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Daytrading Grain futures time frame

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trader343
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I am curious as to what trading time frame I should look into using for day trading corn futures? Should I be looking at 5 min 15 min 1hour etc. Also what indicators are the most reliable for this type of futures trading?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Is there some reason you're trying to daytrade grains? They don't seem to be really suited to it - only really active for an hour or so a day and much less volume than ES, ZN, eurodollar etc.

Given the short period of activity, I'd use 1min.

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Grains would be before 1pm CST.

Why are you choosing grains?

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 mdsvtr 
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I've monitored ( watched ) the Grains to the side of my other charts during the day, and the best timeframes I have found for them on a Day trade basis.... is to use Tick charts

I find that you get a more fluid and smooth chart on the Grains by using Tick charts

try a 1332 for Corn, Wheat and Soybeans

Let me know what you think

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 mdsvtr 
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also try a 2664 and a 3996 tick chart on the grains

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Use 133tk and 20min for day trading grains.

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