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Trend, counter trend, or mini trend.
I'm a "range" trader. That's why the "trend" at the end is my friend.
But the new move off my range could be considered counter trend or new mini trend.
Trend and range are two sides of the same coin, if either exists they both exist, and likely in about equal measure. It's a naive argument to assert one isn't prevalent in modern markets.
The only enemy a trader has is himself, and his inability to separate the wheat from the chaff. Which just makes them bad traders, independent of the strategy they employ.
If they can wait for the day, I believe a trend trader can be successful on a 5 minute chart (or 1 minute, see below) using the previous days range as the foundation.
The timeframe (vertical) isn't as important as the prices (horizontal).
My system identified today as a trend day and I have a specific strategy for such. I used to trade it frequently
However, I've had continued success trading my "ranges" that I don't see any need to go for the day trade trend plays.
Who gives a flying f*ck what you call yourself. Personally, I trade the market. How I trade the market is dependent on the context of the market. Why would I trade the market the same way every day, when the market doesn't trade the same way every day? The problem with any discussion on trends is that trendlines are in inevitably brought into the discussion as a metric for the beginning or end of trends. Trendlines for the most part are about as arbitrary as any tool in trading gets - you can keep drawing them ad infinitum until you make your point.
I guess nobody really cares but it's something that's easy to do to give others a sense of your style.
I prefer trading 1 setup over many instruments rather than 3 setups over a smaller number of instruments.
I don't feel I trade the market. I used to when I focused on ES day trading and had my trend play, my range plays
and my closing play. Now I feel I trade a 1 style, regardless of the market. My focus is on what has worked best.