A time cycle is, as far as I understand it, a measured period or length of time that is believed to form an identifiable pattern and repeat or "cycle". For example if you believed that there was a three month time cycle in Microsoft stock you would expect a trend to last about three months and then either consolidate or reverse trend for the next three months, and so on. I use these sometimes, but more as a visual tool on a chart, not necessarily an exact amount of time. You can put a vertical line at the beginning of a trend and then put one at its end, then take that same length of time and space it into the future to help predict a possible upcoming trend change or at least a trend stall. I'm sure there are many other ways to use time cycles but this is my interpretation.
if i understood the OP correctly. you r tryin to predict the end of a trend to do what ? go against it ? odds are you'r most likely to be wrong. you will take a good beating on the trade before you see it go ur way. personally, i just love "the trend is your friend" . get on that trend if you r wrong, take a loss. simple as that. the odds will be on ur favor from what ve seen. cheers
Google: W D Gann time. That should help get u started. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING. Everything u need is in the public domain. Now, get 2 work
Wow...this thread is really turning into something Honestly. Timing and cycles are the best tool in the trading toolbox by far.
Hi. Care to elaborate? How does that work? You just measure the time from a swing high/low to the next turning point? Does it work intraday? I found a "volume cycle" in the ES several days ago. It's not perfect but I can't ascribe it to coincidence either. I made a thread on it.