Multi-timeframe analysis
Multi-timeframe analysis means studying the same asset across several timeframes, typically a higher one for the trend and a lower one for timing.
Multi-timeframe analysis rests on a simple idea: no single chart shows everything. The higher timeframe reveals the underlying trend and major levels; the lower one shows the detail of the move and offers more precise entries. The classic approach uses two or three nested intervals (for example weekly for the bias, daily for the setup, 4-hour for the trigger) with one guiding principle: only take lower-timeframe signals aligned with the higher timeframe.
Multi-timeframe in a screener
Doing this by hand across hundreds of assets is tedious: that is where cross-timeframe rules come in. In Screener.Trading, each screener rule can target its own timeframe, and a single rule can compare two different intervals : for example “1-hour price above the daily Kijun-sen” or “4-hour RSI below 30 while the weekly price holds above the 200 SMA”. On the chart side, the MTF Ichimoku layer overlays the clouds of several timeframes to spot confluence zones at a glance.
Stick to two or three mutually consistent timeframes (a ratio of roughly 4 to 6, such as 1h / 4h / daily): too many intervals lead to analysis paralysis.
Keep exploring
- FeatureThe multi-indicator, multi-timeframe screenerCombine technical indicators, timeframes and comparison operators to keep only the assets that match your strategy exactly.
- FeatureCharts built for technical analysis13 stackable indicators, a full drawing toolkit and annotations that are still there every time you come back to a symbol.
- IndicatorMulti-timeframe Ichimoku (MTF)Display the daily Ichimoku cloud directly on your hourly chart: higher timeframe levels become visible right where you trade.
- IndicatorIchimoku Kinko HyoA complete analysis system in a single indicator: five lines and a cloud that show trend, key levels and momentum at a glance.
- IndicatorSimple Moving Average (SMA)The oldest and most widely used trend indicator: an average of recent closes that smooths out market noise and acts as a dynamic reference line.
- IndicatorRSI (Relative Strength Index)The most popular momentum oscillator: it bounds the strength of a move between 0 and 100 and flags overbought and oversold conditions.
- GlossaryTimeframeA timeframe is the duration each candle on a chart represents (from one minute to several months) and sets the horizon of the analysis.
- GlossaryKijun-senThe Kijun-sen, or Ichimoku base line, is the average of the highest high and lowest low over the last 26 periods, seen as the market's medium-term equilibrium level.
- GlossaryKumo (Ichimoku cloud)The Kumo, or Ichimoku cloud, is the area between the Senkou Spans A and B, projected forward, which materialises support and resistance and sets the market's bullish or bearish bias.
- GuideBuilding your first screener, step by stepHow to turn a strategy idea into objective rules, pick the right asset universe, read scan results and iterate until you get a genuinely actionable list of opportunities.