If you want to be successful as a trader you have to identify the characteristics that make certain markets different from others and trade strategies that are suitable.
Yes, you can use Donchian channels on intraday/swing trading timeframes - but not on markets that are strongly mean reverting as was previously mentioned.
If you really are limiting yourself to indices, you should just forget about Donchian channels intraday - not doable.
Yes, you can use Donchian channels on intraday/swing trading timeframes - but not on markets that are strongly mean reverting as was previously mentioned.
If you really are limiting yourself to indices, you should just forget about Donchian channels intraday - not doable.