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Indices Indicators Insert Option in MT4 Platform Insert Menu

MT4 indicators, MetaTrader 4 Technical Indicators can be found on the Insert Menu as a first option.

These best MetaTrader 4 Indicators option has a pop right button which shows the list of all the MT4 indices technical indicators under this option as illustrated below.

MetaTrader 4 Indicators - MetaTrader 4 Indicators Insert Menu on MT4 Insert Menu Options

The best MetaTrader 4 indicators list is shown below as a popup menu, at the top is a list of the MetaTrader 4 indicators most popularly used within the MetaTrader 4 platform by the traders using this MetaTrader 4 software. This MT4 indices trading indictors list, which vary from platform to platform depending on indices software being used.

MT4 Indicators Insert Menu in MT4 Insert Menu Options - MT4 Indicators on Insert Menu Options

Best MetaTrader 4 Indicators List

On the above examples the most oftenly used MT4 Indicators, these are:

  1. Accelerator Oscillator
  2. Accumulation/Distribution
  3. Alligator
  4. ADX
  5. Average True Range Indicator
  6. Awesome Oscillator

Indices Trend Based

These are shown below:

Indices Trend Based Technical Analysis - MT4 Indicators Insert Menu on MT4 Insert Menu Options

These are:

  1. ADX
  2. Bollinger Band Indicator
  3. CCI
  4. Moving Average Indicator
  5. Parabolic SAR
  6. Standard Deviation

The Indices Trend Based Technical Indicators will basically show general direction of the market. These indices trend technical indicators will either move upward in an upwards indices trend or downwards in a downwards trend. (Or Sideways no direction /no indices trend).

A trader will therefore trade with the direction that is same as that indicated by these indices trend following indicators.

Oscillators

These Oscillators are illustrated & shown below:

MetaTrader 4 Indicators Insert Menu on MT4 Insert Menu Options

These Indices Oscillator Indicators are:

  1. Average True Range Indicator
  2. Bears Power
  3. Bulls Power
  4. DeMarker
  5. Envelopes
  6. Force Index
  7. Ichimoku
  8. MACD
  9. Momentum
  10. Moving Average of Oscillator
  11. Relative Strength Index
  12. Relative Vigor Index
  13. Stochastic Oscillator Indicator
  14. William’s Percent Range

Volume Based

These are shown below:

Volume Based Trading Technical Analysis - MetaTrader 4 Indicators Insert Menu in MT4 Insert Menu Options

These indices volume indicators are:

  1. Accumulation/Distribution
  2. Money Flow Index
  3. On Balance Volume
  4. Volumes

Bill Williams

The MT4 Bill William Indices Indicators are shown below, these were created by Bill Williams hence their grouping as Bill William:

Bill Williams Trading Analysis - MT4 Indicators Insert Menu in MT4 Insert Menu Options

The Bill William Indicators are:

  1. Accelerator Oscillator
  2. Alligator
  3. Awesome Oscillator
  4. Fractals
  5. Gator Oscillator
  6. Market Facilitation Index

Stock Indices Custom Indicators

These stock indices custom indicators are shown below,

Stock Indices Custom Indicators on MetaTrader 4 - Technical Indicators on Insert Menu Options MT4

The Custom Indicators are:

  1. Accelerator
  2. Accumulation
  3. Alligator
  4. ATR
  5. Awesome Oscillator
  6. Bollinger Bands Indicator
  7. Bears Power
  8. Bulls Power
  9. CCI
  10. Heiken Ashi
  11. Ichimoku
  12. iExposure
  13. MACD
  14. Momentum
  15. Moving Averages Indices Trading Technical Indicator
  16. OsMA
  17. Parabolic SAR
  18. RSI
  19. Stochastic Oscillator Indicator
  20. Zigzag

The Sub Menu, within the MetaTrader 4 Indicators Insert Menu can be used to place these MT4 Indicators on a stock indices chart by selecting and then clicking on the MetaTrader 4 Indices Technical Chart Indicator to place it on the stock indices chart.

Once you click on an MT4 indicator the following pop up will appear:

Setting Indicator Parameters on MT4 - How to Learn MetaTrader 4 Software

As a trader you can just click "OK" button key to place the MetaTrader 4 Indicator on the stock indices chart.

You can also change a few MetaTrader 4 Indicators setting, for example in the above MT4 Indicator you can set the color style to blue, change the line width and change the period used to calculate the MetaTrader 4 Indicator settings.

A level can also be added by choosing the 'Areas' button key as illustrated & shown below:

Adding Lines and Levels to MT4 Indicators - Learn Indicators Forum

To add a level on a MetaTrader 4 indicator, just click the add button key & select the level where you want to add this levels, normally this is set as a number. Color of the level can also be changed on the style button key marked silver along with the format of the line & the width of the line.

The next button shown below, visualization button is used to determine which indices chart time-frame MT4 technical indicator should appear on:

MetaTrader 4 Indicators PDF - Indicators on Insert Menu Options MetaTrader 4

By default a MetaTrader 4 indicator is set to appear on all the stock indices chart timeframes, but you can uncheck the "All Time frames" option and select fewer indices chart timeframes where you want the MetaTrader 4 indicator to appear on, for example by selecting only the M15, H1 & H4, this way it will not appear on any other stock indices chart apart from these three indices chart timeframes - to have it show on all indices chart timeframes just check the "All Time frames" option. - Learn MetaTrader 4 Indicators PDF Tutorial - Indices Indicators MetaTrader 4 Indices Trading Platform