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How to install custom indicators in MetaTrader 4

How to install custom indicators in MetaTrader 4
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In this MetaTrader 4 tutorial you will learn how to:


Install a custom indicator to your MetaTrader 4 platform
Use a custom indicator on your charts


This guide assumes that you have opened a chart.



How to install a custom indicator to your MetaTrader 4 platform


  1. Locate **and **copy **the **MT4 custom indicator file on your computer. These are the MT4 indicator files that you would have downloaded. The icons look like the following:


  1. Open **the **data folder.



  1. Open MQL4 file.




  1. **Open **the **indicators **folder.




  1. **Paste **the files.


  1. Restart MetaTrader 4.

How to use a custom indicator on your charts


  1. Open **your **MetaTrader ****4 platform.


  1. Locate **the **Navigator panel, as below.




  1. On the navigator, find Custom Indicators.




  1. Click Custom indicators, and you should see your newly installed indicator.




  1. Double click the indicator and the Indicator Properties window will appear.




  1. **Click **OK.


Updated on: 16/07/2020

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