Stock Market Cycles - Use of Multiple Screens

Use of Multiple Screens

A stock market trader will often use several "screens" or charts on their computer with different time frames and price intervals in order to gain valuable information for making profitable buying and selling (trading) decisions.

Often expert traders will emphasize the use of multiple time frames for successful trading. For example, Alexander Elder suggests a Triple Screen approach.

  • Longer-term screen: To identify the long-term trend and opportunities
  • Middle screen: To identify the best day(s) on which to locate a buy or sell opportunity
  • Finer screen: To identify the optimum intra-day price at which to buy or sell a given security

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