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MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD Platform MetaEditor Tutorial: Adding Custom Indicators

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


The MetaTrader 4 online xauusd trading platform MetaEditor environment is shown below.

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On the MetaTrader 4 gold trading platform, after adding a XAUUSD Trading Indicator a xauusd trader will require to compile this newly added xauusd custom indicator item so that it can now be recognized by the MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD Platform and start to appear on the MT4 gold trading platform Navigator Window in the MT4 Custom Indicators Sub Menu.


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After you have opened the MetaQuotes Language Editor - MetaTrader 4 Command Line MetaEditor - on your xauusd trading platform as shown above (Short Cut Keyboard Key - Press F4), you can then follow the steps below:


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

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Step2: On the Popup window that appears on your screen select "Custom Indicator" and then click next

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

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

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For an MT4 custom indicator that is a gold price overlay - do not check this box, and for an oscillator custom MT4 Gold Trading Indicator - for example oscillators such as the RSI indicator or Stochastic Oscillator - check the above option.


The Following Code will appear on the xauusd trading platform MetaEditor Window

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


Step4: Compile

Do not forget to compile, for the MT4 XAUUSD Trading custom indicator to be recognized by the MetaTrader 4 xauusd platform; a xauusd trader must compile the program - custom indicator program, then close and restart the MT4 gold trading platform, just like restarting your computer - you will restart MT4 gold trading platform so that the newly added xauusd custom MT4 xauusd indicator can start appearing and be listed on the MT4 Navigator Window - MT4 Custom Indicators Sub Menu.

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


Step5: Restart MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD online trading platform and the new MT4 xauusd custom indicator should now be listed on the MT4 Navigation Menu as shown below and you can start trading with the newly added MetaTrader 4 custom indicator.

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How to Add a Downloaded Custom Indicator on MT4 XAUUSD Trading Platform

If you download MT4 custom indicator from a source on the internet for example on www.tradeforextrading.com, and it is now on your computer - to add it to the MT4 gold trading platform, follow the steps below:


Step 1: On the File Menu of the MetaEditor, Select "Open"

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

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Step 3: Once you open the download MT4 custom indicator that you have downloaded from an internet source it will 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 gold trading platform and it will now be added on the xauusd trading platform navigator menu and you can start to trade with it on your MetaTrader 4 XAUUSD Platform.

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Metals Trading Symbols

Precious Metal Symbols:
Gold - XAU USD and XAU EUR, Silver - XAG USD and XAG EUR, Platinum - XPT USD, Palladium - XPD USD

Metal Symbols:
Copper - XCU USD, Zinc - XZN USD, Lead - XPB USD, Nickel - XNI USD, Aluminium - XAL USD