MetaTrader 5 Data Window

MetaTrader 5 Data panel shows data about a instrument, for a specified candle-stick period. For example the charts below, shows how to choose data window from view menu options.(Ctrl+D is shortcut key for displaying data window without having to get it from the view menu)

Data Window - MT5 Software

Once the data window panel is selected it will display, the following data about a stocks.

The following data for a instrument is shown:

1. stocks instrument
2. Date
3. Time
4. Open Price
5. High
6. Low
7. Close Price
8. Volume

This data will show information for a particular candlestick, by scrolling your mouse over the candlesticks on a chart this data will change to reflect the price candlestick which the mouse has pointed at.

The data widow is not popularly used in the MT5 Platform as compared to the other MetaTrader 5 Chart windows. However as a trader you can use this data window panel to extract and display data and data about any price candle and the prices associated with this candlestick such as the opening price data, closing price data & high & low of price.

Because most traders can obtain this information directly from the charts, then the traders might prefer to use the information that's readily available on the chart within the MetaTrader 5 Platform software interface.

Another strategy to get this data is to use the Cross Hair Mouse Pointer, To get the Cross Hair Mouse Pointer one only requires to press down & hold down the wheel mouse button & the cross Hair will appear. If your mouse doesn't have a wheel button, please go and buy another one so that you can trade the MetaTrader 5 cross hair. And from this Cross Hair one can get the price data as shown below.

Cross Hair Tool - MT5 Software

From the Cross Hair above the vertical line will show data on the date for the current candle-stick, the horizontal line will show price of the at that particular point on the chart. The Open, High, Low, Close and Volume as well as Date is Shown Just below the Charts tab at the bottom of the MetaTrader 5 Software, Marked as O: H: L: C: V: therefore the cross hair is a shortcut method of viewing data instead of going to the Data Window of the MT5

A trader can even click one point, hold down the mouse & move the mouse to another chart zone to measure the pip movement of price from point a to point on the charts in the MetaTrader 5 Software as Shown below.

Using Cross Hair Tool to Measure Pip Price Movement

Cross Hair Data Tool on MT5 Platform