I use a very similar method and find that it works well. Have you ever tried skewing 1-minute dynamic charts like this? <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/zine/NASDAQ/medved__2_.gif" target="_new">http://www.angelfire.com/zine/NASDAQ/medved__2_.gif</A> By doing this it greatly exaggerates candle tick movement and enhances my ability to spot intra-day tops and bottoms. Reid