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mr.traderDecember 18, 2022

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Leading technical indicators

What are leading indicators? Leading indicators are technical analysis indicators for exchange markets, including those, which are used for short-term price forecasting. As the name of these indicators says, leading indicators must warn a trader about possible price reversals. Why do leading indicators matter? Leading indicators are usually used for determining the moments when an asset will be over-sold or over-bought. The basic premise behind leading indicators is that when an asset is considered oversold, its price will soon begin to rise, and when an asset is overbought, its price will soon begin to fall. Which indicators and binary options are considered leading indicators? Most often...

mr.traderDecember 15, 2022

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Pending Buy Limit order

What is a pending Buy Limit order? A Buy Limit order is a type of pending order used by exchange traders, which is set on the price chart in advance so that it is possible to buy an asset at a price cheaper than the current price level. The slang name for pending orders is "pendants" or "pendants". The principle of the Buy Limit order is that the trader plans to buy the asset ALWAYS at a more favorable price than the current one. Suppose we have an uptrend in the EUR/GBP pair. We assume that the price will soon reach the trend support line at 0.7335, form a rebound and continue the uptrend movement. The current price in the pair EUR/GBP is...

mr.traderDecember 4, 2022

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Bid price

What is the Bid price? Bid price is the bid price or the highest price at which an investor is ready to buy an asset: a share, a currency, another security. Actually, the Bid price is the current price at which a trader is ready to sell his asset. What is the Bid price for? In the off-exchange Forex market the Bid price together with the Ask price is reflected in a two-way quote and is the smaller of the two. The Bid price is used to open sell trades as well as to close buy trades. The difference between ask and bid price is called spread. In the trading terminal MetaTrader 4, a chart of asset price is drawn at bid price. What orders are executed at bid price?

mr.traderOctober 24, 2022

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What is a swap?

What is a swap? Swap is a trade and financial transaction involving the exchange of different assets and combining the purchase (sale) and reverse transaction (sale or purchase respectively) of the same asset. In this case the transaction is not executed immediately, but after some time under the same or other conditions. Swap is understood as a fee charged for transferring an open position to the next day. Swap is also called rollover or overnight. What types of swaps are there? There are several types of swaps: swap for extended securities; currency swap (purchase of foreign currency with immediate payment in local currency and subsequent sale of the purchased currency); swap...

mr.traderOctober 23, 2022

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Trading platform (terminal)

What is a trading platform at ? A trading platform (terminal) is an exchange software product designed to work online in the financial markets. The trading platform allows traders to receive online data on the trades (current and historical quotes of the selected assets, the trading volume for the instruments, the possible buy and sell prices, etc.), to carry out technical analysis, to make transactions in real time, to work with trading orders and receive messages from the dealing center or a broker. What trading platforms are there? Modern trading terminals are divided into several groups: Standard terminals These are common trading platforms, the most common among which are MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 terminals. Alternative to MT4 and MT5 terminals are...

mr.traderOctober 21, 2022

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MetaQuotes Language 4 (MQL4)

What is MQL4? MetaQuotes Language 4 (MQL4) is a programming language for trading strategies for exchange and over-the-counter (Forex) platforms, developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp. Why do I need MQL4? The main developments in MQL4 are the Expert Advisors that allow you to automate the management of trading processes and are used to create your own mechanical trading strategies. The language also allows you to program technical indicators for stock trading, scripts and function libraries. MetaQuotes Language 4 contains functions for the analysis of current and previous quotes, for working with indicators, functions for managing trade positions, etc. What programs can be written in MQL4?

mr.traderAugust 14, 2022

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Spread (spread, spread)

What is a spread (spread) - the difference between the Bid price (the price at which the base currency is sold) and the Ask price (the price at which the base currency is bought) at the same point in time. What is the essence of the spread? The minimum spread is set by the market-maker and it increases further up the chain to the trader, because it also earns money for dealing centers and brokers as a commission for each transaction. Spread size is the criterion of market liquidity, and the higher it is, the less liquid it is. That is why spread values are small when trading popular currency pairs. For example, when opening an order on EUR/USD pair...

mr.traderJuly 29, 2022

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Oscillator in the market

What are oscillators on ? In technical analysis, oscillators are indicators of the rate of price movement over a specific time frame. They refer to a leading indicator that can move around the zero line between 0 and 100%. During the periods of time when the price is stable, it either moves only within the channel or pauses for a while before reversing. The oscillator is designed to find the points after which the price will either follow the trend or move to the opposite side of the channel. The main notions, which are needed when using oscillators, are the concepts of oversold and overbought. These are the situations in which the indicator value...

mr.traderMarch 14, 2022

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Pending Sell Limit order

What is a pending Sell Limit order? A Sell Limit order is a pending order which allows you to place a sell order above the current price. In fact, by placing a Sell Limit order, you want to sell at a higher price than you are currently able to do so. Sell Limit order is standard for MetaTrader 4, it is executed at the Bid price and it is possible to apply protective StopLoss and TakeProfit orders to it. How does Sell Limit work? Having analyzed the situation on the currency market, the trader believes that the price of the asset will grow to a certain level, after which it will resume its decline. In order to sell the asset at the pivot point, the trader...

mr.traderDecember 23, 2021

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Equity in the market

What is equity? Equity is one of the trading account indicators representing the amount of free funds on the trader's deposit, i.e. the funds that can be used for trading. Calculation of equity is carried out according to the following formula: Equity = balance + floating profit - floating loss. Positions opened by the client at the moment of calculation of equity are taken into account. For example, the trader has a deposit of $1,000, on which there are 2 open transactions. On one transaction the current loss is $50, on the second transaction the current profit is $75. Equity will be equal to $1000 +75 - 50 = $1,025. Note that equity is...

mr.traderOctober 30, 2021

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Mobile : how to install and work on mobile MetaTrader ?

In this article we will discuss the work with the mobile terminal MetaTrader 4 and 5. For example, let's take the installation of the application for android, which will be about the same as the first launch of MT4 on iOS on iPhone or iPad. Our life is becoming more and more remote from home computers, so this instruction will help you navigate the trading process on your mobile device. To install the MT4 mobile terminal on your device, you should first of all go to the Play Store and enter "MetaTrader" in the search box. From the list of applications found, select the one signed by MetaQuotes Software Corp. (as a rule, the first one in the list) and go to...

mr.traderSeptember 25, 2021

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Pending Buy Stop order

What is a pending Buy Stop order? A Buy Stop order is a type of pending order, which is a position to buy, opened by the broker when the price rises to the level specified by the trader. How does Buy Stop order work? A Buy Stop order is placed if a trader believes that the price will rise to a certain level, usually a resistance level, after which it will continue to rise. In this case the purchase will always be made at a price higher than the current market price. For example, on a daily chart of the AUD/USD currency pair, we observe a Double Bottom trend reversal pattern. We expect that soon the price will reach the resistance level at 0.7270, will break through it and the pair will start to form an uptrend.

mr.traderJanuary 19, 2021

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How to change (set) the investor password in the MetaTrader 4 terminal?

In order to change (or set, if you do not have one) the investor password in the MetaTrader 4 terminal, you will need to use the following instruction. It should be noted in advance that you will also need the trading password for the trading account you are interested in. It is necessary to have it at hand. So, open the terminal MT4, connect to the trading account and then follow the instructions. 1. Enter Service menu 2. In the Tools menu go to section Settings 3. In the window that opens go to the Server tab 4. Click the Change button on the tab that opens. 5. A dialog window to change the password 5.1. In this window you will have to enter your trading password 5.2.

mr.traderSeptember 1, 2020

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Statment (Statement, trade report) in MT4

The Statement is the official detailed report on the trading activity on the market, generated by the trading terminal. How to make a Statment in MT4? Go to the "Account History" tab; right-click on the context menu; click "Save as detailed report". The statment will be available in the folder, in which the MetaTrader 4 terminal was installed, in the DetailedStatement file. Besides the trading history the statment contains the following indexes: Gross Profit - total profit of the positive transactions; Gross Loss - total loss of the negative transactions; Total Net Profit - the difference between the total profit and the total loss; Profit Factor - the profitability index, which shows the Gross Profit to Gross Loss ratio. The value...

mr.traderJuly 30, 2020

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Deal to buy (buy, buy, long deal, "long", long)

What is a long? A long or buy trade is the name of a buy trade that a market participant opens in the expectation of profiting from an increase in the price of an asset. The very name of the transaction to buy long or long bargain, is slang and appeared on the stock exchange, because the rise in stock prices is considered to be a longer process than their fall. Market participants who open buy trades, that is, play to increase the price of an asset, are called bulls. Bulls are thought to push the price upward with their horns. The opposite of a long trade is a sell trade or Short (short, short trade), respectively, market participants playing down...

mr.traderJuly 28, 2020

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Limit order

What is a limit order? A limit order is a group of pending orders in which the opening of a position is made at a price better than the current one. The price is supposed to rise or fall to a certain limit, after which it will reverse in the desired direction. Limit orders are characterized by the word limit which is used in the name of the order. What types of limit orders are there? There are 2 types of limit orders: Buy Limit Buy Limit is a limit order for purchase. A position to buy is opened when the price decreases to the value shown in the order. A Buy Limit order is usually used for purchasing when the price decreases to the support line of the uptrend or to the lower limit of the flat when calculating the...

mr.traderJuly 26, 2020

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RSI indicator (relative strength index)

The Relative Strength Index (RSI is an abbreviation of relative strength index) is one of the indicators of technical analysis. RSI helps determine the probability of change in the direction of price movement, as well as the strength of the trend. The essence of the indicator is that the price can not move indefinitely in the same direction, and sooner or later the trend will reverse. RSI has only one line on the timeline and is located below the price chart. The indicator always moves in the corridor from 0 to 100%. It should be noted that the RSI value below 20% is considered an oversold zone, while above 80% it is an overbought zone. The space between overbought and oversold zones is called...

mr.traderJuly 5, 2020

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Ichimoku Kinko Hyo indicator

What is an Ishimoku indicator? Indicator Ishimoku Kinko Hyo (Ichimoku Kinko Hyo) - trade technical indicator, designed to reflect the trend, support and resistance levels. What is the purpose of the indicator? Ichimoku Kinko Hyo indicator is used to identify a market trend, support and resistance levels and to generate buy and sell signals. The optimal timeframe for the Ishimoku indicator is a week or a day. It can be used in conjunction with other technical indicators or be solely used for trading. The Ishimoku indicator is sometimes called a ready-made trading strategy. How to install the Ishimoku indicator on the price chart? The Ichimoku indicator is included in the standard set of technical indicators of the MetaTrader 4 platform. To install it on the chart, you...

mr.traderJuly 2, 2020

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Take Profit. How do I set a Take Profit?

What is Take Profit? Take Profit is an order to automatically close the deal with the profit when the price level is reached. Take Profit is translated into Russian as "Take Profit", this order is usually set when a trader cannot continuously watch the open trade or expects sharp price movements. How do we set Take Profit? Take Profit is set for a Buy trade above the order price, as we anticipate the price to move upwards. For example, if we opened a buy trade at EURUSD at 1.12595, and we want to make a 50 pips profit without being in the trading terminal, we should set a take profit...

mr.traderJune 15, 2020

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Tick volume

What is tick volume? Tick volume reflects the number of ticks per unit of time, and the "tick" itself is nothing but the change in price of an instrument by one basis point. In fact, this type of volume is a simple oscillation counter and is not connected with the volumes of deals. In simple words, the tick volume shows how many times the price changed during a specified time and is not related to the real trading volumes. How to know the tick volume? Tick volume is available in any MetaTrader 4 terminal, and, as opposed to exchange volume, is available for all trading instruments provided by a broker. Note, the tick volume shows the amount of price change for a particular...