Best Timeframe Templates

[dviper]

Is there a preferred setting for timeframes to produce the most accurate stochastics results, for example the stochastics looks different if your timeframe is set to 24 hours vs day trade hours of 9:30am to 4:00pm vs or pre-market and after market times like - 8:30am to 6:00pm..

So my question is, which is the most accurate timeframe template to use for intraday trading in 1min, 3min, 13min, and 60min charts, does it differ between e-mini futures vs stocks, as futures are 24 hr based...?

Thanks

[mbuta]

1. Use the "normal" trading hours, or you get distorsions [no volume].

2. There is no best time-frame. Every cycle starts at 1min and propagates to 2->5->->15->... -> Daily -> Weekly.

So, depends what you want to trade. Trade on 2min and get the 30 min cycles, trade on 30-60min and get the daily cycles, etc.


Good Luck!