There are two types of trends

Quote from jjf:

What is a time cycle please

jjf

A time cycle is, as far as I understand it, a measured period or length of time that is believed to form an identifiable pattern and repeat or "cycle". For example if you believed that there was a three month time cycle in Microsoft stock you would expect a trend to last about three months and then either consolidate or reverse trend for the next three months, and so on. I use these sometimes, but more as a visual tool on a chart, not necessarily an exact amount of time. You can put a vertical line at the beginning of a trend and then put one at its end, then take that same length of time and space it into the future to help predict a possible upcoming trend change or at least a trend stall. I'm sure there are many other ways to use time cycles but this is my interpretation.
 
Quote from Eight:

The OP is rephrasing, and quite nicely imo, the old phrase "the trend is your friend until it bends".

... And the public is wrong at both ends.
 
if i understood the OP correctly. you r tryin to predict the end of a trend to do what ? go against it ? odds are you'r most likely to be wrong. you will take a good beating on the trade before you see it go ur way.
personally, i just love "the trend is your friend" . get on that trend if you r wrong, take a loss. simple as that. the odds will be on ur favor from what ve seen.

cheers
 
Quote from jjf:

What is a time cycle please

jjf

Google: W D Gann time.

That should help get u started.

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Quote from athlonmank8:

Honestly. Timing and cycles are the best tool in the trading toolbox by far.

Hi.

Care to elaborate? How does that work? You just measure the time from a swing high/low to the next turning point? Does it work intraday?

I found a "volume cycle" in the ES several days ago. It's not perfect but I can't ascribe it to coincidence either. I made a thread on it.
 
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