MT4 Gold Trading Platform MetaEditor Course: Adding MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators
The Meta-Editor language Editor is a coding environment on the MT4 that traders can use to add new MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files which are used in MT4 programming. MT4 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 EA Automated Gold Robot you can go to the: Adding a new MT4 Gold Trading Expert-Advisor Gold Guide.
The MetaTrader 4 online gold platform MetaEditor environment is displayed below.
MT4 Gold Platform MetaEditor Environment
MetaEditor Menu
On MT4 platform, after adding a Gold Indicator a trader will need to compile this new added custom gold indicator item so that it can now be recognized by MT4 Platform and begin to appear in MetaTrader 4 platform Navigator Window Panel in MT4 Gold Chart Custom Technical Indicators Sub-Menu.
Adding a New MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD Chart Custom Indicator on MT4
After you've opened the Meta Quotes Language Meta-Editor on your MT4 software as illustrated above (Keyboard Short-Cut Key - Press F4 Key), you can then follow the steps below:
Step1: Go To File Menu, Then Choose "New"
Adding MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4 - How to Add MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators Gold Lesson
Step2: On the Popup window that pops up on your screen choose "MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator" and then click next
Adding MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4 - Add MetaTrader 4 Custom Gold Indicators
Step3: Select and Enter a Name as Shown Below & then Click Next
Creating Custom Gold Indicator on MetaTrader 4
Step4: Specify if the MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator is to appear on a separate window or not, Then Click Finish
Creating Custom MT4 Indicator - How to Create Gold MT4 Trading Chart Custom Gold Indicators
For an MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator that is a xauusd trading price overlay - do not check this box, & for an oscillator custom MT4 Indicator - for example oscillators such as the Stochastic indicator or MACD indicator - check the above option.
Following Program will pop-up in MetaTrader 4 software MetaEditor Window
Adding Gold Trading MT4 Chart Custom Indicators on MT4
To program a customized MT4 custom technical indicator it requires that you are a programmer who knows the C + + Object Oriented Coding 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 & they can program MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator for you.
Step4: Compile
Do not forget to compile, for MT4 Gold Trading MT4 Chart Custom Gold Indicator to be recognized by the MT4 gold platform: a trader must compile the program - MetaTrader 4 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 MT4 indicator can begin appearing & be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigator Window Panel - MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators Sub Menu.
Compile New MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator on the MetaTrader 4 Online Gold Software
If there are no Errors, MT4 Gold Chart Custom Technical Indicator will be compiled successfully without any error as displayed above.
Step5: Restart MetaTrader 4 Gold platform & 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 newly added MetaTrader 4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator.
New MetaTrader 4 Indicator Added to the Gold Software - MetaTrader 4 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 you desktop computer - to add it to MT4 platform, follow steps below:
Step 1: On the File Menu of Meta-Editor, Select "Open"
Open a Downloaded Gold Indicator Using MetaEditor
Step 2: Locate the Download Folder from the Pop-up window panel which pops up as illustrated below.
Step 3: Once you open the download MetaTrader 4 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 MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicator on your MT4 XAUUSD Trading Software.
MT4 Gold Chart Custom Indicators Gold Trading - MT4 Gold Trading Custom XAUUSD Indicators.
