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MT4 Enhanced chart cross-hairs with automatic chart-sync

  • #1
  • First Post: Edited Aug 30, 2017 10:33am Aug 21, 2017 12:51pm | Edited Aug 30, 2017 10:33am
Features:

  1. MT5 style cross-hair to measure points and number of bars between two coordinates.
  2. Unlike MT4/MT5 you can scroll the chart while setting the cross-hair coordinates.
  3. Automatically syncs cross-hairs across all open charts with the same symbol. (only one indicator instance necessary)
  4. Toggle cross-hairs with stylized button that can be place in any corner of chart.
  5. Toggle cross-hairs with a hot-key of choice.
  6. Toggle coordinate locking with double-clicks.
  7. Set color of cross-hairs to your color of choice.

How to use:

  1. Save in the indicators folder and run as indicator.
  2. Select inputs
  3. Toggle on the cross-hair with your hot-key or the toggle button.
  4. Double-click the left mouse button to lock the first time/price coordinate.
  5. Double-click again to lock the second time/price coordinate.
  6. Double-click a third time to reset locks and start over.

Inputs:

  1. Color of cross-hairs. Default: white
  2. Hot-key to toggle cross-hairs. Default: "t".
  3. Corner for toggle button. Default: Lower left-hand.

Change-log:
v2.1: Added input to disable vertical lines on non-related charts.
v2.1.3 Added input to set the style of the cross-hair lines.

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File Type: ex4 nn_CrosshairSync_2.ex4   44 KB | 2,913 downloads
File Type: ex4 nn_Crosshair_Sync_2_1.ex4   131 KB | 2,337 downloads
File Type: ex4 nn_Crosshair_Sync_2_1_3.ex4   143 KB | 7,074 downloads | Uploaded Aug 30, 2017 10:33am
  • #2
  • Aug 22, 2017 2:48am Aug 22, 2017 2:48am
very nice... thanks!

The vertical line is showing on all open charts (irrelevant of the symbol), is this correct/a feature?
  • #3
  • Aug 22, 2017 9:47am Aug 22, 2017 9:47am
Hi

Really excellent job. So nice and fast, also very useful inputs.
  • #4
  • Aug 22, 2017 9:48am Aug 22, 2017 9:48am
Quoting Jagg
very nice... thanks! The vertical line is showing on all open charts (irrelevant of the symbol), is this correct/a feature?

Well, that's exactly what I have always needed. of course it's correct.
  • #5
  • Edited 10:13am Aug 22, 2017 10:02am | Edited 10:13am
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The vertical line is showing on all open charts (irrelevant of the symbol), is this correct/a feature?
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Well, that's exactly what I have always needed. of course it's correct.

This was an intended feature, but during my coding frenzy I forgot to add a way to disable it. Here is the update (v2.1 in the OP) with an input to disable vertical lines on non-related charts.
  • #6
  • Aug 26, 2017 5:09am Aug 26, 2017 5:09am
Excellent Tool, thanks a bunch for your efforts & kindness!!
Here is my suggestion for improving this tool, if I may:
What about adding a feature that allow for setting the line STYLE?
That's be great!
Thanks
Green pips to you.
Ben
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  • #7
  • Aug 29, 2017 10:05am Aug 29, 2017 10:05am
Quoting Nicholishen
Automatically syncs cross-hairs across all open charts with the same symbol.
Nicholishen, thank you for this tool! It is something that many charting packages offer. Combined with your Multi-Chart-Sync tool, you have really helped expand the functionality of the mt4 platform for people who like to make use of use visuals over multiple timeframes for various reasons.
  • #8
  • Aug 30, 2017 10:35am Aug 30, 2017 10:35am
Quoting knok
{quote} Nicholishen, thank you for this tool! It is something that many charting packages offer. Combined with your Multi-Chart-Sync tool, you have really helped expand the functionality of the mt4 platform for people who like to make use of use visuals over multiple timeframes for various reasons.
You're quite welcome.

Also, since there have been some requests to add the ability to change the line style, I've updated and added version 2.1.3 in the OP. If you don't need to change the line-style then there is no need to update because that is the only change.
  • #9
  • Sep 23, 2017 8:01am Sep 23, 2017 8:01am
Quoting Nicholishen
Features: MT5 style cross-hair to measure points and number of bars between two coordinates. Unlike MT4/MT5 you can scroll the chart while setting the cross-hair coordinates. Automatically syncs cross-hairs across all open charts with the same symbol. (only one indicator instance necessary) Toggle cross-hairs with stylized button that can be place in any corner of chart. Toggle cross-hairs with a hot-key of choice. Toggle coordinate locking with double-clicks. Set color of cross-hairs to your color of choice. How to use: Save in the indicators folder...
Special thanks to your great effort.

Could you also code the same tool fore MT5?
  • #10
  • Oct 1, 2017 9:50am Oct 1, 2017 9:50am
Thanks, really neat tool.
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  • #11
  • Oct 5, 2017 3:15am Oct 5, 2017 3:15am
Very nice and handy tool. Thanks.
  • #12
  • Nov 4, 2017 11:55pm Nov 4, 2017 11:55pm
the cross hair does not show in the lower indicator box on the latest version. is there a way to fix that?
  • #13
  • Nov 5, 2017 2:01pm Nov 5, 2017 2:01pm
Quoting hparefer
the cross hair does not show in the lower indicator box on the latest version. is there a way to fix that?
I didn't develop this to have those capabilities, but you can if you want. Here's the code.
Attached File(s)
File Type: rar CrosshairSync.rar   7 KB | 1,767 downloads
  • #14
  • Nov 6, 2017 1:19pm Nov 6, 2017 1:19pm
are you still using evolve markets for bitcoin? I sent you a pm but you never responded which is why I ask here.
  • #15
  • Dec 4, 2017 7:25pm Dec 4, 2017 7:25pm
Thank you so much Nicholishen. Just shifted from using Ninja Trader 8 to MT4. The global crosshair feature of NJ8 was something I couldn't live without. You saved my life!
  • #16
  • Dec 19, 2017 2:38pm Dec 19, 2017 2:38pm
Quoting Nicholishen
Features: MT5 style cross-hair to measure points and number of bars between two coordinates. Unlike MT4/MT5 you can scroll the chart while setting the cross-hair coordinates. Automatically syncs cross-hairs across all open charts with the same symbol. (only one indicator instance necessary) Toggle cross-hairs with stylized button that can be place in any corner of chart. Toggle cross-hairs with a hot-key of choice. Toggle coordinate locking with double-clicks. Set color of cross-hairs to your color of choice. How to use: Save in the indicators folder...

Bravo, a million thanks, this is so generous of you.
It works on offline charts as well.
Keep up the great work.
Let it turn and find your entry.
  • #17
  • Jan 19, 2018 6:06am Jan 19, 2018 6:06am
This is a great tool but I was wondering if you could make a couple of minor additions:

1. Have the option to not display the button on the chart (just use hotkey to toggle)

2. Have a "division factor" (10,100,1000) so that you can get the true number of pips between 2 points. For example, it can display 500 "points" when this is only 50 pips.

Thanks

Mark
  • #18
  • Mar 19, 2018 5:27pm Mar 19, 2018 5:27pm
Hi Nic,
have sent you an Email regarding the "crosshair"-Indi.
You had mentioned to download all files of the RAR-folder into the Indi-folder but thats NOT working for me (doesn't matter what I have done till now).
there are mqh-files as well and i think they have to be instakked in the "Include"-folder or am I wrong??
Thanks for your help with this.
I appreciate your help.
Reg.Zack
  • #19
  • Mar 20, 2018 4:20pm Mar 20, 2018 4:20pm
Quoting zackery
Hi Nic, have sent you an Email regarding the "crosshair"-Indi. You had mentioned to download all files of the RAR-folder into the Indi-folder but thats NOT working for me (doesn't matter what I have done till now). there are mqh-files as well and i think they have to be instakked in the "Include"-folder or am I wrong?? Thanks for your help with this. I appreciate your help. Reg.Zack
Hi Zackery, it seems you are not a developer, so you do not need the .Rar file, just take the latest .ex4 file from the first post and everything will work perfectly.
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  • #20
  • Mar 20, 2018 4:26pm Mar 20, 2018 4:26pm
Quoting friday13
{quote} Hi Zackery, it seems you are not a developer, so you do not need the .Rar file, just take the latest .ex4 file from the first post and everything will work perfectly.
@friday13:
thanks a lot for your help.
But the ex4-file seems to have a conflict with a few of my Indis (Indis with Buttons).
Think the "crosshair"-Indi needs a Unique-ID and therefore I need the mq4-file working.
I really appreciate if someone could code that Unique-ID for me plus get the mq4-file working somehow.
Thanks for any tip/hint.
Reg.Zack
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