How To Apply Moving Averages With MetaTrader 4: Using MAs

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Traders can apply one or more MAs to any price chart in the MetaTrader 4 platform. To add a MA, choose one of three methods to add indicators:
  • Click on the "Add Indicators" icon in the top toolbar to view a list of available indicators. The indicators are categorized under the type of indicator, such as Trend, Oscillators and Volumes. Click "Trend" to reveal the trend indicators and then select "Moving Average."

  • Click "Insert" on the top toolbar and select "Indicators." Next, select "Trend" and then "Moving Average," as shown in Figure 2.


Figure 2: To add a moving average, from the Main Menu > Indicators > Trend > Moving Average.


  • In the Navigator window, click to open the Indicator list, and find "Moving Average," as shown in Figure 3. Double-click "Moving Average," right-click and select "Attach to a chart," or drag-and-drop to add the indicator to a price chart.
Figure 3: In the Navigator window, click "Indicators" to open the indicator list. Double-click, right-click and select "Attach to a chart" or drag-and-drop the indicator to an active price chart.



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Jean Folger

Jean Folger
Jean Folger is a technical analyst and system researcher with PowerZone Trading, author of the award-winning book Make Money Trading: How to Build a Winning Trading Business, and a private trader specializing in the e-mini markets. Jean is an affiliate of the Market Technicians Association, a regular contributor to Futures magazine and was previously a real estate broker.

PowerZone Trading develops commercial technical trading indicators and trading systems for the TradeStation, NinjaTrader and MultiCharts trading platforms. The company is a TradeStation EasyLanguage Specialist and Add-on Developer and provides custom programming and consulting services for active traders.

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