Insert Shapes on Charts on the MT4 Software

To place shapes on the MetaTrader 4 trading platformplatform, a stock index trader can use Insert Menu and use insert shapes button key that is illustrated and shown below.

Insert Shapes in MetaTrader 4

Options of which shapes that can be drawn in MetaTrader 4 platform are:

1. Rectangle
2. Triangle
3. Ellipse

Draw Rectangle on Chart

To draw a rectangle on MetaTrader 4 charts, a trader will select the rectangle button and then choose between which points on a chart to draw this rectangle. To adjust a triangle that has already been drawn, a trader can also double click anywhere on this shape & then select the square buttons that appear at all the corners of this rectangle & drag them to adjust this rectangle.

Drawing Rectangle Shape on MT4 Charts

Rectangle shape is used to draw a consolidation range pattern where stock trading price breakout to one side will mean stock trading price movement will continue moving in that direction, as illustrated above, when the stock price breaks out upwards it continues to move in that particular direction.

Draw Triangle

To draw a triangle, a trader can select the triangle button & then on the MetaTrader 4 chart, select 3 points, point 1, two & 3 after which the triangle is plotted within these three selected chart points. To adjust the triangle, just double-click this triangle, then choose the square buttons appearing on the edges as shown below & adjust the triangle points.

Drawing Triangle on Charts in MetaTrader 4

Draw Ellipse

To draw the ellipse shape, follow the procedure below:

1. Choose the Ellipse button as displayed above
2. On the chart select point 1 & drag the mouse to point 2, (the ellipse will appear as a line)
3. Double Click the ellipse using the small squares at the middle, click, hold and drag this square & the ellipse will be adjusted as displayed below.

Drawing Ellipse Shape on MT4 Charts in MetaTrader 4

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