Trade Stock Indices

Learn Stock Index Trading Tutorials

Drawing Bar Stock Indices Charts in MT4

The third option on the charts menu in MT4 platform is the "Bar Chart" button. This button key is used to choose the drawing method of stock indices price movement as stock indices price bars.

Bar Chart on Chart Menu in MT4 - Bar Stock Index Chart on Charts Menu on MT4

To trade on stock indices charts a trader may prefer to use the Bar Charts. The above menu button shows how a trader can select this option on the MT4 software.

These are drawn using color programming:

  • Red bar - Indices Price went down
  • Blue bar - Indices Price market went up

These bars also have horizontal line to the left and to the right: these are used to explain the opening (left horizontal dash) & the closing (right horizontal dash).

The highest point shows the high of the indices price

The Lowest point shows the low of the indices price

These four points Open, High, Close, Low are Known as OHCL, abbreviation of the first letter for these 4 levels, these four OHCL levels will be represented on each & every single price bar.

These charts aren't very popular among Indices traders as they are not very appealing in terms of technical analysis & traders tend to favor other types.