MT5 Market Watch Window for MT5 Symbols on MetaTrader 5
The market watch window panel in MetaTrader 5 is used to display an array of XAUUSD quotes for xauusd. To access this display of xauusd on the MT5 a trader should go to view menu as illustrated & shown below & select the Market Watch Window by Clicking on it. (The Ctrl+M is the short cut for accessing this window as illustrated & shown below, by pressing this shortcut, you can enable market watch window without going to 'view' menu)
Market Watch Window
Once a trader selects the xauusd market watch window, the following window panel will pop-up showing a list of symbols available for trading.
As a trader you might also want to trade a xauusd that is not listed on this list. For example on the above list only 5 instruments are displayed. To get other symbols which are not listed, you can right click inside this market watch window as illustrated & shown below & the following window will appear.
To show a list of other symbols, choose 'Show All' button key, this will then display all available pairs.
To Save Internet Bandwidth, (Especially if you're using mobile trader, or pay per MB inter-net)
To save bandwidth choose a list of all the trading instruments you'll be trading, say example, ten pairs, after selecting these, then select & click the 'Hide All' button key, this will hide all the pairs that you do not need to trade & will save you a great deal of internet bandwidth.
Even if you do not want to save bandwidth, you can select the option to 'Hide All', this will save computer processor resources and RAM, especially for brokers who provide hundreds of MT5 symbols and financial instruments, there is no need to have all these 100 or 200 financial instruments streaming on your trading platform after all you need only about 10 streaming quotes or just a few financial instruments to trade. You can always 'Show All'>>> Select a new pair by opening a xauusd chart, >>> Then hide all, your new chosen ones will be added on this minimized list.
Other Market Watch Options
Below is an explanation of each market watch window, Download MetaTrader 5 and click the MT5 buttons below to get an illustration of the explanations made below.
Symbols Options - Symbols option can be used to also add or hide a MT5 symbol. You can download MT5 & click quotes to see how you can add or remove trading financial instruments using This MT5 option.
Sets - A set of grouped xauusd
High/Low - Displays the high and low of the day next to the quote
Time - Displays the current time of day next to the quote
Auto Arrange - Automatically arrange according to the chosen order
Grid - Add or Remove Grid on XAUUSD Price Quotes
Popup XAUUSD Prices - Show gold prices as a Pop Up Window within the MT5 XAUUSD Platform.
