. So, I'm a bit on the side line and able to decide a bit before the crowd.

Best time frame is one that fit your own desire and view.
Don't forget: 60 minute bar charts is like
2 bars for 30 minutes
4 bars for 15 minutes
6 bars for 10 minutes
and so on....

Every one of these time frame will show a little different view. It's op to you decide witch on to use to found your way out of the forest

Happy trading day to all

Martin

i'm using different time frames at one moment. usually they are 1min, 5min, 1hour and tick-chart.