Just to clarify, I usually use market orders to enter a trade & almost also use limit orders to close it at the price target(s) or a stop-loss order at the stop level. However, if the security is not very liquid, I will use a limit order to open & close the trade.
Buy stops are another option to open a position for those that don’t have the time or luxury to be in front of a computer during the entire trading session.
e.g. – You can set a buy stop order, GTC, on a stock or ETF to trigger if the stock trades above a certain price, such as just above a downtrend line or price resistance in which the breakout will occur if that level is taken out. That allows you to place the order & have it fill if & only if the breakout occurs.

I’m both a swing trader & occasional-to-somewhat frequent daytrader (in addition to an investor/trend trader) but I think you are referring to swing trading.
I do like to use the intraday charts, usually the 15-60 minute charts, to help hone down the entries on my swing trades but sometimes I will just use a breakout on the daily time frame.
I’ll usually use market orders to enter a trade & then turn around and set an OCO order with a stop-loss order and a limit order to close out the trade when the first of my profit target(s) or stop(s) are reached.
If you are not familiar with OCO/OCA orders, I can dig up some posts of videos that I have published in the past to explain how the work & the benefits that they have for both active traders & investors alike.