by Kirk Norwood | Jun 24, 2009 | MT4 Tips, Trading Strategies, Trading Tips
This little tip is a fast way to group your currencies for quick reference when there is a good move in one group of currencies. i.e. if the JPY pairs are moving, you could group all the JPY pairs for easy access. Just right click in the Market Watch box to get the...
by Kirk Norwood | Jun 22, 2009 | MT4 Tips, Trading Strategies, Trading Tips
If you want to only see a few pairs in a larger format then this will be a handy tool. The Pop up prices window can be opened by pressing F10. If you select "Always on the Top" in the context menu of this window, you will be able to watch quotes while...
by Kirk Norwood | Jun 17, 2009 | MT4 Tips, Trading Strategies
This is the feature that we use the most of all the great features Meta Trader 4 platform has. To call the "Crosshair" object, click the middle button of the mouse or press Ctrl+F. This can be very useful when working in the full-screen mode. You can...
by Kirk Norwood | Jun 15, 2009 | MT4 Tips, Trading Strategies
This is the key tool to doing simulated trading and getting a lot of experience in a short period of time. Use F12 to page through the chart bar by bar. This function can be very useful when you develop and test your own forex trading strategy. Just open the chart at...
by Kirk Norwood | Jun 12, 2009 | MT4 Tips, Trading Strategies, Trading Tips
This is a must for saving time in keeping your journal. Closed positions and deleted pending orders can be displayed in the chart. To do so, go to the "Account History" tab in the "Terminal" window and drag the order to the chart using the left mouse button. It is...
by Kirk Norwood | Jun 10, 2009 | MT4 Tips, Trading Strategies, Trading Tips
You need to know this to be able to move your stop losses into protect profits. To modify Stop Loss and/or Take Profit, double-click on one of these fields in the order line. After that, enter necessary values in the newly opened window. MT4 Trading Platform Quick Tip...