Poll: Charts for Trend Followers: what lowest granularity do you use?

Discussion in 'Trading' started by DarthSidious, Oct 15, 2010.

Fastest chart timeframe that you use?

  1. I am consistently profitable and my fastest chart is between 3 to 10 min

    2 vote(s)
    25.0%
  2. I am consistently profitable and my fastest chart is between 11 to 30 min

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. I am consistently profitable and my fastest chart is > 30 min

    1 vote(s)
    12.5%
  4. I am consistently profitable and I use tick / volume charts (or faster than 3 min)

    2 vote(s)
    25.0%
  5. My performance is not yet consistent and my fastest chart is between 3 to 10 min

    1 vote(s)
    12.5%
  6. My performance is not yet consistent and my fastest chart is between 11 to 30 min

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. My performance is not yet consistent and my fastest chart is > 30 min

    1 vote(s)
    12.5%
  8. My performance is not yet consistent and I use tick / volume charts (or faster than 3 min)

    1 vote(s)
    12.5%
  1. We have many threads in ET that alludes to the futility of using too fast a chart while trading with the trend. So I ask: what do you use? As most of us use multiple time frames, kindly vote for the fastest one you use. Also, use the fastest chart interval that you use for decision making, not for fine tuning trade entries (if any). For example, if you are primarily trading off of 5 minute charts, but use a fast tick chart for fine tuning entries, please vote 5 minutes.