Summary of "Forex Factory Calendar Indicator for MetaTrader 4/5 - 馃摜Free - [TradingFinder]"
The video presents a detailed tutorial on the Forex Factory Calendar Indicator for MetaTrader 4 and 5, a free tool available on the TradingFinder website designed to help Forex traders integrate economic news directly into their trading charts for better fundamental analysis.
Main Financial Strategies and Business Trends:
- Fundamental Analysis Using Economic News: The indicator allows traders to monitor and react to economic news releases that impact currency pairs, helping to anticipate market volatility and price movements based on news importance.
- News Categorization for Impact Assessment: News events are categorized into three levels of importance (high, medium, low), color-coded (red, orange, yellow), allowing traders to prioritize which news to focus on and adjust their trading strategies accordingly.
- Timely Alerts for News Releases: The indicator can send alerts a configurable number of minutes before news releases, enabling traders to prepare or adjust positions in advance.
Key Features and Functionalities:
- Automatic synchronization with Forex Factory鈥檚 Economic Calendar.
- Time zone adjustment between UTC and the trading server.
- Display of news events directly on the trading chart with color-coded vertical lines indicating the timing and importance of news.
- Customizable display options to filter news by importance level.
- Alert notifications customizable in timing and enabled/disabled per user preference.
Step-by-Step Guide to Setup and Use:
- Download the indicator file for MetaTrader 4 or 5 from the TradingFinder website.
- Load the indicator from the Navigator section into the chart.
- Enable "Allow DLL Imports" and "Allow WebRequest for listed URL" in MetaTrader鈥檚 Expert Advisor settings.
- Weekly update the news data URL:
- Log into Forex Factory and navigate to the Calendar tab.
- Copy the CSV link from the weekly export section.
- Paste this URL into the MetaTrader options under the "Add New URL" section.
- Configure alert settings and news display preferences in the indicator鈥檚 input settings:
- Enable/disable alerts and set alert time before news.
- Choose which news importance levels to display (high, medium, low).
Presenters/Sources:
- The tutorial is presented by TradingFinder, the provider of the Forex Factory Calendar Indicator.
Category
Business and Finance