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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