1m–1M Timeframes
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Join →1m–1M Timeframes
Trading platforms commonly provide a range of chart timeframes from very short intraday intervals to monthly views. In this course we use the following explicit set: 1m, 3m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, 1H, 2H, 4H, 1D, 1W, 1M.
How We Can Think About Them
- 1m–5m: very short-term market detail; often high noise and execution sensitivity.
- 10m–30m: intraday structure with more compression than very low timeframes.
- 1H–4H: broader intraday and multi-hour structure.
- 1D: daily market structure.
- 1W: weekly structure and broader context.
- 1M: long-horizon structural context.
No timeframe is inherently better. We choose it according to the analysis question, trading horizon, instrument, volatility, liquidity, and execution requirements.
Important Distinction
A timeframe is a chart aggregation interval, not a timezone. The exact candle boundaries can depend on the chart’s timezone and session settings. We will study multi-timeframe analysis and session structure later.
Key Terms
1m, 3m, 5m, 10m, 15m, 30m, 1H, 2H, 4H, 1D, 1W, 1M, timeframe, session, timezone.
Knowledge Check
- Which timeframe is used for daily structure?
- Why can very low timeframes contain more noise?
- Is timeframe the same thing as timezone?
