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Place Zigzag Indicator on Forex Chart in MetaTrader 4 Trading Platform

This Tutorial will explain how to place the Zigzag Indicator on a Forex Chart in the MetaTrader 4 Platform. For technical analysis: Technical analysis of All Indicators


Place Zigzag Indicator on Forex Chart in MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading Platform



How To Place Indicators on MetaTrader 4 Charts


Step 1: Open The Navigator Window

Open the Navigator window as shown below; Go to " View " menu (click), then select the " Navigator " window (click), or From Standard Toolbar click the "Navigator" button or press keyboard short cut keys "Ctrl+N"



On the Navigator window, select "Indicators" , (Double Click)

How To Place Zigzag Indicator on MetaTrader 4 Forex Charts


Step 2: Expand the Indicators Menu on the Navigator

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.

Zigzag Indicator on MetaTrader 4 List of Forex Indicators


From the Above window you can then place any indicator that you want on the Forex chart.



Placing Zigzag on Chart

Step 1: Select the Zigzag button on the MetaTrader 4 list of indicators as shown below:

Placing Zigzag Indicator on Forex Charts in MetaTrader 4 Platform


Step 2: Double click the Zigzag Button, and click okay to place it on the chart as shown below:

How to Trade Forex with Zigzag Forex Trading Indicator on MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading Platform


Edit Zigzag Indicator Settings

To Adjust Settings, right click on the Zigzag, select properties and then edit the properties using the popup menu that appears and then click ok after changing the settings.

How to Edit Zigzag Forex Technical Indicator Properties on MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading Platform


The following popup window appears and the Zigzag settings can be edited from this popup window.

Edit Forex Technical Indicator Properties Window for Editing Zigzag Forex Trading Indicator Settings