MT4 Gold Trading Platform MetaEditor Tutorial: Adding MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators
The MetaEditor language Editor is a programming environment on the MT4 that traders can use to add new MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files which are used in MetaTrader 4 programming. The MetaTrader 4 platform MetaEditor is commonly used by Gold Traders who use Automated Gold Expert Advisors to place trades. In this Best MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators tutorial we shall look at how to add a MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator on the MetaTrader 4 platform using the MetaEditor, to learn how to add a new MetaTrader 4 Gold Expert Advisor Automated Gold Trading Robot you can navigate to the: Adding a new MetaTrader 4 Gold Trading Expert Advisor Gold Trading Tutorial.
The MT4 online gold trading platform MetaEditor environment is shown below.
MetaTrader 4 Online Gold Trading Platform MetaEditor Environment
MetaEditor Menu
On the MT4 platform, after adding a Gold Indicator a trader will require to compile this newly added custom gold indicator item so that it can now be recognized by the MT4 Gold Trading Platform and start to appear on the MetaTrader 4 platform Navigator Window in the MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators Sub Menu.
Adding a New MT4 XAUUSD Chart Custom Indicator on MT4
After you have opened the MetaQuotes Language Editor on your MetaTrader 4 platform as shown above (Keyboard Short Cut Key - Press F4), you can then follow the steps below:
Step1: Go To File Menu, Then Select "New"
Adding MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4 - How to Add MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators Gold Trading Tutorial
Step2: On the Popup window that appears on your screen select "MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator" and then click next
Adding MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4 - Add MetaTrader 4 Custom Gold Indicators
Step3: Choose and Enter a Name as Shown Below and then Click Next
Creating Custom Gold Technical Indicator on MT4
Step4: Specify if the MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator is to appear on a separate window or not, Then Click Finish
Creating Custom MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD Indicator - How to Create Gold MT4 Trading Chart Custom Gold Indicators
For an MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator that is a xauusd price overlay - do not check this box, and for an oscillator custom MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD Indicator - for example oscillators such as the Stochastic indicator or MACD indicator - check the above option.
The Following Code will appear on the MT4 platform MetaEditor Window
Adding Gold Trading MT4 Chart Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4
To program a customized MetaTrader 4 custom indicator it requires that you are a programmer who knows the C++ Object Oriented Programming Language, which is the programming language that the MT4 MQL4 programming language uses in the programming of the MetaTrader 4 software. Or you can find the community of MQL4 Programmers and they can program the MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator for you.
Step4: Compile
Do not forget to compile, for the MetaTrader 4 Gold Trading MT4 Chart Custom Gold Indicator to be recognized by the MT4 gold trading platform; a trader must compile the program - MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator program, then close and restart the MetaTrader 4 platform, just like restarting your computer - you will restart MetaTrader 4 platform so that the newly added gold custom MetaTrader 4 gold indicator can start appearing and be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigator Window - MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators Sub Menu.
Compile New MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator on the MetaTrader 4 Online Gold Trading Platform
If there are no Errors, the MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator will be compiled successfully without any error as shown above.
Step5: Restart MT4 Gold Trading online platform and the new MT4 Gold Chart 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 Gold Chart Custom Indicator.
New MetaTrader 4 Gold Indicator Added to the Gold Trading Platform - MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators
How to Add a Downloaded MT4 XAUUSD Chart Custom Indicator on MT4
If you download MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator from a source on the internet for example on www.tradegoldtrading.com, and it is now on your computer - to add it to the MetaTrader 4 platform, follow the steps below:
Step 1: On the File Menu of the MetaEditor, Select "Open"
Open a Downloaded Gold Indicator Using MetaEditor
Step 2: Locate the Download Folder from the Popup window that appears as shown below.
Step 3: Once you open the download MT4 Gold 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 Gold Chart Custom Indicator, once it is compiled without errors, restart your MetaTrader 4 platform and it will now be added on the gold trading platform navigator menu and you can start to trade with this MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator on your MT4 Gold Trading Platform.
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