HTF (Higher Timeframe)

The HTF is read first, always. It provides the larger-scale environment in which TTF trades live. An HTF in a directional state to the upside tells you that any TTF short is a counter-HTF trade and carries the implications of working against a larger-scale current. An HTF in a balanced state means there is no larger-scale directional pressure. The HTF does not approve or veto TTF trades — it provides context that shapes how you manage whatever the TTF produces. Information flows from HTF to TTF, never the reverse.