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Time saving tips for MetaTrader 4 – Templates

MetaTrader Global — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 03:42:15 +0000

MetaTrader 4 has many features that can aid you save age during trading, today we are going to gaze at Templates and Profiles.

With Templates you will save a abundance of age by customizing all aspects of your charts, you can employ it for setting up different views of the chart, you can also load different sets of indicators and experts for each template.

You could have templates with different combinations of indicators and expert advisors and switch from one locate to another very quickly by just fair clicking on the chart on and then choosing the different template.

The best employ of templates is to locate up a Template with the designation default, if you have a template named default, MT4 will load the default template every age you open a fresh chart from the Market Watch window.

You can also open distinct customized charts and then save the collection of charts as a Profile. Prof iles can be used for example when you like to switch from a manual trading strategy where you have many indicators and chart customizations to an expert advisor trading style for when you are away from the machine.

Let’s go over the things that will be saved in a Template:

* Period: Is only saved for the default chart, if you applied a template to a open chart the period will not alter.

* Colors: You can alter the color of the chart background, Foreground, Grid , Bars, Volume, Inquiry lines and Stop levels by pressing F8 or fair clicking on the chart and choosing Properties, you will find the color settings under the COLORS TAB.

* Charts Parameters: You can alter the scale, auto-scroll, chart shift, type of bar/candle, OHLC, exhibit of the Inquiry Border, period separators , grid , volumes and more by pressing F8 or fair clicking on the chart and choosing properties, these settings will be under the COMMON TAB.

* Indicators: You can place any number of indicators and customize every indicator parameter.

* Expert Advisors: You can place an expert advisor on the charts and all its parameters on the Common and Inputs tabs will be saved.

Notice: Be very carefully when placing an expert Advisor on the default template, since every age you open a fresh charts that expert advisor will run immediately.

There are many more uses of templates and profiles, you can save age and avoid errors by using these techniques on your daily trading.

MetaTrader Tips – MetaTrader Symbols

MetaTrader Global — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:15:12 +0000

If you want to change the traditional arrows drawn by your indicators, here is the symbols that you can use in MetaTrader with their respective code : Related posts:

MetaTrader Tips – Chart Templates

admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:41:41 +0000

By using Chart Templates the chart background, bars colors, indicators and objects can be saved and used on other charts.

To do this, setup any chart as you wish: set colors, superpose objects, attach indicators, etc. Then select the “Charts -> Template -> Save Template…” menu and save the obtained template as default.tpl

MetaTrader Tips – Favorites Group

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:14:56 +0000

Frequently used indicators, scripts, experts and accounts can be added to the “Favorites” group to enable faster access.

To add indicators, scripts, experts or accounts, click with the right mouse button on the name of the indicator, script, expert or account and select “Add to favorites”.

The listed items will be then available in the “Favorites” tab of the “Navigator” window.

Source: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/470/metatrader-tips-favorites-group/

MetaTrader Tips – Attaching indicators, experts or scripts to charts using hotkeys

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:55:22 +0000

Indicators, experts and/or scripts can be promptly attached to the chart if hotkeys are preliminarily set for them.

This can be very useful in the full-screen mode or to save time.

It is two simple steps to assign hotkeys;

Step 1: Select the “Set hotkey” option in the “Navigator” window context menu.

Step 2: Select any keys combinations you wish.

Custom Indicators in MQL5

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:13:37 +0000

Finally we’ve got an opportunity to try the new trade terminal – MetaTrader 5. No doubt, it is noteworthy and has many new features as compared to its predecessor. The important advantages of this platform among others are:

Essentially modified language allowing now to use the object-oriented programming, still allowing to use the rich advantages of structural programming.
The code execution speed, which now is much faster than in MetaTrader 4.
Essential increase of possibilities for displaying the necessary information.

To view the full article, please visit: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/400/custom-indicators-in-mql5/

Impressive Metatrader 5 Indicators

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:44:48 +0000

A short time ago some traders posted first indicators and scripts for the Metatrader 5 platform written in the new MQL5 language. Two of them are really impressive and show the real power and new possibilities of MQL5.

1. Slideshow Indicator for Metatrader 5 (by Rosh)

This indicator will place custom background pictures behind the chart and rotate them every xx seconds. So now you can create your favorite theme background that maybe will help you to relax during intensive trading sessions.

To view the full article, please visit: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/388/impressive-metatrader-5-indicators/

Analytics in MetaTrader 5

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:38:25 +0000

Analytics is one of the most important components of trading. Based on analytical data, a trader can decide what operation to execute, when to do it and the profit/loss of the trade. The MetaTrader 5 platform offers you wide analytical possibilities!

Charts

Charts constitute a work field for technical analysis. This is where dynamics of security quotes are featured, technical indicators and graphical objects are applied. The number of charts that can be used in a terminal is unlimited, and they can be positioned in any way. This enables traders to adjust their workplaces to their own needs.

Every chart can be individually set up. Traders can use the detailed setup of color schemes, displaying of additional data objects and scaling, which allows the configuration of every chart according to the needs of a certain analytical tool. For example, you can setup the displaying of separators for larger periods, the OHLS line, and the chart scaling for the adequate featuring of Gann tools.

To view the full article, please visit: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/377/analytics-in-metatrader-5/

MetaTrader 5 Beta Screenshots

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:30:08 +0000

With the MetaTrader 5 platform installed and time to check its new features. Some traders are excited to already find some of the features they have been looking for since using the old Metatrader 3, such as multiple time frames: it has 2 hrs charts, 8 hrs, 12 hrs etc.

MetaTrader 5 also has a lot more indicators in the base version. Please feel free to share your thoughts and new features you find useful.

To view the full article, please visit: http://www.metatraderglobal.com/259/metatrader-5-beta-screenshots/