tick charts also give you a better view of what the eminis do overnight.
my problem with tick charts is that I don't see the importance of a tick. A tick is a trade. So with tick charts, one tick is as good as the next no matter how much volume they each have.
Volume tick charts seem better to me although I haven't used them, and I guess that would make equivolume the best.
I started with minute charts, and for now I'll stick with minute charts.
Can you imagine watching a 500 tick chart during the lowest volume part of the day? You'd be watching one bar forever. I like watching the bars unfold and knowing when the next bar will occurr.
Minute bars are especially important when using a time based system rather than price based system. If I think the market will reverse in 4 bars, I can go out and eat lunch and come back just when my bar is about to open.
