How to Add Moving Average Technical Indicator in MetaTrader 4 Charts
Step 1: Open Navigator Window on FX Software
Open Navigator panel as shown & illustrated below: Go to 'View' menu (click on it), then select 'Navigator' panel (click), or From Standard Tool Bar click the 'Navigator' button or press keyboard shortcut keys 'Ctrl+N'
On Navigator window, choose 'Indicators', (Double Click)
How Do I Add Moving Average Technical Indicator in MetaTrader 4 - MT4 Moving Average Indicator
Step 2: Expand the Indicators Menu on the Navigator - Adding Moving Average MT4 Indicator
Expand the menu by clicking the expand button marker (+) or double click the 'indicators' menu, after this the button will appear as (-) and will now display a list as shown below - select the Moving Average chart indicator from this list of indicators so as to add the Moving Average indicator on the chart.
How Do You Add Moving Average Technical Indicator - From the Above window you can then place Moving Average indicator that you want on the chart
How to Add Custom MA Indicator to MT4
If the indicator you want to add is a custom indicator - for example if the Moving Average indicator you want to add is a custom indicator you will need to first add this custom Moving Average indicator on the MT4 platform & then compile custom Moving Average indicator so that the newly added Moving Average custom indicator pops up on the list of custom indicators on MT4 software.
To learn how to install MA indicators in MT4, how to add Moving Average indicator window to MT4 and how to add Moving Average custom indicator in MT4 - How to add a custom Moving Average indicator in MT4.
About Moving Average Indicator Explained
Moving Average Technical Analysis and Moving Average Signals
An indicator that calculates the average value of prices (or any specified data sequence) over a pre determined period of time.
The only significant difference between the various types of Moving Averages is the weight allocated to the most recent data. Simple moving averages apply equal weight to the prices. Exponential & weighted averages apply more weight to recent prices.
Explanation
The most popular method of interpreting the MA is to compare the relationship between the MA of the price with the price itself. A buy signal is generated when price rises above its MA & a sell signal is generated when the price falls below its MA.
MA Indicator
Buy and Sell Signals generated by MA crossing above or below the price action.
Moving Average Crossover Strategy
Also popular are various types of Moving Average cross over systems. Such systems often include 2 or more moving averages crossing above/below each other and perhaps even utilizing other indicators as additional entry & exit confirmation signals. The combinations of conditions for these types of systems are almost limitless.
MA Cross over System
