How to Set Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator on MetaTrader 4 Charts

Step 1: Open Navigator Window/Panel on Forex Software

Open the Navigator panel like as shown below: Go to 'View' menu (click on it), then select 'Navigator' panel window (press), or From Standard Toolbar click 'Navigator' button or press key board short cut keys 'Ctrl+N'

On Navigator panel, choose 'Indicators', (DoubleClick)

How to Set Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator on MetaTrader 4

How to Add Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator on the MT4 - MT4 Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator

Step 2: Expand the Indicators Menu on the Navigator - Adding Trailing Stop Loss Levels MT4 Indicator

Make the menu bigger by hitting the magnifying glass (+) tool/button that starts with "+," or click twice on the 'indicators' menu: then, this button will show up as (-), and you will see a list like the one below. Pick the Trailing Stop Loss Levels chart indicator from the list to put it on the chart.

How to Set Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator on the Chart - How Do I Use Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator?

To Add Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator - From the window above, you can put the Trailing Stop Loss Levels indicator you want on the chart.

How to Set Custom Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator to MT4

If the indicator you're adding is one you made yourself - for example, if the Trailing Stop Loss Levels indicator is a custom one - you first need to add it to the MetaTrader 4 software and then compile it so it appears on the list of custom indicators in MetaTrader 4.

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About Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator Tutorial PDF

Trailing Stop Loss Levels Forex Technical Analysis Signals

Developed and Created by Tushar Chande.

This indicator, which is based on volatility measurement, serves to estimate the appropriate levels for placing a stop-loss order. The distance it calculates for the trailing stop level is dependent upon the current volatility exhibited by the market price.

How Do You Use Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator?

Levels of the 2 lines, these 2 lines represent:

Long Stop Level - Blue Line
Short Stop Level - Red Line

The long stop line trails stops over a wider area than the short stop line. The short one uses a close stop loss.

This tool tracks volatility to follow price moves. In down trends, stops trail above price. In up trends, they trail below.

FX Analysis and How to Generate Signals

These numbers will be found using the ups and downs to figure out where to put the indicator - this helps figure out where to place stop loss orders.

Upward FX Trend

During an uptrend, these defined levels will be situated beneath the current price. A trader can utilize the shorter trailing stop level to establish a restrictive stop for their trade, or alternatively, employ the longer stop level to set a less restrictive stop loss order. As the market price advances upward, the trailing stop level automatically adjusts higher. An exit signal is generated when the market price crosses beneath these trailing stop levels.

How Do I Add Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator in MetaTrader 4 Charts?

Forex Uptrend

Downwards Trend

In a downtrend, stop loss levels trail above the price. Use these two levels to place stops. As price falls more, the levels drop too. An exit signal comes when price crosses above them.

Trailing Stop Levels Indicator on Downtrend - How Do You Set Trailing Stop Loss Levels Indicator on MetaTrader 4 Charts?

Forex Downtrend

Once the price retraces, certain levels will remain fixed. This ensures that at some point, the trade will automatically close using a trailing stop-loss mechanism.

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