Chart Time-frames

MT4 Chart Time-frames: Periodicity on Charts on MT4

Periodicity is oftenly referred to as Chart Time Frames by many stock traders. On the MT4 software.

The button below is used to choose the periodicity or timeframe to trade with. This button can be accessed on the MT4 software as shown below.

MT4 Chart Timeframe Charts

On MT4 platform these chart timeframes are:

1 Min Chart Time-frame - M1
5 Minute Chart Time-frame - M5
15 Minute Time-frame - M15
30 Minute Chart Time-frame - M30
1 H Chart Time-frame - H1
4 Hours Time-frame - H4
Daily Chart Time-frame - D1
Weekly Time-frame - W1
Monthly Time Frame - MN

How to Know Which Time-frame You are Using

A common question especially if you are new to indices trading would be how to identify which chart timeframe you are using on your MT4 software:

There are various methods of knowing which MetaTrader 4 chart time frame you are using as Shown below:

Use the above Menu as Shown above

In the above example once you choose the periodicity button under the charts menu, then the list of stock MetaTrader 4 time-frames is shown and the chart time-frame that's currently selected, the one that you are using will be highlighted with a different colour, on our above example this is the 1 Hour(H1) time-frame, whose Icon on the left is highlighted in light blue.

How to Use Periodicity Toolbar - MetaTrader 4 Chart Change Chart Time-Frame

This MetaTrader 4 periodicity toolbar is by default located at the top of the MT4 platform & has all the chart time frames marked as shown below. The chart time-frame that a trader is using will be marked differently from the other chart timeframes, the selected chart timeframe will be "indented" as shown below:

Use the data displayed at the tops left corner to get MT4 Chart Time-Frame

At the top-left corner of the MetaTrader 4 stock chart, the MetaTrader 4 chart time frame is displayed as illustrated below:

1 H MT4 Time Frame

15 Min MT4 Timeframe

When you open a stock chart you can then use the above three methods to know which periodicity -chart timeframe you are trading with.

You can also use the tabs, if you are trading many charts. To view this tab, Go to "View Menu" then Choose "Charts Bar". The following MetaTrader 4 bar will appear that you can use to navigate & it indicates the indices instrument as well as the chart timeframe.

Navigation tabs on MetaTrader 4 workspace.

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