MT4 Platform MetaEditor Tutorial: Adding MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator Tutorial
The Meta-Editor language Editor is a coding environment on the MT4 that traders can use to add new MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files which are used on MT4 programming. MetaTrader 4 platform Meta-Editor is oftenly used by Forex Traders who use Automated Forex EAs to place trades.
In this Best MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators tutorial we shall look at how to add a MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator on the MT4 platform using the MetaEditor, to learn how to add a new MetaTrader 4 EA Automated Robot you can navigate to the: Adding a new MT4 EA Forex Guide.
The MT4 online trading platform MetaEditor environment is shown and illustrated below.
MetaTrader 4 Trading Platform Meta-Editor Environment
MetaEditor Menu
On MT4 Forex trading platform, after adding a Indicator a trader will need to compile this newly added custom indicator item so that it can now be recognized by the MT4 Forex Platform and start to appear on the MetaTrader 4 platform Navigator Window in MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators Sub Menu.
Adding a New MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator in MT4 Software
After you've opened the Meta Quotes Language MetaEditor on your MT4 Forex trading platform as shown above (Short Cut Key - Press F4), you can then follow the guidelines below:
Step1: Go To File Menu, Then Choose "New"
Adding MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators in MetaTrader 4 Forex Guide
Step2: On the Popup window that pops up on your screen select 'MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator" and then click next
Adding MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator in MT4 - Custom Indicators
Step3: Choose & Enter a Name as Shown Below & then Click Next
Creating Custom Indicator in MT4
Step4: Specify if MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator is to appear on a separate window or not, Then Click Finish
Creating Custom MetaTrader 4 Indicator - How to Create Forex MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator
For an MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator that is a price overlay - don't check this box, & for an oscillator custom MT4 Indicator - for example oscillators such as the Stochastic technical indicator or MACD indicator - check the above option.
The Following Program will pop-up on the Forex MetaTrader 4 software Meta-Editor Panel
Adding Forex MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators in MetaTrader 4 Software
To program a customized MetaTrader 4 custom indicator it requires that you are a programmer who knows the C + + Object Oriented Coding Language, which is the programming language that the MT4 MQL4 programming language uses in the programming of the MetaTrader 4 Forex trading software. Or you can find the community of MQL4 Programmers & they can program MetaTrader 4 Chart Point & Figure Chart Custom Indicator for you.
Step4: Compile
Don't forget to compile, for MT4 Forex MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator to be recognized by the MT4 trading platform: a trader must compile the program - MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator program, then close and restart the MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading platform, just like restarting your computer - you will restart MetaTrader 4 platform so that the newly added forex custom MT4 indicator can begin appearing and be listed on the MT4 Navigator Window - MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators Sub Menu.
Compile New MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator on the MetaTrader 4 Platform
If there are no Errors, the MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator will be compiled successfully without any error as displayed above.
Step5: Rebegin MetaTrader 4 Forex online platform and the new MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator should now be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigation Menu as shown below and you can start trading with the new added MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator.
New MT4 Indicator Added To The Platform - MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators
How to Add a Downloaded MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator in MT4 Software
If you download MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator from a source on the internet for example on www.tradegoldtrading.com, and it's now on your PC Desktop computer - to add it to MT4 platform, follow steps below:
Step 1: On File Menu of the Meta Editor Window, Select "Open"
Open a Downloaded Indicator Using Meta-Editor - Indicators MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators
Step 2: Locate Download Folder from the Pop up panel that pops up as illustrated below.
Step 3: Once you open the download MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator that you have downloaded from an internet source it'll be displayed on the MetaEditor Work Space - you can then follow the above procedure for compiling the download MetaTrader 4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicator, once it is compiled without errors, restart your MetaTrader 4 Forex platform and it will now be added on the Forex platform navigator menu and you can start to trade with this MetaTrader 4 Chart Custom Indicator on your MT4 Platform.
MT4 Chart Point And Figure Chart Custom Indicators Forex - MT4 Forex Custom Indicators.
