How to Read a Gold Quote on MT5 Platform

How to Analyze XAUUSD Symbol on MT5

What is The Difference Between Gold and XAUUSD? - XAUUSD is the symbol for Gold on Trading Platform. Therefore, to trade gold, a trader will use the gold trading symbol(XAUUSD). Hence, the Difference Between XAUUSD and Gold is that XAUUSD is the Symbol for trading while Gold is the Instrument being traded. To add gold symbols in MetaTrader 5 platform use the MT5 'Market Watch' Window - To Open the Meta Trader 5 Market Watch Window, Click 'View' Menu next to 'File' Menu at the top left corner of your MT5 gold trading Platform - from the drop-down menu choose 'Market Watch' button key so as to open 'Market Watch' in the MT5 platform.

Once you open the Meta Trader 5 Market Watch window the list of available gold symbols will be displayed on the Meta Trader 5 trading software and as trader you can open a chart from the Meta Trader 5 market watch window. From this Meta Trader 5 Market watch window you can also add gold quotes in MT5 platform.

If you want to add more gold symbols on this Meta Trader 5 Market Watch window, Right Click within the MT5 Market Watch window and a Pop Window appears - from this MT5 popup window select the option - 'Show All' - this will then display all the gold symbols that are available for trading in MetaTrader 5 platform.

Once the gold quotes are opened on MT5 Market Watch window, you can then choose any of the gold quote and open a chart by double-clicking on that gold symbol.

To add more gold symbols in MetaTrader 5 platform use the trading step by step method illustrated below:

MT5 Market Watch Window for Adding a XAUUSD Symbol in MT5 XAUUSD Trading

The MT5 market watch window on MetaTrader 5 is used to display a list of xauusd trading symbols.

To get this Meta Trader 5 Market Watch show of gold symbols on the MT5 Platform a trader should go to view menu as displayed on the example illustrated and explained below and select the MT5 Market Watch Window by Clicking on it. (MetaTrader 5 short cut keys - Ctrl+M for accessing this MT5 Market Watch window as shown below)

Market Watch Window Panel on MetaTrader 5 for adding a Gold Quote in MetaTrader 5

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Once one selects the MT5 market watch window, the following MetaTrader 5 Market Watch window will then appear showing the list of gold symbols available for xauusd trading.

How to Read a Gold Quote in MetaTrader 5?

As a trader you might also want to trade a gold symbol that is not listed on this MT5 gold symbols list as shown below.

For example on the above Meta Trader 5 gold symbols shows only 5 xauusd trading symbols.

To get the other Meta Trader 5 gold quotes which are not listed on this MetaTrader 5 Market Watch window, you can right click inside this MetaTrader 5 market watch window panel as displayed below & the following window will pop-up. You then can select 'Show All' MetaTrader 5 button key so as to display all the available gold quotes in MT5 platform.

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To show other Meta Trader 5 gold symbols, select the 'Show All' button, this will then display all the available Meta Trader 5 xauusd trading symbols.

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