I operate long term on D1 charts in operations that I close daily, weekly and even monthly.
There are no rules. The only thing that matters is what your optimization shows you.
I am a swing trader, but sometimes optimization shows smaller timeframes for some of my indicators. In combination this all produces the best result.
With the word best., long timeframe for long term trading.
It helps to filter out noise and news sensitivity.
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That’s not a timeframe. I am, too, but I trade only intraday. “Swing trading” is a style of trading, a set of techniques. It isn’t related to trade durations.
You have to define “long-term”, to begin to answer that.
What’s the difference between “long-term trading” and “investing”? 
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Have I ever said that “swing trader” was a timeframe? Please learn how to read.
Besides, you are wrong. Swing trading involves holding positions overnight. At least one night. Intraday or day trading can never be defined as swing trading. Swing trading is both a style and duration. You could say you were “a day trader with a swing-style approach”, but calling yourself a “swing trader” without holding overnight is incorrect in terms of trading terminology.
That’s not at all what the textbooks say, @AryaStarky . Alan Farley comments on intraday swing trading within the first few pages of his classic work on the subject. But not only him. Other authors, too.
Is it perhaps possible that you’re the one who’s mistaken?
I find your habitual rudeness and scathing remarks really very unpleasant.indeed.
It would help many people, here, if you’d please read the forum’s Guidelines, and change this.
Thank you for understanding.
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No, I am not mistaken. Maybe you should at least use some google and verify your assumptions before accusing anyone in being mistaken? Alan Farley is one of those “mentors” or “educators” who write books and was never verified as a profitable trader. He uses the definition of swing trading in a broader sense than the modern trading consensus does. According to his definition, anyone who is not a scalper or a long-term investor can be called a swing trader, but that’s not the widely accepted definition.
I find your interference rude. I find it rude when they claim that I said something that I never did. Someone who cannot understand written text, should learn to do it, before correcting anyone. Someone who hasn’t verified their claims should not correct anyone either, because it would be rude. You will be ignored now so that I never experience your rudeness again.
Many of us do. You just have to follow the advice you yourself gave me about another rude, aggressive member, and use your ignore list!!
I do report this member’s posts, but to no avail at all, sadly: the forum unaccountably seems to value highly these people who so frequently insult other members.
If the forum won’t enforce its Community Guidelines (which it won’t), using the ignore list may be the way to survive , and still enjoy the good (of which there is some, clearly) while not getting upset by the offensive.
Just a thought! 
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This really isn’t so, @AryaStarky - it doesn’t have to at all. It’s quite a widely misunderstood point. 
It’s not quite the Crime Of The Century to be mistaken about something, you know (though sometimes online it seems to be a really huge deal, to some people)? 
I’ve always found that the words “Sorry, I may have been mistaken, there” are very useful indeed, in forums! I regularly use them myself, and I heartily recommend them to others. They’re a most helpful addition to many people’s vocabulary! 
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That’s great to hear that you understand. So now you can use the words “Sorry, I was mistaken for correcting you on something you never even said”
i personally do h4, daily and weekly, yet it depends on your strategy
There is no one best timeframe for long-term trading. Everyone has their own preference and suitable timeframes to work with. You just have to discover that from your own trading experience.
I am a day trader, I take a quick look at the monthly, weekly, daily charts for not more than a few minutes, before diving into the 1H, 15M and 5M timeframes to identify suitable price levels for trade entries.
Have fun discovering which timeframe works best for you!
I like 8-hour charts for long-term trading. They correspond (roughly) with the major forex sessions.