MetaTrader 4 Crude Oil Trading Platform Meta Editor Tutorial: Adding Custom Technical Indicators
MT4 Command Line - The MetaEditor language Editor is a programming environment on the MT4 that crude oil traders can use to add new MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators, Scripts, Libraries and Include Files which are used in MT4 programming - MT4 Command Line Programming Editor. MT4 crude oil trading platform MetaEditor or MT4 Command Line MetaEditor is commonly used by Oil Traders who use Automated Oil Expert-Advisors to place crude oil trades. In this Best MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators oil trading guide we shall look at how to add a custom technical indicator in MT4 platform using the Meta-Editor, to learn how to add a new MT4 Oil Trading EA Automated Oil Trading Robot you can go to the: Adding a new MetaTrader 4 Oil EA Oil Tutorial.
The MetaTrader 4 online oil trading software MetaEditor environment is shown below.
MetaTrader 4 Oil Trading Platform Meta Editor Environment - MT4 Command Line
Meta Editor Menu - MetaTrader 4 Command Line MetaEditor Menu
On the MT4 crude oil trading platform, after adding a Oil Indicator a trader will need to compile this newly added crude oil custom indicator item so that it can now be recognized by MT4 Platform & start to appear in MT4 software Navigator Window in MT4 Custom Indicators Sub Menu.
How to Add a New Custom Crude Oil Indicator in MT4 Platform
After you have opened the MetaQuotes Language Editor - Oil Platform MT4 Command Line MetaEditor - on your oil trading platform as displayed above (Key board Short-Cut Key - Press F4), you can then follow the steps below:
Step1: Go To File Menu, Then Choose 'New'
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Step2: On the Popup window that appears on your screen select "Custom Indicator" & click next
Adding Custom Indicators in MT4 Platform - Add MetaTrader 4 Custom Oil Indicators
Step3: Choose & Enter a Name as Shown Below and then Click Next
Creating Custom Crude Oil Indicator in MT4 Software
Step4: Specify if MetaTrader 4 Custom Technical Indicator is to appear on a separate window or not, Then Click Finish Button Key
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For an MT4 custom indicator that's a oil price overlay - don't check this box, & for an oscillator custom MetaTrader 4 Indicator - for example oscillators such as the RSI indicator or Stochastic Oscillator - check the above option.
Following Program will pop-up on oil software Meta-Editor Window Panel
Adding Crude Oil MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators in MetaTrader 4
To program a customized MetaTrader 4 custom technical indicator it requires that you're a programmer who knows the C + + Object Oriented Coding Language, which is the programming language that the MQL4 programming language uses in the programming of the MetaTrader 4 oil software. Or you can find the community of MQL4 Programmers and they can program MT4 Custom Trading Indicator for you.
Step4: Compile
Do not forget to compile, for MetaTrader 4 Oil Trading custom indicator to be recognized by the MT4 oil platform: a trader must compile the program - custom indicator program, then close and restart the MetaTrader 4 crude oil platform, just like re-starting your Desktop computer PC - you will restart MetaTrader 4 crude oil trading platform so that the newly added oil custom MetaTrader 4 indicator can start appearing & be listed on the MT4 Navigator Window - MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators Sub Menu.
Compile New Custom Indicator on The MetaTrader 4 Online Oil Trading Software
If there are no Errors, the oil MetaTrader 4 custom indicator will be compiled successfully without any error as shown above.
Step5: Rebegin MetaTrader 4 Oil Trading online trading software and new MetaTrader 4 crude oil custom indicator should now be listed on the MetaTrader 4 Navigation Menu as shown below and you can start trading with the new added MetaTrader 4 custom technical indicator.
New MetaTrader 4 Custom Technical Indicator Added To The Oil Software - MetaTrader 4 Custom Technical Indicators
How to Add a Downloaded Custom Crude Oil Indicator in MT4 Software
If you download MetaTrader 4 custom technical indicator from a source on internet for example on www.tradeforextrading.com, & it's now on your PC Desktop computer - to add it to the MT4 crude oil platform, follow steps below:
Step 1: On File Menu of Meta-Editor, Select 'Open'
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Step 2: Locate Download Folder from the Pop-up panel that appears as displayed below.
Step 3: Once you open the download MetaTrader 4 custom indicator that you have downloaded from an internet source it'll be displayed on the MetaEditor Work Space - you can then follow the above procedure for compiling the download MetaTrader 4 custom indicator, once it is compiled without errors, restart your MetaTrader 4 crude oil platform and it will now be added on the oil platform navigator menu & you can begin to trade with it on your MT4 Crude Oil Trading Platform.
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