Multiple Time-frame Analysis
Multiple time frames analysis equals using 2 chart time frames to trade cryptocurrency trading - a shorter one used for trading and a longer one to check Bitcoin trend.
Since it's always good to follow the trend, in Multiple Chart Time-frame Analysis, longer timeframe gives us the direction of the long term trend.
If the long term market direction supports the direction of the smaller chart timeframe then probability of being profitable is greatly increased. This is because even if you make mistake the long term bitcoin trend will eventually save you. Also if you trade with the direction of the market, then mostly you will be on winning side, this is what this trading analysis is about.
Remember there's a popular saying by many Bitcoin and stock market traders that says: "The btcusd crypto currency trend is your best friend' - never go contrary the btcusd trading market.
There are 4 various types of Bitcoin traders - all these use different charts to trade as explained below.
Examples of how each type of BTCUSD trader uses multiple Bitcoin BTCUSD timeframes analysis trade strategy:
Scalpers
This group holds onto their trades only for a couple of minutes. Scalper never holds onto a trade transaction for more than ten minutes. With the objective of earning a small number of pips as profit, 5 - 20 pips.
A Scalper using 1 minute trading chart time frame wants to open long, checks 5 min trading chart, that look like the one below, since 5 min illustrate bitcoin trend is heading up, then decides from this analysis it's okay to buy.
Day Traders
This group holds onto their trade transactions for few hours but not more than one day. With the objective of earning quite a number of pips: 30 - 100 pips.
Day trader 15 minutes trading chart time frame wants to go long, checks 1 Hour chart, that look like the one below, since 1 hour displays market bitcoin trend is heading up, then decides from this trading analysis it's okay to buy
Swing Traders
This group holds onto their trade transactions for few days to a week. With main objective of earning a large number of pips: 100 - 400 pips.
Swing trader using the H1 chart time frame wants to open short, checks the 4 Hour chart, that look like the cryptocurrency trading example illustrated below, since 4 hour displays the btcusd crypto currency trend is heading down, then decides from this trading analysis it's okay to sell.
Position traders
These are the traders who hold onto their trades transactions for weeks or months. With the objective of earning a big number of pips: 300 - 1000 pips.
Position trader using the daily trading chart time frame wants to go short, checks weekly chart, weekly resembles the one below, since weekly displays the bitcoin trend is heading down, then decides from this trading analysis it's okay to sell.
How to Define A BTCUSD Crypto Currency Trend
Using a bitcoin trading system has Three indicators - MA Crossover System, RSI & MACD & uses simple guidelines to define the trend. The rules are:
Upward trend
Both MAs Moving Up
RSI above 50 Level
MACD Above Center Line
Down-ward BTCUSD Trend
Both Moving Averages Moving Down
RSI below 50 Level
MACD Below Centerline
For More details about this strategy read: How to Generate Bitcoin Trade Signals with a Bitcoin System.
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