Align timeframes from Monthly (M) down to 5m

Q: How do I read all 8 rows of the panel together?

When you glance at the 4CastMachine AI panel from bottom (M, W, D) to top (4h, 1h, 30m, 15m, 5m), you will see one of three market states: Full intraday-to-weekly alignment (such as EURUSD from 5m to W): When W (Bullish above 1.09560), 4h (Bullish above 1.11130), 1h (Bullish above 1.12060), 30m (Bullish above 1.12130), 15m (Bullish above 1.12140), and 5m (Bullish above 1.12200) all point in the same direction, you have maximum multi-timeframe tailwind. Trade the Buy zone on your execution timeframe and hold toward all five stepped targets (TP1 to TP5). Pullback inside a higher uptrend (such as BTCUSD or ETHUSD above): On BTCUSD, Weekly (Bullish above 48879.14), Daily (Bullish above 74975.45), and 1h (Bullish above 78894.89) are all Bullish, while 15m (Bearish below 81461.93) and 30m (Bearish below 81608.46) show a short-term pullback. Wait for that short-term pullback to reach the 1h Buy zone (78894.89–79703.62) and close a bullish reversal candle so you buy the dip in the direction of D and W. Counter-trend trade into a higher-timeframe ceiling: On ETHUSD 1h above, while 1h is Bullish above 2339.49, the 4h row reads Bearish below 2478.12 (just below 1h R2 = 2483.77). Knowing that 2478.12 is the 4h pivot reminds you to lock in partial profits at R1 = 2449.13 and move your stop to Break-Even before price tests the 2478.12 wall.

Q: How do I overlay higher-timeframe S/R and trend lines on my chart?

A 15m rally will often stall abruptly at a price level that looks empty on the 15m chart, because price just hit a major 4h or Daily resistance wall (4h R1 or D R1). You can display those higher-timeframe walls directly on your execution chart in two ways: Click any row in the 4CastMachine AI panel: While viewing a 15m or 1h chart, click the 4h or D row in the side panel. A ring appears around that timeframe and its support, resistance, and trend lines draw onto your chart. Click the row again to hide them. Turn on permanent higher-timeframe layers in Settings: Open chart Settings... (first tab) and tick Higher TF Support & Resistance and Higher TF Trend Lines. Each line is labeled with its timeframe prefix (such as D S1, D R1, or W S1) so you never trade blindly into a higher-timeframe wall.

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ForecastCity · Academy · Getting Started with 4CastMachine AI Forecasts

Lessons in this course

A single candle on a 15m chart shows 15 minutes of trading, whereas a single candle on the Daily (D) chart shows 96 of those 15-minute candles combined. When you align your execution timeframe with the higher-timeframe forecast in the 4CastMachine AI panel, you stop fighting institutional trends and trade with the main tide of the market.

This lesson gives you a top-down pairing table from Monthly (M) down to 5 minutes (5m), walks through two live multi-timeframe alignments on ETHUSD (Ethereum) and EURUSD, shows how to project higher-timeframe support and resistance onto your chart, and explains how to use the eight proprietary 4X currency strength indices.

Two live multi-timeframe examples (ETHUSD and EURUSD): On ETHUSD 1h (shown below), Weekly (W Bullish above 2107.02) and Daily (D Bullish above 2154.27) both point up. Even while 4h is in a wider pullback (Bearish below 2478.12), price bounced from the 1h Buy zone (2339.49 to S1 = 2391.19), flipped 1h (Bullish above 2339.49) and 15m (Bullish above 2387.22) back into alignment with D and W, and broke above the red trend lines toward the 1h Profit zone (R1 = 2449.13 to 2624.05). On EURUSD, six timeframes align upward at once: W Bullish above 1.09560, 4h Bullish above 1.11130, 1h Bullish above 1.12060, 30m Bullish above 1.12130, 15m Bullish above 1.12140, and 5m Bullish above 1.12200.

ETHUSD 1h chart alongside the 4CastMachine AI panel, showing the 1h Buy zone (2339.49 to S1 2391.19), 1h Profit zone targets (R1 2449.13, R2 2483.77, R3 2526.20 up to 2624.05), Reverse zone down to S5 2175.49, and the panel rows W Bullish above 2107.02, D Bullish above 2154.27, 4h Bearish below 2478.12, 1h Bullish above 2339.49, and 15m Bullish above 2387.22. — Multi-timeframe alignment on ETHUSD 1h where 15m and 1h align with the Daily (D) and Weekly (W) uptrends.
**ETHUSD 1h Buy zone (2339.49 to 2391.19) and Pivot:** price held above the `Bullish Above 2339.49` pivot inside the `2339.49–2391.19` support band and broke through the two red resistance trend lines.
**1h Profit zone targets (2449.13 to 2624.05):** solid green arrows point from live price (`2420.64`) into the Profit zone at `R1 = 2449.13`, `R2 = 2483.77`, `R3 = 2526.20`, and up to `2624.05`.
**Aligned W, D, and 1h Bullish rows vs 4h pullback:** in the **4CastMachine AI** panel, `W` (`Bullish above 2107.02`), `D` (`Bullish above 2154.27`), `1h` (`Bullish above 2339.49`), and `15m` (`Bullish above 2387.22`) all point up, while `4h` (`Bearish below 2478.12`) marks the overhead resistance ceiling near `R2 = 2483.77`.

Which compass and execution timeframes should I pair?

You do not need to check all eight timeframes on every trade. Pick the row that matches your trading style in the table below, use the Compass Timeframe to set your direction, and use the Execution Timeframe (4 to 6 times lower) to time your entry zone and candle:

Trading style	Compass timeframe (Direction & major walls)	Structure timeframe (Wave context)	Execution timeframe (Entry zone, candle & stop)
Position trading	`M` and `W`	`W`	`D` (Trend Hunter Strategy)
Swing trading	`W` and `D`	`D`	`4h` or `1h` (4CastMachine AI strategy)
Day trading	`D` and `4h`	`1h`	`30m` or `15m` (4CastMachine AI strategy)
Scalping	`4h` and `1h`	`15m`	`5m` on Forex / `15m` on Crypto, Metals & Indices

How do I read all 8 rows of the panel together?

When you glance at the 4CastMachine AI panel from bottom (M, W, D) to top (4h, 1h, 30m, 15m, 5m), you will see one of three market states:

Full intraday-to-weekly alignment (such as EURUSD from 5m to W): When W (Bullish above 1.09560), 4h (Bullish above 1.11130), 1h (Bullish above 1.12060), 30m (Bullish above 1.12130), 15m (Bullish above 1.12140), and 5m (Bullish above 1.12200) all point in the same direction, you have maximum multi-timeframe tailwind. Trade the Buy zone on your execution timeframe and hold toward all five stepped targets (TP1 to TP5).
Pullback inside a higher uptrend (such as BTCUSD or ETHUSD above): On BTCUSD, Weekly (Bullish above 48879.14), Daily (Bullish above 74975.45), and 1h (Bullish above 78894.89) are all Bullish, while 15m (Bearish below 81461.93) and 30m (Bearish below 81608.46) show a short-term pullback. Wait for that short-term pullback to reach the 1h Buy zone (78894.89–79703.62) and close a bullish reversal candle so you buy the dip in the direction of D and W.
Counter-trend trade into a higher-timeframe ceiling: On ETHUSD 1h above, while 1h is Bullish above 2339.49, the 4h row reads Bearish below 2478.12 (just below 1h R2 = 2483.77). Knowing that 2478.12 is the 4h pivot reminds you to lock in partial profits at R1 = 2449.13 and move your stop to Break-Even before price tests the 2478.12 wall.

How do I overlay higher-timeframe S/R and trend lines on my chart?

A 15m rally will often stall abruptly at a price level that looks empty on the 15m chart, because price just hit a major 4h or Daily resistance wall (4h R1 or D R1). You can display those higher-timeframe walls directly on your execution chart in two ways:

Click any row in the 4CastMachine AI panel: While viewing a 15m or 1h chart, click the 4h or D row in the side panel. A ring appears around that timeframe and its support, resistance, and trend lines draw onto your chart. Click the row again to hide them.
Turn on permanent higher-timeframe layers in Settings: Open chart Settings... (first tab) and tick Higher TF Support & Resistance and Higher TF Trend Lines. Each line is labeled with its timeframe prefix (such as D S1, D R1, or W S1) so you never trade blindly into a higher-timeframe wall.

How do I use the 8 proprietary 4X currency strength indices?

In Forex, every pair is a tug-of-war between two currencies. If both EUR and USD are equally strong today, EURUSD will chop sideways inside a noisy range.

To help you find the cleanest trends, ForecastCity forecasts eight dedicated 4X currency strength indices across all eight timeframes (5m to M): USD4X, EUR4X, GBP4X, JPY4X, AUD4X, CAD4X, CHF4X, and NZD4X:

Check the strongest 4X index in Symbol Search or Watchlists: Look for a currency index that is Bullish across multiple timeframes, for example when EUR4X reads 4h Bullish above 2.3324, 1h Bullish above 2.3397, and 15m Bullish above 2.3407.
Find the weakest counterpart: Look for a currency index that is Bearish across the same timeframes, for example when USD4X reads 4h Bearish below 2.0967, 1h Bearish below 2.0853, and 15m Bearish below 2.0846.
Trade the cross pair: Because EUR4X is rising above 2.3397 while USD4X is falling below 2.0853, both currencies push EURUSD upward (1h Bullish above 1.12060, Buy zone 1.12060–1.12180, Profit zone 1.12510–1.13680). Pairing the strongest currency index against the weakest puts institutional flow on both sides of your trade.

Where do I go next?

Next, open Lesson 6: How often forecasts update and stay valid to learn the analysis schedule for every timeframe, why forecasts have no clock expiration, and what triggers a new forecast.