hey joe.... your right, indicators couldn't care less what time frame they're applied to.... your also right , a buy is a buy on rule based trading regardless of time frame..... but that does not mean they will be equal.... its difficult to put into words other than saying its the "conservation of energy"..... power pivots seems to me based on the conservation theme.... by trading in the lower time frame with the higher time frame moving in your prefered direction, your trade has a higher chance of success..... fewer trades but with more success..... conservation of energy...... many daytraders watch the daily and weekly charts close.... its harder to loose on the 30 minute if the daily is moving with you..... the last trade is most often a looser though, at least it is for me.....h