How to Set MetaTrader 4 Keltner Bands Indicators in MetaTrader 4 Chart
Step 1: Open MetaTrader 4 Navigator Panel
Open MetaTrader 4 Navigator window as displayed & shown on example put on display below: Go to the 'View' menu (click), then select the 'Navigator' window panel (click), or From Standard ToolBar click 'Navigator' button or press key board MetaTrader 4 short cut keys 'Ctrl+N'
In MetaTrader 4 Navigator window, select and choose "Indicators", by DoubleClick
How Do I Use MT4 Keltner Channels Indicator in MetaTrader 4 Platform?
How to Add Keltner Channels MT4 Indicator
Expand the menu by pressing the enlarge(+) tool/button impress ( + ) or doubleclick the 'indicators' menu, after that this particular given button will appear and be shown as (-) & will now indicate a list of MT4 indicators like as displayed & shown on example below - select and choose the Keltner Bands from this list of MT4 indicators so that as you as a trader can add the Keltner Bands MetaTrader 4 indicator in MT4 chart.
How Do I Use MetaTrader 4 Keltner Bands on the MT4 Platform?
How Install and Add Custom Keltner Bands on MT4 Platform?
If the MetaTrader 4 indicator that you want to add in the MT4 charts is a custom MetaTrader 4 indicator - for example if the Keltner Bands that you want to add is a custom MT4 indicator you'll need to first add this custom Keltner Bands MetaTrader 4 indicator in MT4 software and then compile the custom Keltner Bands so that as the newly added Keltner Bands MetaTrader 4 custom technical indicator pops up on the list of custom technical indicators in MetaTrader 4 software.
To learn how to add Keltner Bands indicators in the MT4 - how do you place Keltner Bands panel to MT4 software? - how do you place Keltner Bands custom technical indicator in MetaTrader 4 Software? - How to add a custom Keltner Bands custom indicator on the MT4.
How Do You Use Keltner Bands MT4 Indicator?
Keltner Bands Analysis & Keltner Bands Buy & Sell Signals
Created and Developed by Chester Keltner. Described in his book 'How to Make Money in Commodities'
Keltner Bands are based on ATR trading indicator, Keltner Channels indicator uses ATR values to draw the Keltner bands lines.
These Keltner Bands form Channels which help to determine trends using this simple volatility of price channel.
How to Set MetaTrader 4 Keltner Bands Indicators in MetaTrader 4 Chart
Construction of Keltner Channels Indicator
Keltner Channels are similar to Bollinger Band except for the fact that Bollinger Band use standard deviation method to determine price volatility and to draw the Bollinger band.
For Keltner Bands instead of using the standard deviation calculation - the average true range (ATR) = measure of price volatility is used.
Keltner Bands is an n number of price periods exponential Moving Average of the closing price. These Keltner bands are developed by
Adding (for the upper Keltner line) &
Subtracting (for the lower Keltner line)
An (n price periods simple Moving Average of an n price period ATR) * an ATR multiplier.
How to Generate Buy and Sell Signals
Keltner Channels indicator can be traded and transacted in much the same way as the Bollinger Band indicator.
Continuation Signals
When price moves outside the Keltner Channels indicator then a continuation of the current trend is implied.
A buy signal is generated/derived by Keltner Bands when the Keltner bands are heading and moving upward.
A sell signal is generated/derived by Keltner Bands when the Keltner bands are heading downwards
Keltner Channels Trading Indicator Continuation Buy & Sell Signals
Reversal Signals - Double Top and Double Bottom Combined with Keltner Bands
Tops & Bottoms made outside the Keltner Bands followed by tops and bottoms made inside the Keltner Bands indicate forex signal for trend reversals in the market trend direction.
Keltner Bands Reversal Signals
Range Markets
In ranging markets - a move on the Keltner Channels indicator that originates and starts from one Keltner bands channel tends to go all the way to reach the other Keltner bands channel.
How Do You Use MetaTrader 4 Keltner Bands on the MT4 Platform?
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