Higher Timeframe¶

Data · Multi-Timeframe

Resample bars to a higher timeframe. Output sits at the higher-TF cadence (one row per period). Wire the result through AlignToBars to use a higher-TF series in lower-TF signal logic without lookahead.

Higher Timeframe resamples your bars up to a larger timeframe — turning H1 bars into D1 bars, M15 into H4, and so on — right inside the graph. It's the foundation of multi-timeframe analysis: the discipline of taking your bias from a higher timeframe (where the dominant trend lives) and your entries from a lower one. With this block you can compute a daily moving average or weekly structure while still trading your H1 chart, all from a single Data Source.

How it works¶

Wire your lower-timeframe Bars in and pick a Target timeframe (which must be larger than the source). The block aggregates groups of source bars into higher-timeframe candles — each higher-TF open is the first child's open, the high/low are the extremes across the group, the close is the last child's close, and volume sums. The output sits at the higher-TF cadence: one row per completed period, not one per source bar — which is exactly why it needs Align to Bars before you can use it in lower-TF signals.

The Mode setting is a no-lookahead safety switch. closed_only (the default) drops the still-forming trailing bar — so at any moment you only ever see completed higher-TF candles, which is the honest choice for backtesting. live includes the in-progress partial bar; it's fine for live visualisation but would leak future information in a backtest, so leave it on closed_only unless you specifically know you want the live view.

When to use it¶

Use Higher Timeframe whenever your strategy should respect a bigger-picture trend or level: a daily EMA bias on H1 entries, weekly support/resistance, a higher-TF Market Structure read. The pattern is always the same three blocks — Higher Timeframe → indicator → Align to Bars — which resamples up, computes on the slow bars, then projects the result back onto your fast bars without cheating. Trying to use the resampled output directly in lower-TF logic won't line up; the align step is mandatory.

Example¶

A daily-trend filter on H1: take your <Primary> H1 Data Source, run its bars through Higher Timeframe set to D1 (closed_only), feed those daily bars into a 50-EMA, then pass the EMA through Align to Bars (target = the H1 bars) so every H1 bar knows the current daily-EMA value. Only take H1 longs while price is above it. Backtest in the Tester.

Tips & gotchas¶

closed_only for backtests — always. live includes the partial bar and leaks the future; only use it for live charts.
Output is at the higher-TF cadence — one row per period. You must follow it with Align to Bars to use it in lower-TF signals.
Target must be larger than the source — you can't resample H4 down to M15.
Bias from above, entries from below — that's the whole point of multi-timeframe; don't enter on the slow signal directly.

Inputs¶

Socket	Type	What to wire in
Bars	`bars`	Source bars at the lower timeframe.

Outputs¶

Output	Type	Plots as	Description
HTF Bars	`bars`	—	Resampled bars at the chosen higher timeframe.

Parameters¶

Parameter	Type	Default	What it does
Target timeframe	choice (`M5`, `M15`, `M30`, `H1`, `H4`, `D1`, `W1`, `MN1`)	`D1`	The higher timeframe to resample to (must be larger than the source).
Mode	choice (`closed_only`, `live`)	`closed_only`	closed_only: drop the in-progress trailing bar — safe for backtests (no lookahead). live: include the partial current bar — only safe for live visualization.

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