Higher timeframe
A higher timeframe is a longer candle length than the one being looked at, such as the hour above a 15-minute chart.
Definition
A higher timeframe is a longer candle length than the one being looked at, such as the hour above a 15-minute chart.
Higher candles are built from the lower ones: an hourly candle takes the open of its first 5-minute candle, the close of its last, and the highest high and lowest low between them. A gap on a higher timeframe is wider and slower to form.