$TNSR Why should you look at 4-hour, 1-hour, and 15-minute candlesticks at the same time?
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At first, I was like most beginners, only focusing on the 1-minute chart. At that time, I was completely led by the market—worried about missing out when it rose a little, and concerned about liquidation when it dropped a bit, my mindset fluctuating all day. Later, an experienced trader enlightened me: “If you only look at one timeframe, it’s like a blind person touching an elephant.”
That one sentence directly changed my trading approach.
Since then, I started using the “Three Timeframe Method”: Direction, Position, Timing.
① 4 hours: Set the direction, look at the big picture
The 4-hour chart is the best for seeing trends, it can filter out most of the chaotic fluctuations, preventing you from being misled by short-term noise.
Trend upward → Buy the dip for highest probability
Trend downward → Sell on rebound is the safest
Range-bound → Less action, more false signals, it’s better to wait for a breakout than to act randomly
Remember one thing: If you get the direction wrong, it doesn’t matter how accurate you are later.
② 1 hour: Set the position, create the framework
Once the trend is confirmed, the 1-hour chart is used to find the “landing points.”
Trend lines, moving averages, previous lows → Possible entry zones
Previous highs, strong resistance, top formations → Reducing position or taking profit zones
It breaks down the larger trend from the 4-hour chart into clearer structures, allowing you to know “where to act and where to absolutely not act.”
③ 15 minutes: Set the timing, pull the trigger
The 15-minute chart is not for looking at trends, but is specifically for entry signals.
After reaching key positions, check for any reversal patterns, divergences, and golden crosses.
A true breakout must have volume, actions without volume are mostly false breakouts.
To put it simply: The first two timeframes are responsible for “looking,” while the 15 minutes are responsible for “acting.”
This is how the multi-timeframe combination operates:
4 hours set the direction
1 hour set the range
15 minutes wait for signals
When the three timeframes align, that’s when your probability of success is highest.
Three additional tips:
Conflicting timeframes → Take a break immediately
Small timeframes fluctuate quickly → Always use stop-loss
Don’t forget to review trades → The more you do it, the more accurate you become
I have used this method for many years, transforming from anxious trading to systematic trading.
The market will change, but the logic of multi-timeframe resonance will never go out of style.
The real opponent is never the market, but your emotions and impulses.
Multi-timeframe analysis raises your perspective, preventing you from being led by the fluctuations of the 1-minute chart.
