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CHART PROPERTIES
Properties Button on MetaTrader 4 Charts Menu for Editing Forex
Candlestick Charts Properties
In order to change the properties of a chart, you can do the following
steps:
* Go to the "CHARTS” menu, then choose "PROPERTIES" button...
CHARTS TOOLBAR
Charts are valuable instruments for analyzing the financial markets.
That is why a great attention is paid to them. Chart toolbar is
located on the top of your terminal. In order to make this option
visible, go to the “VIEW” menu, then cl...
Connection status
In order to check if your MT4 terminal is connected to the server, you
need to check the connection status on the "STATUS BAR". It is located
in the lower part of the terminal, below all service windows.
To make status bar visib...
EXPERT ADVISOR
An Expert Advisor is a program which is written specifically for the
MetaTrader Platform. They are written in their own proprietary
programming language called MetaQuotes Language Version 4. An Expert
Advisor can execute trades with speci...
In this text you will find out about how to add indicators to your
chart while using the MetaTrader 4.
Within the Navigator window, you will find the list of Indicators.
* In order to add an Indicator to your chart, simply choose your
desired Indica...
First of all, log in to your MT4.Then in the Menu bar, you can see the
" TOOLS " part. Click on it. Please choose " OPTIONS". Here are your
login username and password, so click on the " CHANGE" button. Now you
can change both the Master password and Inve...
To delete an indicator from your MetaTrader 4 chart, right click on
the chosen indicator and choose “DELETE INDICATOR”.
In case you don't find the answer for a question that interests you in
this section or in the Knowledgebase, please contact the Clien...
If you can not see all the symbols available on your MT4, you just
need to right click on the "Market watch" window and then click on
“SHOW ALL”. That is all you need! Now you have the complete list
of all the symbols on your MT4. In case you don't find t...
HOW TO ARRANGE CHART WINDOWS
* CASCADE
Click on the "WINDOW” from the top menu, you will be able to arrange
the chart windows so that they overlap by selecting "CASCADE" option.
* TILE WINDOWS
By selecting the "TILE WINDOWS" option from the "WIN...
HOW TO CHANGE LANGUAGE IN METATRADER 4?
You can see the menu bar at the top of MetaTrader 4 platform.
Select the "VIEW" menu, then in the drop down list, click on the
"LANGUAGES" where you can change the language of your MetaTrader 4
platform.
In c...
The "TRADE" tab contains information about the current status of the
trading account, open positions and about pending orders placed.
You can show/hide the panel by pressing the shortcut keys <>.
This tab allows not only to view the open posit...
How to customize the Chart Toolbar?
On the MetaTrader 4 platform, the "CHART TOOLBAR" is located on the
top.
Right click on the "CHART TOOLBAR" and from the drop down list select
"CUSTOMIZE…".
Now you are able to see the "CUSTOMIZING TOOLBAR" wi...
HOW TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL METATRADER 4 ON A PC
1. Click on the “DOWNLOAD METATRADER 4 CLIENT TERMINAL
[HTTPS://FXGLORY.COM/DOWNLOAD.PHP?FILE=METATRADER4WIN]” button in
order to start downloading the program which is located on the first
page of ou...
HOW TO FIX THE “COMMON ERROR” IN METATRADER 4?
There are different reasons for occurring the "Common Error" message
in MetaTrader 4. It occurs mostly due to slow internet connection or
no connection. MetaTrader 4 always needs a direct internet connectio...
1. LOCATE AND COPY THE _MT4 CUSTOM INDICATOR_ FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER.
THESE ARE THE MT4 INDICATOR FILES THAT YOU WOULD HAVE DOWNLOADED.
2. OPEN THE _DATA FOLDER_
3. OPEN _MQL4_ FILE
4. OPEN THE _INDICATORS_ FOLDER
5. PASTE THE FILES
6. RESTART ...
Log in to your MT4 trading account and go to "File" > "Open Data
Folder".
New window, which is your MT4 data folder, will pop up and here you
can find folder called "Logs".
If you want to check logs from EAs, click on "MQL4".
In MQL4 folder you can ...
How to log in to MetaTrader 4
After registration, you will receive an e-mail containing your
passwords and account number.
Click on “FILE” from the top menu, by selecting “LOGIN” option
from the drop down list you will be able to log in to your MetaTr...
HOW TO OPEN A NEW CHART?
1. USING THE STANDARD TOOLBAR
If the standard toolbar is not shown in your MetaTrader 4, you need to
open it.
In order to see how to open the toolbar you can follow the instruction
below:
*
Click on the "VIEW" from...
HOW TO READ CHARTS IN METATRADER 4?
To become a successful Forex trader and to make a profit, you must
know how to read charts which are very important and essential factors
for any traders.
The charts can be placed into three different categories:
...
AS YOU MAY KNOW, USUALLY ON MT4’S CHARTS YOU CAN SEE ONLY _BID_
(SELL) PRICE.
Adding _Ask_ price to chart is possible and it's pretty easy.
Right click on the chart window and from sub-menu choose "PROPERTIES".
ON POP UP WINDOW CLICK ON “COMMON" and...
HOW TO SEE THE PROPERTIES OF EACH SYMBOL?
In order to start viewing properties of a symbol, you must right click
on the “MARKET WATCH” window and choose the “SYMBOLS” option
from the menu that appears.
The following window will be opened after clickin...
The way to set a default chart is by right-clicking on it and
selecting "TEMPLATE", followed by "SAVE TEMPLATE".
If you wish to save template as your default, you can right-click on
the chart, select "TEMPLATE", "SAVE AS" and then "DEFAULT".
In case you...
To set up alerts, right-click on chart, select "TRADING" and then
"ALERT".
In case you don't find the answer for a question that interests you in
this section or in the Knowledgebase, please contact the Client
support department via live chat
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HOW TO UNINSTALL THE METATRDAER4 PROGRAM
If for any reason you need to uninstall MetaTrader4 from your Personal
Computer, follow the illustrated instructions below in order to remove
it from your system.
1. Make sure that your application is closed.
...
1. Find Fxglory MetaTrader 4 icon on your desktop.
2. By right clicking on it, you will be able to choose "OPEN FILE
LOCATION" option from drop down list.
3. Then click on “MQL4” folder >> “EXPERTS” and upload
your EA by dragging and dropping the fil...
1. Open your _MetaTrader 4 platform._
2. Locate the _Navigator panel_, as below:
3. ON THE NAVIGATOR, find _Custom Indicators._
4. Click _Custom Indicators_, and you should see your _newly installed
indicator._
5. Double click on the indicator an...
INSTALL TERMINAL ON LINUX
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the
model of free and open source software development and distribution.
Linux systems are widely used in smartphones and server hardware. Many
home PC users prefer...
INSTALL TERMINAL ON MAC OS
The client terminal can be installed and run on computers with Mac OS
using Wine. Wine [http://www.winehq.org/] is a free software that
allows users of the Unix-based systems to run an application developed
for the Microsoft W...
LINE STUDIES
Line studies are lines and various geometrical shapes that can be
imposed into a price or indicator chart. They include
support/resistance lines, trend lines, as well as Fibonacci's, Gann's,
and Andrews' tools, etc.
The Lines menu of the ...
MARKET WATCH WINDOW
On the MetaTrader 4 platform, at the left side of the screen, there is
the "MARKET WATCH" window which lists a variety of currency pairs
along with corresponding bid and ask prices. Two tabs are located at
the bottom of the "MARKET W...
MetaTrader 4 Time Frames
Different time frames can be applied to a chart either by clicking on
the "PERIODS" icon or by selecting the desired time frame from the
charts toolbar. "PERIODICITY" is the name to describe these chart time
frames. You can obse...
When you place pending orders the open price you set differs from the
market price by the pips which vary depending on the currency pair you
choose. For example, for EUR/USD the open price you set must differ
from the market price by at least 2 pips or 20...
MODIFY OR DELETE ORDER
Go to the "TERMINAL" window at the bottom of your MetaTrader 4, choose
the “TRADE” tab which you want to set or change the Stop Loss
or/and Take Profit, right click on it and choose "MODIFY OR DELETE
ORDER" from the menu that appe...
To place an order (Sell or Buy), you have to open the "ORDER" window.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS HOW TO OPEN THE ORDER WINDOW:
* By pressing the shortcut keys, the order window will be
opened according to the terminal settings.
* Select a symbol ...
PLACING PENDING ORDERS
Pending order is the client's commitment to the brokerage company to
buy or sell a security at a predefined price in the future. This type
of pending orders is used for opening of a position in the future when
quotes reach the pre...
STRATEGY TESTER
MetaTrader 4 is the most popular trading platform these days which
allows a trader to perform trading operations and technical analysis
for the Forex markets, CFD, and Futures.
There is integrated MQL languages program (MetaQuotes Lang...
TRADING ON CHART
The client MetaTrader 4 terminal allows traders to manage trading
operations right on the symbol chart. With one-click-trading function
users can open, modify and close positions quickly as well as managing
pending orders.
* ONE-CLI...
TRAILING STOP
A Trailing Stop is a strategy to manage Stop Loss orders. It allows
you to set Stop Loss with an automatic update to move beyond the
market price. This function helps you to be in profit with less risk.
How to set this action, it is shown ...
- Please, make sure that you have entered all the details correctly.-
"LOGIN" is your real account number, which consists of 5 digits.-
"PASSWORD" is your real account master password. PLEASE NOTE: If you
have forgotten your "Master Password", you can set...
In order to avoid the load of trading server your trading history is
archived every 35 days. Just right click on "Account History" in your
MT4 terminal section and choose "All History" from the drop down list.
You also can manage presented time frame by...
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