Higher time frames having higher reliability

Hi all,

I have read that trading on higher time frames can give more reliable results when trading candle stick patterns.

Are there any statistics anywhere which confirm this on historical chart data?

Is this increased reliability because on the higher time frame the price is less affected by for example news events, which on a smaller time frame have the potential to blow any chart pattern out of the water, because after such an event the price will travel a lot further in relation to the size of the pattern?

Thanks.

I don't think higher TFs are more reliable, but they have certain advantages. (Mainly trading costs since your sl+tp pips tend to be bigger. (Unless you have to pay a lot in swap.))

Lets say you want to enter at some pivot level that is seen on 5min chart? I would argue that you are more likely to succeed if it is also visible on higher TF like hourly.

Your news argument is not really complete.... one can scalp on 1min chart and not be affected by news at all while trade taken on 1h or 4h might very well be affected.

Higher timeframes, to me, give more reliable moves going off how I personally trade, when I place an order based off the daily chart, the order always tends to be just above or below a certain candles open price, I find there to be a cluster of orders at these certain levels and in turn moving the price into my favour, I also find the same patterns appear on the smaller timeframe as they do on the larger timeframe but on the larger, they are much more reliable.

Also on the smaller tfs you will probably find during the less liquid times of the day patterns are less reliable, hence why you may think the bigger tfs more reliable... If you trade during London for ex the smaller tfs are just as reliable as bigger tfs imo... I find trading the smaller tfs you just have to be a lot more nimble as the bars print quicker and you have less time to work out whats what and whether the stucture has changed