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Re: Straw poll about time frames



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Stefan,

For the S&P I daytrade two systems. The first uses 1 minute bars the other
13 minute bars.

JT

> Dear list.membership,
>
> Here's something I've been wondering about for a while:  Are players using
> the same preferred timeframes for trading particular markets ?  Something
like:
>
> - hourly bars for ags
> - 15 minute bars for index futures
> - daily bars for interest rates
>
> Clearly, the more volatile a market is the shorter the time frame most
> players will use to look at it - but are there "sweet spots" where large
> numbers of players use the same or similar time frames ?
>
> So here's a "scientific" survey:  My usual timeframes are above - what is
> everybody else using ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Stefan Schulz
> Suaviter Limited
>