How to Add the Volume Indicator to a Stock Chart in MT4

This lesson will explain how to incorporate the Volumes Indicator onto a Trading Chart within the MT4 Trading Platform.

How to Set Technical Indicators on MT4 Indices Charts

Step 1: Open The Platform Navigator Window Panel

To open the Navigator panel, go to the ‘View' menu at the top and pick ‘Navigator.' Or just hit the ‘Navigator' button on the toolbar or press Ctrl+N.

In the Navigator panel, navigate to "Indicators," and then select Indicators by double-clicking.

Step 2: Expand Technical Indicators Menu on the Navigator

To make this menu bigger, you can press the magnifying glass button, which is the "+" sign, or click the "indicators" menu two times: after you do this, the button will change to a minus sign (-) and you will see a list, like in the picture below.

From the overhead control panel, you are then able to introduce any analytical instrument you, as a market participant, wish to apply to the Indices chart.

Setting Volumes Indicator on Chart

Keltner Bands are constructed utilizing the Average True Range (ATR) trading indicator: the band lines are plotted based on the calculated ATR indicator values or readings.

Step 2: Double-click the 'Volumes' icon, and confirm by pressing 'ok' to superimpose the indicator onto the chart display, as evidenced in the image below:

Edit Technical Indicator Settings

If you want to change how things work, right-click inside Volumes Technical Indicator, pick properties setting, and then change the settings using the little window that shows up: click OK after you have changed things.

The window that subsequently surfaces allows for adjustments to the technical indicator's attribute settings via this pop-up panel.

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