MT4 MarketWatch Panel Window for Currencies on MetaTrader 4
The marketwatch panel panel on MT4 is used to display an array of Forex quotes for currency pairs. To access this illustrate of currency pairs on the MT4 a fx trader should go to view menu as shown & displayed below and choose MarketWatch Panel Window by Clicking on it. (The Ctrl+M is short cut for accessing this window as shown and illustrated below, by pressing this short cut, you can enable market-watch panel without navigating to the 'view' menu)
Market Watch Window
Once a fx trader selects the market-watch window, the following window will pop-up showing a list of pairs available for trading.
As a trader you might also want to trade a currency pair that isn't listed on this list. For example, on the above listing only 5 currency pairs are displayed. To get other symbols which aren't listed, you can right click inside this marketwatch panel window as shown & illustrated below & following window pop up will appear.
To show list of other symbols, select 'Show All' button, this will then show all available pairs.
To Save Internet Bandwidth, (Especially if you're using mobile trader, or pay per MB internet connection)
To save band width choose a list of all the currency pairs you will be trading, say example, ten pairs, after choosing these, then tap & click 'Hide All' button, this will hide all the pairs which you do not need to trade & will save you a great deal of net bandwidth.
Even if you don't want to save band width, you can select the option to 'Hide All', this will save computer processor resources and RAM, especially for brokers who provide hundreds of currencies and trading instruments, there is no need to have all these 100 or 200 financial instruments streaming on your trading platformplatform after all you need only about 10 streaming quotes or a few trading instruments to trade. You can always 'Show All'>>> Choose a new pair by opening a chart, >>> Then hide all, your newly chosen ones will be added on this minimized list.
Other Market-Watch Options
Shown Below is an explanation of each marketwatch window, Download MetaTrader 4 & press the buttons below to get an illustration of the explanations made below.
Symbols Options - Symbols option can be used also to add or hide a pair depending on group of currencies. You can download MT4 and click symbols to see how you can add or remove currency pairs using this option.
Sets - A set of grouped currency pairs, eg majors or crosses
High/Low - Displays high & low of the day just next to the quote
Time - Displays the current time of day next to the quote
Auto Arrange - Automatically arrange according to the selected order
Grid - Add or Remove Grid on Price Quotes
Popup Prices - Show prices as a Pop Up Window within the MetaTrader 4 Platform Software.
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