Multi-timeframe confluence: what the arrows are

Alignment flags. Not buy or sell arrows.

Direct answer

This file paints a red arrow when at least two of three closed frames agree. The defaults are M15, H1, and H4. Each frame votes with EMA 21 against EMA 55, and with RSI(14) at 55 and 45. One frame is not enough. Three frames in agreement is not required.

The MetaTrader 5 file on this page is MultiTimeframeConfluence.ex5. It needs an account. The arrows do not place an order. They do not name the next candle. Alerts are off in the sitting this page uses.

When the small timeframe looks right and the large one disagrees, pass. That lesson is already written: if the small timeframe looks right and the large one disagrees, pass. This page does not repeat it.

What the file marks

A frame is bullish only when price is above both EMAs and RSI is above 55. It is bearish only when price is below both EMAs and RSI is below 45. RSI between 45 and 55 does not vote. A close between the two EMAs does not vote.

The file waits for the bar to close. An unfinished M15 or H4 bar is not a vote.

Screenshot

One capture from 2026-10-27. Do not treat every red arrow as three frames in agreement.

The shortened bar at 04:00 is the same sitting as the four-color MACD card. The arrows on this chart are from this file. They are not MACD colors.

On the desk

M15 and H4 need Standard. Free seats have H1 and daily. If you are on Free, you can read this page. You cannot open the same M15 and H4 sitting on that seat.

We ship Windows today. No Mac build. No browser replay.

The Desktop installer does not ship this MetaTrader file. Same brand name, two different products: script versus desktop.

Who should skip

Skip this page if you want buy and sell arrows, or a script that places orders.

Skip it if you came for the pass rule. That is the other note.

Skip it if the file is only real to you when a Free seat opens M15 and H4.

Next step

Download the Windows build if you want a local desk. After a sitting, review the rule you actually broke.

For study and simulated practice only. This is not investment advice.

Educational content. BarionQuant is not a broker and does not provide investment advice or trade signals. Past practice results do not predict future outcomes.