Maximizing Profits today as we Day Trade the Stock Market! Talking about the 15 minute chart and why it's so important to identify support and resistance for your profit targets. 15m is more in day-trading territory. Most scalps are well under 3-5 min. and many of my stock scalps are well under 1 min. As a scalper & short-term day trader I don't often use the 15 min. except when I want to get a longer-term picture of trends. 17 ArchdukeOfNorge • 3 yr. ago So you use 1 minute charts then? The 15-minute chart allows day traders to get a closer look at how price is evolving on the lower time frame. The uptrend is also apparent on the 15-minute chart which confirms the upward bias. If you're into scalping or other short-term strategies, making use of a Moving Average in a 15-minute chart is quite recommended. The 20 EMA is the best moving averages to use in the 15-minute charts because the price follows it most accurately during multi-day trends. The higher time frames carry more weight because they display more data and show more time than a smaller time frame does. If you are just studying 5 minute or 15 minute charts all the time, you are missing out on the bigger, more significant picture of the market. Charts are typically broken down into several time frames, including 1 minute, 5-minute, 10-minute, 15-minute, and everything in between and beyond. I'll go through each one of these time frames, discuss their pros and cons, and what types of trading styles match up with each time frame. .

5 minutes vs 15 minute chart