MT4 Platform MetaEditor Course: Adding MetaTrader 4 Chart Custom Indicators

The Meta-Editor language Editor is a coding environment on the MT4 that traders can use to add new MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files that are used on MetaTrader 4 programming. MT4 platform Meta-Editor is commonly used by Traders who use Automated Gold Expert Advisors to place trades. In this Best MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicators tutorial we shall look at how to add a MT4 Chart Custom Indicator on the MetaTrader 4 platform using the Meta-Editor, to learn how to add a new MT4 Expert Advisor Automated Gold Robot you cannavigate to the: Adding a new MT4 Automated Expert Advisor Gold Guide.

The MT4 online platform Meta-Editor environment is displayed below.

MT4 Platform MetaEditor Environment

MetaEditor Menu

On MetaTrader 4 software, after adding a Technical Indicator a gold trader will need to compile this new added custom xauusd indicator item so that it can now be recognized by MT4 Software and start to appear in MT4 platform Navigator Window Panel in MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicators Sub-Menu.

Adding a New MT4 Chart Custom Indicator on MetaTrader 4

After you have opened the Meta Quotes Language Meta-Editor on your MT4 software as illustrated above (key-board Short Cut Key - Press F4 Key), you then can follow these steps below:

Step1: Go To File Menu, Then Choose "New"

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Step2: On the Popup panel that pops up on your screen select "MetaTrader 4 Chart Custom Technical Indicator" and then click next

Adding MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicators on MT4 - Add MetaTrader 4 Custom Gold Indicators

Step3: Select & Enter a Name as Shown Below & then Click Next

Developing Custom Gold Indicator on MT4

Step4: Specify if the MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicator is to appear on a separate window or not, Then Press Finish

Developing Custom MT4 Indicator - How to Create MT4 Chart Custom Gold Indicators

For an MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicator that is a trading price overlay - don't check this box, & for an oscillator custom MetaTrader 4 Indicator - for example oscillators trading indicators such as the Stochastic technical indicator or MACD indicator - check the above option.

Following Program will pop-up in MetaTrader 4 software MetaEditor Window

Adding MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicators on MetaTrader 4

To program a customized MetaTrader 4 custom technical indicator it requires that you're a coder who knows the C + + Object Oriented Coding Language, which is the coding language that the MT4 MQL4 coding language uses in the programming of the MT4 software platform. Or you can find the community of MQ4 Programmers and they can program MetaTrader 4 Chart Custom Technical Indicator for you.

Step 4: Compile

Do-not forget to compile, for MT4 Gold MT4 Chart Custom Gold Indicator to be recognized by MetaTrader 4 platform: a trader must compile the program - MT4 Chart Custom Indicator program, then close and restart the MT4 software, just like restarting your computer - you will restart MetaTrader 4 platform software so that the newly added gold custom MetaTrader 4 indicator can start appearing & be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigator Window Panel - MetaTrader 4 Chart Custom Technical Indicators Sub Menu.

Compile New MT4 Chart Custom Indicator on the MetaTrader 4 Online Trading Software

If there are no Errors, MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicator will be compiled successfully without any error as displayed above.

Step5: Restart MT4 platform & the new MT4 Chart Custom Indicator should now be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigation Menu as shown below and you can start trading with newly added MetaTrader 4 Chart Custom Technical Indicator.

New MT4 Indicator Added to the Platform - MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicators

How to Add a Downloaded MT4 Chart Custom Indicator on MetaTrader 4

If you download MT4 Chart Custom Indicator from a source on the internet for example on www.tradegoldtrading.com, and it is now on you desktop computer - to add it to MetaTrader 4 software, follow the steps below:

Step 1: On File Menu of Meta-Editor, Select "Open"

Open Downloaded Gold Indicator Using Meta Editor

Step 2: Locate the Download Folder from the Pop up window which pops up as illustrated below.

Step 3: Once you open the download MetaTrader 4 Chart Custom Indicator that you have downloaded from an internet source it will be displayed on the MetaEditor Work Space - you can then follow the above procedure for compiling the download MT4 Chart Custom Indicator, once it's compiled without errors, restart your MT4 software & it will now be added on the trading software navigator menu and you can start to trade with this MT4 Chart Custom Technical Indicator on your MT4 Gold Software.

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