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A Sell Stop is one of the four pending order types on MetaTrader 4. It is an instruction to sell a specified volume of an instrument at or below a specified price, where the trigger price sit...

A forex trader shows how to set a sell stop order on MT4.

How to Set a Sell Stop Order on MT4

A Buy Limit is one of the four pending order types on MetaTrader 4. It is an instruction to buy a specified volume of an instrument at or below a specified price, where the trigger price sits...

Forex trader shows how to set a buy limit order on MT4. 

How to Set a Buy Limit Order on MT4

One-click trading on MetaTrader 4 sends a buy or sell market order to the server with a single click, without any confirmation dialog. The feature is designed for traders who want fast entrie...

Forex trader shows how to use one-click trading on MT4. 

How to Use One-Click Trading on MT4

A partial close lets you reduce the size of an open position without closing the entire trade. Rather than exiting in one go, you close a portion of the volume and leave the remainder open to...

Screen shows how to partially close a trade on MT4. 

How to Partially Close a Trade on MT4

A pending order is an instruction to enter the market at a price level that has not yet been reached. In MetaTrader 4, you can place four types of pending orders: Buy Limit, Sell Limit, Buy S...

A forex trader shows how to delete a pending order on MT4.

How to Delete a Pending Order on MT4

Moving a stop loss to breakeven is one of the most common risk management adjustments traders make after a position moves favourably. The principle is straightforward: once the trade is in pr...

A forex trader shows how to move a stop loss to breakeven on MT4. 

How to Move a Stop Loss to Breakeven on MT4

A stop loss limits the loss on a trade if the market moves against your position. Setting an initial stop loss when you open a trade is one part of risk management; modifying that stop loss a...

A forex trader shows how to modify a top loss on MT4.

How to Modify a Stop Loss on MT4

A screenshot of your MetaTrader 4 chart is one of the most useful tools you have outside the platform itself. Traders use chart screenshots to build a journal, share setups with peers or ment...

A forex trader shows how to take a screenshot on MT4. 

How to Take a Screenshot on MT4

A chart template in MT4 stores the full visual configuration of a chart: colours, applied indicators, drawn objects, timeframe, scaling, and various display options. Saving a chart as a templ...

A forex trader shows how to save a chart template on MT4.

How to Save a Chart Template on MT4

By default, all charts in MT4 sit inside the main platform window. That works fine on a single monitor but becomes limiting when you want to use multiple screens. Detaching a chart turns it i...

A forex trader shows how to detach a chart window in MT4.

How to Detach a Chart Window in MT4

Adjusting how much price action fits on a chart is one of the most common interactions with MT4. Zooming in compresses the visible range and shows fewer bars in more detail, useful for inspec...

A forex trader shows how to zoom in and out on MT4 charts.

How to Zoom In and Out on MT4 Charts

The crosshair is one of the most useful chart inspection tools on MT4. Once active, it shows the exact price and time of any point on the chart, and when you click and drag from one point to ...

Forex trader shows how to use the crosshair on MT4.

How to Use the Crosshair on MT4

Trendlines are a two-point drawing tool on MT4: you place an anchor at one point on the chart and a second anchor at another point, and the platform draws a straight line connecting them. The...

A screen shows how to add a trendline on MT4. 

How to Add a Trendline on MT4

Horizontal lines are the simplest drawing tool on MT4 and one of the most widely-used. They mark a single price level across the entire chart, regardless of time, and stay in place as new bar...

Forex trader shows how to add horizontal lines on MT4 charts. 

How to Add Horizontal Lines on MT4 Charts

Most traders quickly outgrow a single chart window. Monitoring two or three pairs simultaneously, viewing the same pair across different timeframes, or watching correlated instruments side by...

Forex traders showing how to add a second chart to MT4.

How to Add a Second Chart to MT4

The default colour scheme on MT5 (black bars on a white background) is functional but not the only option. Many traders prefer a dark background for long sessions to reduce eye strain. Others...

A forex trader showing how to change chart colours on MT5. 

How to Change Chart Colours on MT5

The default colour scheme on MT4 (black bars on a white background) suits some traders but not others. Many prefer a dark background to reduce eye strain during long sessions, while others sw...

A forex trader showing how to change chart background colour on MT4. 

How to Change Chart Background Colour on MT4

Margin level is a real-time indicator of the financial health of a forex account with open positions. It measures the relationship between your account equity and the margin currently being u...

How to Calculate Margin Level in Forex

A risk-percentage approach to position sizing means deciding in advance how much of your account balance you are willing to lose on any single trade, then calculating the lot size that keeps ...

A forex trader shows how to calculate position size risk percentage. 

How to Calculate Position Size Using Risk Percentage

Calculating profit on a forex trade is a core skill for any trader. The gross profit depends on the direction of the trade, the entry and exit prices, the pip value of the pair, and the lot s...

A forex trader calculates profit on a forex trade. 

How to Calculate Profit on a Forex Trade

The best way to grow a small trading account is to protect your capital first, trade small, manage risk carefully and focus on building consistent habits before trying to make large returns.
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