MT4 Status Bar

One quick method to check the real time internet connection between your MetaTrader 4 software and the server of your online crypto broker is to check the MT4 status bars on the MT4 ==22==platformsoftwareplatform--software interface - MT4 Connection Bar ==22==in MT4 Status Bar.

On the trading example illustrated below the MT4 Connection Bars in MetaTrader 4 Status Bar is Shown:

The MetaTrader 4 software status bar is used to illustrate if there is a connection to the servers or not, if there is a connectivity to the trading server, then a trader can place trade positions to the online market using MT4 cryptocurrency charts. When there's a connection MetaTrader 4 charts can then keep updating - if MT4 Bitcoin Charts on your platform are Not Updating - you should first check the connectivity using the MT4 Connection bars on MetaTrader 4 Status Bar.

Green Bars - on the Connection bars on MT4 Status Bar shows there's a connection, next to the green bars there will also be the kilobytes downloaded and uploaded indicated as a figure.

Red Bars - Connection bars in MT4 Status Bar show that ==22==there--isthere's no connection and trade transactions to the brokers' server can not be opened.

Red bars may also mean that your online connection is down, hence if you are using a connection like dial up & red bars come up, then maybe it is your online internet connection, & not necessarily the crypto broker's server. A common question by bitcoin traders is - Why are MT4 Bitcoin Charts Not Updating? if your MT4 charts aren't updating then you may need to first check the connection of the MetaTrader 4 software to your crypto broker using this MT4 connection bars on MetaTrader 4 status bar - MT4 Bitcoin Charts Not Updating.

To show the status bars on the MetaTrader 4 software, a trader needs to use the "Status Bar" button on the "View" menu options such as shown below, Press to check, once the option is checked the MT4 status bar will be shown at the bottom right corner of your MT4 Bitcoin Software.

How to check if there is an online connection on the MetaTrader 4 Platform Software

MT4 Bitcoin Software Connection Bars on Status Bar - Green Bars indicate that the connection is online & Red Bars illustrate that the connection is offline. The connection may be either your internet services provider - ISP or crypto broker server. Most of the time it'll be your internet service provider as the crypto brokers have 2 to Three simultaneous servers & there is no way all of them can be offline even if it's for 1 second.

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