MT5 Data Window
MT5 Data panel shows information about a price, for a specified candle-stick period. For example the charts below, shows how to select data window from view menu options.(Ctrl+D is shortcut key for displaying data window without having to access it from the view menu)
Data Window - MT5 Software
Once the data panel is selected it will illustrate, the following information about a price.
The following data for stock indices is shown:
- indices instrument
- Date
- Time
- Open Price
- High
- Low
- Close Price
- Volume
This data will show information for a particular candlestick, by scrolling your mouse over the candlesticks on a chart this information will change to reflect the price candle which the mouse has pointed at.
The data widow isn't popularly used in the MT5 Software as compared to the other MT5 Chart windows. However as a trader you can use this data panel to extract & display information & data about any price candle & the prices associated with this candle such as the opening price data, closing price data and high and low of price.
Because most traders can obtain this data directly from the charts, then the traders might prefer to use information that is readily available on Indices Trading chart within the MT5 Platform software interface.
Another technique to get this data is to use the Cross Hair Mouse Pointer, To get the Cross-Hair Mouse Pointer one only requires to press down & hold down the wheel mouse button and the cross Hair will appear. If your mouse does not have a wheel button, please go and buy another one so that you can trade the MT5 cross hair. And from this Cross Hair one can get the price data as pictured below.
Cross Hair Tool - MetaTrader 5 Platform Software
From the Cross Hair above the vertical line will show data on the date for the current candle, the horizontal line will show price of the trading at that particular point on the chart. The Open, High, Low, Close and Volume as well as Date is Shown Just below the Charts tab at the bottom of the MT5 Platform, Marked as O: H: L: C: V: therefore the cross hair is a shortcut method of viewing data instead of going to the Data Window of the MetaTrader 5
One can even click one point, hold down the mouse & move the mouse to another chart point to measure the pip movement of price from point to a point on the Trading charts in the MetaTrader 5 Indices Software as Shown below.
Using Cross-Hair Tool to Measure Pip Price Movement
Cross Hair Data Tool on MT5 Platform
