Place Zigzag Indicator on XAUUSD Chart in MT4

This Tutorial will explain how to place the Zigzag Indicator on a Gold Chart in the MT4 Platform. For technical analysis: Technical analysis of gold trading All Indicators

How to Place Indicators on MT4 XAUUSD Charts

Step 1: Open The Platform Navigator Window

Open the Navigator window panel as shown below - Go to "View" menu (then click it) & then select "Navigator" window panel (click), or From Standard Tool bar click the "Navigator" button key or press keyboard shortcut keys "Ctrl+N"

On Navigator panel, select "Technical Indicators", (Double-Click)

Step 2: Expand the Indicator Menu on the Navigator

Expand the menu by clicking the expand button marker (+) or doubleclick the "indicators" menu, after this the button key will then now appear as (-) & will now be shown as a list as shown below.

From the Above panel you can then add any technical indicator you want on the Gold chart.

Placing Zigzag on XAUUSD Chart

Step 1: Choose the Zigzag button key in the MetaTrader 4 list of technical indicators as shown below:

Step 2: Double click the Zigzag Button Key, & click okay to place it on the chart as shown below:

Edit Zigzag Indicator Settings

To Adjust the Settings, right click in the Zigzag, select properties setting & then edit properties using the popup menu that pops up & then click ok button key once you've changed the settings.

The following popup panel pops up and the Zigzag settings can be edited from this pop up window panel.