MT4 Platform Meta Editor Course Tutorial: Adding Custom Indicators

MT4 Command Line - The MetaEditor language Editor is a programming environment on the MetaTrader 4 that traders can use to add new MT4 Custom Technical Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files which are used on MetaTrader 4 programming - MT4 Command Line Coding Editor. MetaTrader 4 platform MetaEditor or MT4 Command Line Meta-Editor is commonly and often used by Traders who use Automated EAs to place trades. In this Best MT4 Custom Technical Indicators gold trading guide we shall look at how to add a custom indicator in MetaTrader 4 platform software using the Meta-Editor, to learn how to add a new MT4 EA Automated Robot you cango to: Adding a new MT4 EA XAUUSD Guide.

The MetaTrader 4 online gold trading platform Meta-Editor environment is displayed below.

MT4 Online Gold Platform MetaEditor Environment - MetaTrader 4 Command Line

MetaEditor Menu - MT4 Command Line Meta-Editor Menu

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

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After you have opened the Meta-Quotes Language Editor - MT4 Command Line MetaEditor - on your gold platform just as shown above (Keyboard ShortCut Key - Press F4), you as a trader can then follow steps illustrated and shown below:

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

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

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

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

Developing Custom Gold Indicator on MT4

Step4: Specify if the MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicator is to appear and show on a separate window or not, Then Click Finish

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For an MetaTrader 4 custom technical indicator that's a price overlay - do not check this box, and for an oscillator custom MT4 Indicator - for example oscillators indicators such as the RSI indicator or Stochastic Oscillator Indicator - check the above option.

Following Program will popup on gold software MetaEditor Window

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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 which the MQL4 programming language uses in programming of the MetaTrader 4 platform software. Or you as a trader can find the community of MQ4 Programmers & they can program the MT4 Custom Technical Indicator for you.

Step 4: Compile

Do-not forget to compile, for MT4 custom indicator to be recognized by the MT4 software: a xauusd trader must compile the program code - custom technical indicator program, then close and rebegin the MetaTrader 4 platform software, just like when you restart your computer - you will restart MT4 platform software so that as the newly added gold custom MT4 indicator can begin appearing and be listed on the MT4 Navigator Window - MT4 Custom Technical Indicators Sub Menu.

Compile New Custom Indicator on the MT4 Online Gold Software

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

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

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

How to Add a Downloaded Custom Indicator in MetaTrader 4 Software

If you download MT4 custom 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 software, follow the steps illustrated below:

Step 1: On File Menu of the Meta-Editor, Choose 'Open'

Open a Downloaded Indicator Using MetaEditor

Step 2: Locate the Download Folder from the Pop up panel which pops up just as shown below.

Step 3: Once you as a trader open the download MT4 custom technical indicator which you have downloaded from an internet online source it will be illustrated and displayed on the Meta-Editor Workspace - you as a trader can then follow the above guide for compiling the downloaded MT4 custom technical indicator, once it's compiled without errors, rebegin your MetaTrader 4 platform software & it will now be added on the trading software navigator menu & you can begin to trade with it on your MetaTrader 4 Platform Software.

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