MT4 Commodity Trading Platform MetaEditor Tutorial: Adding Custom Trading Indicators

MT4 Command Line - The MetaEditor language Editor is a programming environment on the MT4 that commodities traders can use to add new MT4 Custom Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files which are used on MT4 programming - MT4 Command Line Programming Editor. MT4 commodities trading platform MetaEditor or MT4 Command Line MetaEditor is commonly used by Commodity Traders who use Automated Commodity Expert-Advisors to place commodities trades. In this Best MT4 Custom Indicators commodity trading guide we shall look at how to add a custom indicator in MT4 platform using Meta-Editor, to learn how to add a new MT4 Commodity Expert-Advisor Automated Commodity Trading Bot you can go to the: Adding a new MetaTrader 4 Commodity Expert-Advisor Commodity Tutorial.

The MetaTrader 4 online commodity platform Meta Editor environment is illustrated & shown below.

MT4 Commodity Platform Meta Editor Environment - MetaTrader 4 Command Line

Meta Editor Menu - MetaTrader 4 Command Line MetaEditor Menu

On MT4 platform, after adding a Commodity Indicator a trader will require to compile this new added commodities trading custom trading indicator item so that it can now be recognized by the MT4 Commodity Trading Software & start to appear in MT4 platform Navigator Window in MT4 Custom Technical Indicators SubMenu.

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After you have opened the MetaQuotes Language Editor - Commodity Platform MT4 Command Line MetaEditor - on your commodity trading platform as shown above (Short Cut Key - Press F4), you can then follow the procedure below:

Step1: Go To File Menu, Then Select 'New'

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Step2: On Popup window that appears on your screen select 'Custom Trading Indicator' & click next

Adding Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4 Platform - Add MT4 Custom Commodity Indicators

Step3: Choose and Enter a Name as Shown Below and then Click Next

Creating Custom Commodities Indicator in MT4 Software

Step4: Specify if MT4 Custom Technical Indicator is to appear and show on a separate window or not, Then Click Finish

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For an MT4 custom indicator that's a commodity price overlay - don't check this box, and for an oscillator custom MetaTrader 4 Indicator - for example oscillators such as the RSI indicator or Stochastic Oscillator - check the above option.

Following Program will pop up on commodity trading software MetaEditor Window

Adding Commodities MetaTrader 4 Custom Trading Indicators in MT4

To program a customized MT4 custom indicator it requires that you're a programmer who knows C plus plus Object Oriented Programming Language, which is the programming language that the MQL4 programming language uses in the programming of the MT4 software. Or you can find the community of MQL4 Programmers & they can program MT4 Custom Technical Indicator for you.

Step4: Compile

Do not forget to compile, for MetaTrader 4 Commodity Trading custom technical indicator to be recognized by the MT4 commodity platform: a trader must compile the program - custom technical indicator program, then close and restart the MT4 commodity trading software, just like you restart your PC computer - you'll restart MT4 commodities trading platform so that the newly added commodity custom MetaTrader 4 indicator can start appearing & be listed on the MT4 Navigator Window - MT4 Custom Indicators Sub Menu.

Compile New Custom Indicator on The MT4 Online Commodity Software

If there are no Errors, the commodity MT4 custom indicator will be compiled successfully without any error as shown above.

Step5: Restart MT4 Commodity Trading online trading platform & the new MT4 commodities trading custom indicator should now be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigation Menu as illustrated & shown below & you can start trading with the new added MT4 custom indicator.

New MetaTrader 4 Custom Technical Indicator Added To The Commodity Trading Platform - MT4 Custom Indicators

How to Add a Downloaded Custom Commodity Indicator in MetaTrader 4 Software

If you download MT4 custom indicator from a source on internet for example on www.tradeforextrading.com, and it is now on your PC Desktop computer - to add it to the MT4 commodity software, follow the procedure below:

Step 1: On File Menu of the MetaEditor, Choose 'Open'

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Step 2: Locate the Download Folder from the Popup window that appears as illustrated and shown below.

Step 3: Once you open the download MT4 custom indicator that you have downloaded from an internet source it'll be displayed on the MetaEditor Work Space - you can then follow the above procedure for compiling the download MT4 custom indicator, once it is compiled without errors, restart your MT4 commodities trading platform & it will now be added on commodity platform navigator menu & you can begin to trade with it on your MT4 Commodities Trading Software.

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