Technical trading: Time frames

[cylonmaker2053]

i've never seen validation for technical trading in the finance literature. it's generally considered the voodoo art of investing. still, it could be possible to find localized patterns that seem to work for certain asset classes at certain times...i just wouldn't put too much stock into it as anything but a data mining anomaly.

[santaclause102]

The bigger / smaller the volume you are trading compared to the daily trading volume the more / less will you move the market. A big volume trader will therefore not be able to profit from small short term swings. A small volume trader can trade all paterns / time frames. I hope that makes sense?

I know a few things about technical trading but not too much... I asked myself whether there is a formula or a rule of thumb that tells you what time frames the patterns should have that you are trading depending on the ratio of your trading volume compared to the daily trading volume of the respective asset. Is anyone are of something like that?