Trade Stock Indices

Setting up Fibonacci Expansion on MetaTrader 4 and Changing its Settings

The steps below explain how to draw these levels, how to use this tool and how to change its settings.

How to Add This Tool on MetaTrader 4

Steps: This tool is not displayed by default in MetaTrader 4 settings, if the button does not appear on your MT4, (no need to download this indicator) then locate the "MT4 Line Studies Toolbar" shown below and follow the steps below:

1. MT4 Line Studies ToolBar

2. Customize Line Studies Toolbar

Right click the Customize button (shown below) >> A drop down menu appears, Select Customize >>

3. Place This Tool on MT4

Select the expansion tool from the popup window that will then appear >> Click Insert button >> Click Close. (Shown Below)

4. Fibonacci Expansion Tool Added

Short Cut of How to Add

You can also use this short cut instead of the above method, do this:

1. Click "Insert Menu"

2. Click Fibonacci
3. Click Expansion

Steps on How to Draw Expansion

Steps. Once you have added this button, you can draw this tool by selecting it and drawing it on a stock indices chart. The 3 points will be marked 1, 2 and 3, select the Fibonacci indicator, place the indicator on point 1 and while still holding down the mouse button drag the mouse up to point marked 2.

How to Adjust This Tool on a Chart

Steps. Once you have drawn this indicator, you may need to move one point or another to the exact position where you precisely want. These 3 points are marked 1, 2 and 3 and these are used to change the settings after this indicator has been drawn on a Indices chart.

To change the settings; do this, double click the indicator, it appears as dotted lines (shown above), three cursor points appear which are marked 1 2 3, you can then use these 3 points to adjust and fit the indicator accordingly to your chart (just click on the point you want and move it).