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Time frame

The length of time each bar on a chart represents, such as 5 minutes, 1 day or 1 week.

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Definition

The same stock can look bullish on a 5-minute chart and bearish on a weekly one. Traders often check a higher time frame for the trend and a lower one for entries, called multi-time-frame analysis.

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