Forex trading terminal

Forex terminal MT4 allows traders to analyze the dynamics of changes in exchange rates or other financial instruments (precious metals, futures, etc.), create or use predefined indicators, scripts and advisers. No doubt, through MT4 trading majority of traders, which reflects its dominance in the market of similar platforms.

In addition to the built-in economic news and a complete set of pending orders in the terminal provided for backing up the account history (trade). The disadvantage is the lack of fixation swapping (accrual or withdrawal swaps), it is sometimes necessary to control the trader. But pagefaults recorded in the logfiles broker that allows you to verify the information, if a trader believes that the swap has not been credited.

Below we will focus on small tricks Forex terminal MT4 to facilitate trade.

The fast navigation

You have to press Enter or the space or 2 double click the left mouse button in the lower left corner of the chart (in the leftmost date). Auto-scrolling graphics should be disabled. Format input date or time:
1. time (hours: minutes): for example, 12:50
2. Date: 25.03.2012
3. date + time: 25.03.2012 12:50
4. Symbol: EURUSD
5. timeframe: M5
6. + symbol timeframe: EURUSD, M5.
Command to be executed, press Enter, to cancel - Escape.

The display on the chart of account history

In MT4 realized the possibility of a visual display of closed positions, as well as delete a pending order. To see this, you just need to drag them out of the account history in the chart window. In this case, if the characters do not match, the graph will be automatically switched to the character of the order. Holding down Shift (while dragging a warrant) on the chart, you will see all items for this symbol.

A few useful commands for Forex MT4 terminal

Ctrl + Z - Cancels deleting the object from the chart.
Ctrl + F - Calls to "Crosshair".
F12 - Pobarno scrolls dates forward.
F11 - Includes full-screen mode.
F10 - Opens a window quotes. When this command is active "always on top" (context menu), so the trader sees the current quotes while working with other applications.
Double click the left mouse button on the field header "Terminal" window reduces the window to the line in the trade balance (balance, equity, income level, free). Possible reversal of the window in the same way.

Screen ruler in Forex trading terminal

Calling "Crosshair" key combination Ctrl + F, click the left mouse button on the first point, then, without releasing the button, move the cursor to another point. Thanks to the digital meter near the cursor, you'll learn the number of bars or the distance in points or price Bid at the point where the cursor is.

Determination of total exposure

For this purpose the user iExposure, which allows you to track data on total exposure, profit-loss and weighted average prices for the entry of the transaction. Indicator is in the menu of the "Navigator" - "Custom Indicators".

Create the default template

The color scheme of the chart by default is easily changed. To do this, you need to adjust the color scheme "by itself" (context menu "Charts" gt; Properties gt; General) and save it (Charts gt; Template gt; Save the template) with the name default.tpl. Similarly for all files opened autonomously (offline.tpl), and the strategy tester (tester.tpl).

Contract Specifications

To do this, open the properties of the selected character (right-click on the Market Watch gt; Symbols gt; make the choice of symbol gt; Properties).

Full story quotations Forex MT4 terminal

1. Increase the maximum number of bars (Service gt; Settings gt; Graphs gt; Maks.barov in history), given that 1 day is 1440 minutes.
2. Go to Tools gt; Quotes Archive (or F2) gt; select the tool:
A. Double-click on the tool gt; Download.
B. after downloading and distribution of data across all timeframes, select that range, we need (double click on it).

We hope that these "chips" to help you work more efficiently in MT4. Of course, there are other "secrets", but even above enough at first. The rest will come with practice. Successful trading and remember that the gains from trade is highly dependent on you have chosen a broker!