How to Draw Fibonacci Retracement Areas on MT4
XAUUSD Trading Fib Retracement Indicator
To calculate these xauusd trading price pullbacks on the gold chart for example the MT4 we use Fibonacci retracement levels tool/indicator as shown on the image below.
If you want to analyze some gold charts using this Fibonacci retracement line studies tool, it is already provided for in the MetaTrader 4 platform, the following procedure is used to add this Fibonacci retracement tool on the MT4 Software. On MetaTrader 4 platform this fibonacci retracement tool will automatically draw the retracement levels on a gold chart once it is placed on the Gold chart.
To add this fibonacci retracement technical indicator tool on the MetaTrader 4 software, you can use the following shortcut method:
1. Click Insert 2. Click Fibonacci 3. Click Retracement
After adding this fibonacci retracement tool on the MT4 software this fibonacci retracement technical indicator can then be accessed from "MT4 Line Studies Tool-Bar" as displayed below.
This fibonacci retracement tool is located on MT4 (Line Studies Toolbar), to go to this MT4 Line Studies tool bar click "View" button at tops left corner of MT4 next to file, then click "Toolbars", Then Check "Line Studies". You can learn how to use MT4 Line Studies Tool Bar on the MT4 platform using a practice account.
Below is example of the Fibo retracement tool, we always draw the fibonacci retracement indicator between 2 chart points, point 1 & point 2, in direction of the trend as shown below.
How to Place Fibonacci Retracement on a XAUUSD Chart
To Place this fibonacci retracement tool on a xauusd chart, click on the button shown above on the MT4 software. Then select 2 chart points, the first point is where the gold trend starts and the second point is where the gold trend pull back is starting.