🕗 THE POWER OF TIMEFRAMES
⏳ The market shows a different reality on each timeframe. What looks like a breakout on M5 might be just a wick on H1 — or a liquidity grab on D1.
📉 LOWER TIMEFRAMES (M1 – M15)
🟢 Every stop hunt, liquidity sweep, and market-maker trap starts here.
🟢 Price moves fast and dirty — spreads widen during news, wicks kill tight stops.
🟢 Institutions use these charts to engineer entries and sweep retail orders.
🔥 Best for scalping news (NFP, CPI), sniper entries after HTF setups, managing trade exits. Use M1/M5 only after a plan is made on H1/D1 — they’re execution charts, not planning charts.
⚖️ MID TIMEFRAMES (M30 – H4)
🔵 The control room of price action — where intraday trends are born.
🔵 Asian ranges, London fakeouts, and NY continuations are clearest here.
🔵 Levels here are respected by both retail and institutional players.
✅ Best for: swing trades, daily setup building, spotting real break-and-retest zones. H1/H4 closes filter the noise — if a breakout holds on H1, it’s real. If it fails before candle close — it’s a trap.
↗️ HIGHER TIMEFRAMES (D1 – W1 – MN)
🔴 The macro lens — this is where funds, banks, and algorithms plan the big money moves.
🔴 When a D1 or W1 level breaks, entire market cycles shift.
🔴 These zones create months-long supply & demand areas retail traders ignore at their peril.
🏆 Best for: defining bias, mapping institutional zones, holding positions through market noise. A single D1 candle = 288 M5 candles. Never make a decision on one of those 288 without knowing what the “parent candle” is doing.
💚 Pro Tips from FBS Analysts:
1️⃣ Start from the top down — mark W1/D1 zones, then zoom into H1/M15 for entries.
2️⃣ When 3 timeframes agree (trend, structure, entry) — you’ve found an A+ setup.
3️⃣ Don’t let M1 noise shake you out of a D1 trade — the market is bigger than one candle.
Hit ❤️ and save this post — and trade with ALL the timeframes on your side!
