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  • #1
  • First Post: Jun 11, 2013 3:42pm Jun 11, 2013 3:42pm
I am looking for a simple MT4 indicator that will display the current active currency pair symbol right on the price chart with user control over the font, font size and font color and have the label anchored to any one of the three corners (selectable) that can be further tweaked with the X and Y axis controls.

I had such a device years ago but it has slipped through the cracks and I cannot find it. I thought such an indicator would be readily available on one of the many free MT4 indie sites but no can find.

Any of you geniuses have such an animal in your stable?

Many thanks to whoever is able to help with this request.
  • #2
  • Jun 11, 2013 5:23pm Jun 11, 2013 5:23pm
Quoting Abinadi
I am looking for a simple MT4 indicator that will display the current active currency pair symbol right on the price chart with user control over the font, font size and font color and have the label anchored to any one of the three corners (selectable) that can be further tweaked with the X and Y axis controls. I had such a device years ago but it has slipped through the cracks and I cannot find it. I thought such an indicator would be readily available on one of the many free MT4 indie sites but no can find. Any of you geniuses have such an animal...
It's probably an hours work . . . but it's bed time for me right now, sorry.
20 pips a day isn't too much to ask . . .
  • #3
  • Jun 11, 2013 8:45pm Jun 11, 2013 8:45pm
Quoting Abinadi
I am looking for a simple MT4 indicator that will display the current active currency pair symbol right on the price chart with user control over the font, font size and font color and have the label anchored to any one of the three corners (selectable) that can be further tweaked with the X and Y axis controls. I had such a device years ago but it has slipped through the cracks and I cannot find it. I thought such an indicator would be readily available on one of the many free MT4 indie sites but no can find. Any of you geniuses have such an animal...
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File Type: mq4 On_Chart_Symbol.mq4   2 KB | 4,056 downloads
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  • #4
  • Jun 11, 2013 9:40pm Jun 11, 2013 9:40pm
RaptorUK,
Thank you for your kind response and I hope you had a good night's sleep.

cja,
Thank you for your quick response and very appropriate attachment. Exactly what I was looking for. Many thank you's from Central America.

Rich
  • #5
  • Edited 11:36pm Apr 12, 2016 11:10pm | Edited 11:36pm
Very handy for my glancing of the 6-7 pairs vertically tiled on the screen.

Is it possible to assign differnt colours to the currencies? e.g.: EURUSD, EUR in red, USD in green.

Thanks in advance for your effort!
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  • #6
  • Oct 15, 2018 2:19am Oct 15, 2018 2:19am
Quoting cja
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thanks for this simple yet powerful indicator
  • #7
  • Nov 25, 2018 9:12pm Nov 25, 2018 9:12pm
Quoting cja
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How to display it on Separate Window? thanks
  • #8
  • Edited Nov 26, 2018 2:23am Nov 25, 2018 11:27pm | Edited Nov 26, 2018 2:23am
Quoting ithnder
{quote} How to display it on Separate Window? thanks
I have updated the code to the latest MT4 build and added a separate window shift input and a 2 color option.

NOTE : To place the Symbol into an indicator window place the window number in the "Window" input.
Window = 0 is the main chart
Window = 1 is the 1st indicator window
Window = 2 is the 2nd indicator window
Window = 3 is the 3rd indicator window
etc etc etc

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  • #9
  • Nov 26, 2018 3:31am Nov 26, 2018 3:31am
Quoting cja
{quote} I have updated the code to the latest MT4 build and added a separate window shift input and a 2 color option. NOTE : To place the Symbol into an indicator window place the window number in the "Window" input. Window = 0 is the main chart Window = 1 is the 1st indicator window Window = 2 is the 2nd indicator window Window = 3 is the 3rd indicator window etc etc etc {file} {image}
Thanks Cja
  • #10
  • Nov 26, 2018 9:34am Nov 26, 2018 9:34am
Quoting Abinadi
I am looking for a simple MT4 indicator that will display the current active currency pair symbol right on the price chart with user control over the font, font size and font color and have the label anchored to any one of the three corners (selectable) that can be further tweaked with the X and Y axis controls. I had such a device years ago but it has slipped through the cracks and I cannot find it. I thought such an indicator would be readily available on one of the many free MT4 indie sites but no can find. Any of you geniuses have such an animal...
How about this..
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File Type: ex4 # Magnified Market Price.ex4   7 KB | 1,069 downloads
File Type: mq4 # Magnified Market Price.mq4   3 KB | 1,286 downloads
  • #11
  • Dec 16, 2019 4:25am Dec 16, 2019 4:25am
Quoting cja
{quote} I have updated the code to the latest MT4 build and added a separate window shift input and a 2 color option. NOTE : To place the Symbol into an indicator window place the window number in the "Window" input. Window = 0 is the main chart Window = 1 is the 1st indicator window Window = 2 is the 2nd indicator window Window = 3 is the 3rd indicator window etc etc etc {file} {image}
Hello cja,

Just tried the indicator, and the symbol it puts on the chart appears to be jammed.

Could you update the code, please?

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  • #12
  • Dec 16, 2019 7:02am Dec 16, 2019 7:02am
This is the case of displaying symbol incorrectly. Should be US500.


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  • #13
  • Dec 17, 2019 4:10am Dec 17, 2019 4:10am
I took indicator in post #10 as base and made this one.

Simply plots the symbol name on the chart with the option of showing timeframe too, can be also attached to the sub window.

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File Type: mq4 On Chart Symbol.mq4   2 KB | 1,279 downloads
  • #14
  • Edited 10:55pm Dec 17, 2019 5:08pm | Edited 10:55pm
Quoting Botan626
I took indicator in post #10 as base and made this one. Simply plots the symbol name on the chart with the option of showing timeframe too, can be also attached to the sub window. {image} {file}
A good option is to use the _Symbol code if you only want 1 color text however to have 2 color text requires a lot of extra code to allow for all the different Symbol names which can even vary between Brokers once you move away from 6 letter Forex Symbols. With the resulting code you have to try and code to allow for every Symbol/letter combination which is probably an interesting code exercise but probably not really worth the time for a simple indicator such as this.
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  • #15
  • Dec 17, 2019 10:57pm Dec 17, 2019 10:57pm
Quoting cja
{quote} A good option is to use the _Symbol code if you only want 1 color text however to have 2 color text requires a lot of extra code to allow for all the different Symbol names which can even vary between Brokers once you move away from 6 letter Forex Symbols. With the resulting code you have to try and code to allow for every Symbol/letter combination which is probably an interesting code exercise but probably not really worth the time for a simple indicator such as this.
I'm not really a programmer, nor that I'm interested in programming at all, so I don't quite understand what you wanted to tell me, but I prefer a single text color mode.

I just took indicator in post #10 and deleted all redundant stuff imo.
  • #16
  • Jun 2, 2020 6:05am Jun 2, 2020 6:05am
Quoting cja
{quote} I have updated the code to the latest MT4 build and added a separate window shift input and a 2 color option. NOTE : To place the Symbol into an indicator window place the window number in the "Window" input. Window = 0 is the main chart Window = 1 is the 1st indicator window Window = 2 is the 2nd indicator window Window = 3 is the 3rd indicator window etc etc etc {file} {image}
Nice work. Makes the chart more appealing especially during presentations.
  • #17
  • Last Post: Mar 25, 2021 11:17pm Mar 25, 2021 11:17pm
Quoting cja
{quote} I have updated the code to the latest MT4 build and added a separate window shift input and a 2 color option. NOTE : To place the Symbol into an indicator window place the window number in the "Window" input. Window = 0 is the main chart Window = 1 is the 1st indicator window Window = 2 is the 2nd indicator window Window = 3 is the 3rd indicator window etc etc etc {file} {image}
Hi cja,

Could you please modify your indicator to display open orders with the option of Magic number and no Magic number for all open orders thanks.
So on chart it would look like:

BUY 12 SELL 4

Cheers.
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