Periodicity on Charts Menu in MT4

MT4 XAUUSD Chart Time Frames: Periodicity on XAUUSD Charts in MT4

Periodicity is commonly referred to as Gold Chart Time Frames by many xauusd traders. On the MT4 platform.

The button below is used to select the periodicity or xauusd chart time frame to trade with. This button can be accessed on the MT4 platform as shown below.

MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD Chart Time Frames

On the MetaTrader 4 platform these xauusd chart time frames are:

1. 1 Min chart Time Frame - M1
2. 5 Min chart Time Frame - M5
3. 15 Minutes Chart Time Frame - M15
4. 30 Minutes Chart Time Frame - M30
5. 1 H chart Time Frame - H1
6. 4 Hours Chart Time Frame - H4
7. Daily Chart Time Frame - D1
8. Weekly Chart Time Frame - W1
9. Monthly Chart Time Frame - MN

How to Know Which XAUUSD Chart Time Frame You are Using

A common question especially if you are new to gold trading would be how to identify which xauusd chart time frame you are using on your MT4 platform:

There are various methods of knowing which MetaTrader 4 xauusd chart time frame you are using as Shown below:

Use the above Menu as Shown above

In the above xauusd trading example once you select the periodicity button under the charts menu, then the list of xauusd MetaTrader 4 chart time frames is shown and the xauusd chart time frame that is currently selected, the one that you are using will be highlighted with a different color, on our above example this is the 1 Hour(H1) xauusd chart time frame, whose Icon on the left is highlighted in light blue.

MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Change Chart Time Frame - How to Change MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Time Frame

This MetaTrader 4 periodicity toolbar is by default located at the top of the MT4 platform and has all the xauusd chart time frames marked as shown below. The xauusd chart timeframe that a gold trader is using will be marked differently from the other xauusd chart time frames, the selected xauusd chart time frame will be "indented" as shown below:

Use the information displayed at the top left corner to get MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Time Frame

At the top left corner of the xauusd MetaTrader 4 chart, the MetaTrader 4 xauusd chart time frame is displayed as shown below:

1 Hour MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Time Frame

15 Minutes MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Time Frame

When you open a gold chart you can then use the above three methods to know which periodicity - xauusd chart time frame you are trading with.

You can also use the tabs, if you are trading many gold charts. To view this tab, Go to "View Menu" then Select "Charts Bar". The following MT4 bar will appear that you can use to navigate and it indicates the xauusd chart as well as the xauusd chart time frame.

Navigation tabs on MT4 workspace.