Daily, Weekly, and Monthly forecasts (D, W, M)

Q: What is the difference between Beginning and Continuation of a Trend on D?

Every Saturday while the market is closed, 4CastMachine AI updates all daily (D) Weekly Forecasts. When you open a symbol on the D chart, you will see one of two forecast states: Beginning of Up/Down Trend (active Buy zone or Sell zone): Draws an active entry zone (Buy zone or Sell zone) and a Profit zone connected by solid green arrows. This is where you look for a new daily trade. Continuation of Up/Down Trend (price already in the Profit zone, as on BTCUSD D above): Appears when the daily wave already started from its entry zone (57813.38–61630.15 on BTCUSD D) and is now progressing through its Profit zone (TP1 = 67248.00 to TP5 = 89051.47) with Watch for Price Rejection or Breakout boxes at key trend lines. Traders who entered in the Buy zone use these levels to manage their open orders, while new traders drop to 1h or 4h (such as BTCUSD 1h Bullish above 78894.89) to trade intraday pullbacks in the direction of the daily trend.

Q: Why do Trend Hunter History lines appear only on D and above?

When you turn on Show Trend Hunter History in chart settings, the chart draws historical green guide-lines (labeled 4U for uptrends and 4D for downtrends) showing past Trend Hunter Strategy waves since 2015.

Q: Where do I go next?

To study every daily rule in detail, bookmark the full Trend Hunter Strategy (V2) Academy Course. Next in this course, open Lesson 5: Align timeframes from Monthly (M) down to 5m to combine higher and lower timeframes in one workflow.

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ForecastCity · Academy · Getting Started with 4CastMachine AI Forecasts

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While intraday forecasts (5m to 4h) map session pullbacks, the Daily (D), Weekly (W), and Monthly (M) forecasts map the big institutional waves that last from several weeks to several months. Even if you trade on a 15m or 1h chart, the D, W, and M rows in the 4CastMachine AI panel serve as your master directional compass.

This lesson explains how D, W, and M forecasts are structured on Crypto and Forex charts, how Saturday Weekly Forecasts work on the daily (D) chart, and how the Trend Hunter Strategy trades them with only 15 minutes of weekend chart selection.

Two daily (D) examples across Crypto and Forex: On BTCUSD D (shown first below), the daily forecast published on 2026.11.01 reads Forecast: Continuation of Up Trend (Bullish above 74975.45 in the side panel, aligned with W Bullish above 48879.14). The wave launched from the daily Buy zone (57813.38 to 61630.15) after bullish divergence (Div) and a Buy trigger, climbed through TP1 = 67248.00, TP2 = 74975.45, TP3 = 78589.43, and TP4 = 82427.54, and maps the remaining Profit zone up to TP5 = 89051.47. On EURJPY D (shown second below), a daily Buy setup in the Buy zone banked 9355 pips across 10 stepped targets and 3330 pips on the 11th Free Trade (12685 pips total).

BTCUSD Daily (D) chart alongside the 4CastMachine AI panel, showing Forecast: Continuation of Up Trend, the origin daily Buy zone (57813.38 to 61630.15) with Div and Buy, stepped breakout targets TP1 (67248.00) to TP4 (82427.54), Watch for Price Rejection or Breakout boxes, and the active Profit zone up to TP5 (89051.47). — Example 1 (Crypto Daily): BTCUSD Daily (D) chart showing Continuation of Up Trend from the 57813.38–61630.15 Buy zone toward TP5 = 89051.47.
**Continuation of Up Trend status:** header showing the Saturday publication date (`2026.11.01`), `Forecast: Continuation of Up Trend`, and `Current: Up Trend`.
**Daily Buy zone (57813.38 to 61630.15) and Divergence:** the shaded support floor where bullish divergence (`Div`) and the `Buy` setup started the multi-month wave.
**Stepped breakout targets (TP1 to TP4):** green target lines at `TP1 = 67248.00`, `TP2 = 74975.45`, `TP3 = 78589.43`, and `TP4 = 82427.54` reached along the daily uptrend.
**Watch for Price Rejection or Breakout boxes and Daily Profit zone:** marks the decision boxes at the red resistance trend line and the active Profit zone from `TP1 = 67248.00` to `TP5 = 89051.47` (with the `D` row in the right panel reading `Bullish above 74975.45`).

When you catch a daily wave right at its start inside the Buy zone, the Trend Hunter Strategy banks stepped profits along the wave and holds one untargeted order until the trend finishes:

EURJPY Daily (D) chart from 2012-08-03 showing Buy entry in the Buy zone, 10 stepped take-profit targets banking 9355 pips, and the 11th Free Trade closing at trend end for 3330 pips (12685 pips total). — Example 2 (Forex Daily): EURJPY Daily (D) chart where one Buy setup in the Buy zone banked 12685 pips across 10 stepped targets and 1 Free Trade.
**Daily Buy zone:** shaded support band where the new multi-month uptrend began after a daily reversal pattern.
**Stepped Take Profit targets:** ten consecutive resistance targets that locked in `9355` pips along the wave.
**Free Trade exit:** the 11th order held with no fixed target until the daily trend ended for an extra `3330` pips.

How do Daily (D), Weekly (W), and Monthly (M) forecasts differ?

Each of the three higher timeframes covers a wider horizon of institutional capital:

Timeframe	One candle covers	Typical wave duration	How traders use it
Daily (D)	1 trading day (`17:00` to `17:00` NY on Forex/Metals; `00:00` UTC on Crypto)	2 weeks to 4 months	Primary chart for the Trend Hunter Strategy (Saturday Weekly Forecasts) and the main trend compass for `4h` and `1h` swing traders (such as `BTCUSD D Bullish above 74975.45`).
Weekly (W)	1 trading week (5 daily candles on Forex, 7 on Crypto)	2 months to 1 year	Identifies major multi-month trend direction and macro support/resistance walls (such as `BTCUSD W Bullish above 48879.14` or `EURUSD W Bullish above 1.09560`).
Monthly (M)	1 calendar month	6 months to multi-year cycles	Shows historical cycle floors, ceilings, and macro ranges (such as `EURUSD M Range 0.95350 ~ 1.25610`) for long-term position traders.

What is the difference between Beginning and Continuation of a Trend on D?

Every Saturday while the market is closed, 4CastMachine AI updates all daily (D) Weekly Forecasts. When you open a symbol on the D chart, you will see one of two forecast states:

Beginning of Up/Down Trend (active Buy zone or Sell zone): Draws an active entry zone (Buy zone or Sell zone) and a Profit zone connected by solid green arrows. This is where you look for a new daily trade.
Continuation of Up/Down Trend (price already in the Profit zone, as on BTCUSD D above): Appears when the daily wave already started from its entry zone (57813.38–61630.15 on BTCUSD D) and is now progressing through its Profit zone (TP1 = 67248.00 to TP5 = 89051.47) with Watch for Price Rejection or Breakout boxes at key trend lines. Traders who entered in the Buy zone use these levels to manage their open orders, while new traders drop to 1h or 4h (such as BTCUSD 1h Bullish above 78894.89) to trade intraday pullbacks in the direction of the daily trend.

How do intraday (4CM-AI) and daily (Trend Hunter) rules compare?

Because a single daily (D) candle represents 24 hours of institutional order flow, the daily Trend Hunter Strategy uses different entry, target, and stop rules than the intraday 4CastMachine AI strategy:

Rule category	Intraday 4CastMachine AI strategy (5m to 4h)	Daily Trend Hunter Strategy (D)
Entry zone	`4CM-AI` Buy zone or Sell zone (plus a Reverse zone on the other side of the pivot).	Daily Buy zone or Sell zone at the Beginning of a Trend (or within `ATR(264, D) / 2` near the zone when daily `DTO` confirms).
Confirming candle pattern	`Hammer` or `Bullish Engulfing` (Buy); `Shooting Star` or `Bearish Engulfing` (Sell).	Daily `Hammer` or two-candle `Valley` (Buy); daily `Shooting Star` or two-candle `Peak` (Sell), plus the Monday entry rule.
Take Profit structure	5 equal steps (`20%` each at `TP1` to `TP5`).	Stepped orders at consecutive `S/R` levels (`TP1`, `TP2`, `TP3`, ...) plus one untargeted Free Trade held until trend end.
Stop Loss rule	Hard stop behind the `4CM-AI` pivot by `10%` of `ATR(264, D)` plus spread.	Soft Stop Loss: close only if a healthy daily candle closes with at least `80%` of its body outside the zone/pivot.
Break-Even trigger	Move stop to `Entry + 1 pip` as soon as `TP1` is touched.	Move all remaining orders to `Break-Even` once `TP1` hits or price crosses daily `WEMA-21`.

Why do Trend Hunter History lines appear only on D and above?

When you turn on Show Trend Hunter History in chart settings, the chart draws historical green guide-lines (labeled 4U for uptrends and 4D for downtrends) showing past Trend Hunter Strategy waves since 2015.

Because the Trend Hunter Strategy is designed specifically for daily (D) and higher timeframes, those historical guide-lines are displayed only on D, W, and M charts. When you switch your chart to 4h or lower, they hide automatically so your intraday workspace stays clean.

Where do I go next?

To study every daily rule in detail, bookmark the full Trend Hunter Strategy (V2) Academy Course. Next in this course, open Lesson 5: Align timeframes from Monthly (M) down to 5m to combine higher and lower timeframes in one workflow.