here follows the reason for not using pnf or renko chart other than on 1 tick frameL:
- a pnf chart will advance one candle only when a reversal happens. this could happen at any time not determined by time but by price reversal alone.
- a normal chart will advance one candle every set period of timeframe. a normal chart therefore is dependant on time alone and not price.
- the above two methods of plotting are totally different from each other.
now if a pnf chart is asked to be plotted with a time frame as horizontal axis, whenever a reverse price change happens the pnf formula will want to advance one candle, but if this happens in the middle of the set timeframe, the the charting software will not allow the candle addition by pnf as it will want to wait for start of new interval. thus that candle will not show up in the chart. so depending on trading with such a chart will result in entries and exits which actually happens during trading but will not show up on the chart.
I am seeing praveen posting charts with 1 minute timeframe, so thought of clarifying my point made earlier.
I hope I am making myself understandable and clear.
Hi Boarders,
Yes, I got your point, there is no doubt in my mind that pnf based on tick by tick chart is the purest form of pnf chart...But we should be able to maintain such a large data base...it will further enhance difficulties if we trade more instruments...
I have tried tick chart with e Signal data and Updata trader Pro...It's look and feel will be entirely different from the plots what we are following with 1M data set provided our chart is based on Close series...but not much of a difference when chart is based on HL with box size and reversal size are larger multiples like 60 ticks(3) and 3 box reversal size it won't make much difference...(As in the NF chart)(NF 1tick is 5paise)
It will surely make difference when box size is multiples of 5 ticks or less(5 point) and reversal size 2 ...Crude 1tick is 1Rupee..(As in the Crude M chart posted by you the other day)
That is my point of view....
Pnf based on tick is preferred and superior to the type we are currently using...but we are compromising due to lack of logistics and for convenience to avoid maintaining large data bases...
Please see post no:74 and post your view on my query...
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
praveen