MT4 XAUUSD Trading Software Meta Editor Course: Adding Custom Trading Indicators

MT4 Command Line - The MetaEditor language Editor is a programming environment on the MT4 that xauusd traders can use to add new MT4 Custom Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files which are used on MetaTrader 4 programming - MT4 Command Line Programming Editor. MetaTrader 4 platform MetaEditor or MT4 Command Line MetaEditor is commonly used by Traders who use Automated Expert Advisors to place xauusd trades. In this Best MT4 Custom Indicators gold trading guide we shall look at how to add a custom technical indicator in MetaTrader 4 platform using the MetaEditor, to learn how to add a new MT4 Gold EA Automated Gold Bot you can go to the: Adding a new MT4 Gold EA Gold Guide.

The MT4 online gold trading platform MetaEditor environment is displayed below.

MT4 Online Gold Platform MetaEditor Environment - MetaTrader 4 Command Line

MetaEditor Menu - MT4 Command Line Meta Editor Menu

On MT4 platform, after adding a Gold Indicator a trader will require to compile this newly added xauusd custom indicator item so that it can now be recognized by the MT4 Gold Software & start to appear on MetaTrader 4 platform Navigator Window in the MT4 Custom Indicators Sub Menu.

Best MT4 Custom Indicators Tutorial

After you have opened the MetaQuotes Language Editor - MT4 Command Line MetaEditor - on your platform as shown above (Keyboard ShortCut Key - Press F4), you can then follow steps below:

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

Adding Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4 - How to Add MT4 Custom Indicators XAUUSD - Gold MT4 Command Line

Step2: On the Popup window that appears on your screen select 'Custom Technical Indicator' & then click next

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

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

Creating Custom Gold Indicator on MT4

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

Creating Custom MT4 Indicator - How to Create XAUUSD MT4 Custom Indicators

For an MT4 custom indicator that is a xauusd price overlay - do not check this box, & for an oscillator custom MT4 Indicator - for example oscillators such as the RSI indicator or Stochastic Oscillator - check the above option.

Following Program will pop up on gold software MetaEditor Window

Adding XAUUSD MT4 Custom Indicators on MT4

To program a customized MT4 custom technical indicator it requires that you are a coder who knows the C + + Object Oriented Programming Language, which is programming language that the MQL4 programming language uses in programming of the MT4 trading platform. Or you can find the community of MQL4 Programmers & they can program the MT4 Custom Technical Indicator for you.

Step4: Compile

Don't forget to compile, for MT4 Gold custom indicator to be recognized by the MT4 platform: a trader must compile the program - custom technical indicator program, then close and restart the MT4 trading platform, just like when you restart your computer - you will restart MT4 platform so that the newly added gold custom MT4 indicator can begin appearing and be listed on the MT4 Navigator Window - MT4 Custom Indicators Sub Menu.

Compile New Custom Indicator on the MT4 Online Gold Software

If there are no Errors, the xauusd MT4 custom trading indicator will be compiled successfully without any error as illustrated above.

Step5: Restart MetaTrader 4 Gold online software & new MT4 xauusd custom indicator should now be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigation Menu as shown below and you can start trading with the newly added MT4 custom technical indicator.

New MetaTrader 4 Custom Trading Indicator Added to the Gold Platform - MetaTrader 4 Custom Technical Indicators

How to Add a Downloaded Custom XAUUSD Indicator in MT4 Platform

If you download MT4 custom technical indicator from a source on the internet for examples on www.tradegoldtrading.com, & it's now on you desktop computer - to add it to MT4 platform, follow the steps below:

Step 1: On File Menu of the MetaEditor, Choose 'Open'

Open a Downloaded Gold Indicator Using MetaEditor

Step 2: Locate the Download Folder from the Pop-up window panel that pops up as displayed below.

Step 3: Once you open the download MT4 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 MT4 custom indicator, once it is compiled without errors, restart your MT4 platform and it will now be added on the gold trading platform navigator menu and you can begin to trade with it on your MT4 XAUUSD Trading Software.

MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators XAUUSD - MT4 XAUUSD Custom XAUUSD Indicators.