How to Set Up Charts on MetaTrader 4
Author: Victor Gryazin
This article is devoted to working with charts on a popular platform MetaTrader 4. Charts help to track and analyze quotes movements of financial instruments, as well as to forecast their future behaviour.
How to open chart window
A new chart on MetaTrader 4 can be created several ways:
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Adding indicators to the chart
To add indicators to the chart click Insert – Indicators and choose the one you need. Alternatively, click an active button with a green cross in the upper menu.
MT 4 features many popular indicators of the following groups:
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How to save chart template and profile
After editing is complete, you can save your settings as a template. Saved settings will then be applied to newly opened charts.
To save your settings, right-click the chart and choose Template – Save Template – enter name. The template can than be uploaded to the chart the same way: right-click – Template – Load Template – choose the one you need.
You can create different templates with various settings: chart design, indicators, and instruments. The whole set of open charts with their properties and templates is saved to a different profile.
To save the profile, click File – Profiles – Save As – enter name. Alternatively, click a button with the name of the active profile at the bottom of the terminal and choose the one you need from the unfolding list.
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Sincerely,
RoboForex team
Author: Victor Gryazin
This article is devoted to working with charts on a popular platform MetaTrader 4. Charts help to track and analyze quotes movements of financial instruments, as well as to forecast their future behaviour.
How to open chart window
A new chart on MetaTrader 4 can be created several ways:
- Click File – New Chart, and then choose a financial instrument.
- In the Market Watch window, choose a financial instrument, left-click and drag it to the work area of the terminal.
- Right-click a ticker in Market Watch, and then click Chart Window.
- Click Window – New Window – an instrument from the list.
https://blog.roboforex.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mt4-charts-1-1067x630.png
Adding indicators to the chart
To add indicators to the chart click Insert – Indicators and choose the one you need. Alternatively, click an active button with a green cross in the upper menu.
MT 4 features many popular indicators of the following groups:
- Trend
- Oscillators
- Volumes
- Bill Williams
- Custom (indicators added by the user).
https://blog.roboforex.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mt4-charts-6-1060x630.png
How to save chart template and profile
After editing is complete, you can save your settings as a template. Saved settings will then be applied to newly opened charts.
To save your settings, right-click the chart and choose Template – Save Template – enter name. The template can than be uploaded to the chart the same way: right-click – Template – Load Template – choose the one you need.
You can create different templates with various settings: chart design, indicators, and instruments. The whole set of open charts with their properties and templates is saved to a different profile.
To save the profile, click File – Profiles – Save As – enter name. Alternatively, click a button with the name of the active profile at the bottom of the terminal and choose the one you need from the unfolding list.
Read more at R Blog - RoboForex
Sincerely,
RoboForex team
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