Columns in the MT4 and MT5 market overview hidden features of the trading platform

One of the most frequently used tools in the metatrader trading platform is the Market Watch information window.

It is there that you can find out the current purchase and sale price of an asset, the size of the spread and some other parameters.

Moreover, not all traders realize how many parameters, if desired, can be displayed in the Market Watch if you put the birds in the right place.

Moreover, the difference between metatrader versions 4 and 5 is simply huge; in MT4 you can use only 6 indicators, such as Bid and Ask, spred value, Maximum and Minimum prices, Quote time:

In order to activate additional columns in MT5, you will have to use the “columns” submenu, which opens the entire list of possibilities.

Such difficulties are not in vain; in MT5 the list of parameters is many times wider than in MT4; here it is already possible to choose from 46 parameters, the display of which will make the window more than informative:

In addition to the 6 indicators already mentioned, 40 others have been added to the metatrader 5 trading platform.

Including those that not only display information on the quote, but also characterize the existing trend - volatility, weighted average price, opening and closing price, volumes, daily deviation:

There are also indicators that best characterize the mood of the market - the number of buy and sell orders, the volumes of these orders, and much more.

True, information is not displayed for all indicators; there can be many reasons for this, ranging from the fact that your broker does not transmit this information to the trading platform, ending with the fact that such information is simply not provided for a given asset.

Thanks to advanced features, you can now customize the Market Watch window based on your needs in a couple of clicks. scripts into the trading platform , which often simply duplicate the capabilities of the Market Watch.