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  • #1
  • First Post: Aug 9, 2023 11:21am Aug 9, 2023 11:21am
Hi folks, need a bit of help, I have never used MT4, (well not for at least 12/13 years anyway). I need to use it for a couple of months and have been able to adapt most of the information I like to normally see when using cTrader but one thing I have not been able to work out is how to have a price alert actually visually pop up on the screen, so I know which instrument has triggered the bell. In cTrader a price alert produces a pop up regardless of which chart you have open, so very easy to quickly switch to the chart that has produced the alarm. In MT4 I can hear the alarm but can't get a pop up advising me which alert has been triggered. Does it have that capability or do you have to hunt across multiple charts to see which instrument has triggered ? Thanks.

This is how it works in cTrader, for example I'm viewing Cable chart but alert tells me UK100 has raised alarm. Looking to do something similar in MT4 but not sure if it does this ? PS I use on PC only.

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  • #2
  • Aug 10, 2023 2:16am Aug 10, 2023 2:16am
Quoting FX-DON
Hi folks, need a bit of help, I have never used MT4, (well not for at least 12/13 years anyway). I need to use it for a couple of months and have been able to adapt most of the information I like to normally see when using cTrader but one thing I have not been able to work out is how to have a price alert actually visually pop up on the screen, so I know which instrument has triggered the bell. In cTrader a price alert produces a pop up regardless of which chart you have open, so very easy to quickly switch to the chart that has produced the alarm....
this might help you.

How To Set Up Price Alerts In MetaTrader 4 & 5 (Mobile & Desktop) » Learn To Trade The Market
  • #3
  • Aug 10, 2023 2:49am Aug 10, 2023 2:49am
Quoting BlueRain
{quote} this might help you. How To Set Up Price Alerts In MetaTrader 4 & 5 (Mobile & Desktop) » Learn To Trade The Market
Thanks mate. I can set the alerts no problem but my issue is I can hear them but when you have multiple charts open and alerts across multiple instruments nothing pops up on the screen to let you know which instrument has triggered the alert. So you have to scramble from chart to chart to see which one is triggered and for my style of trading it's often too late to react. I just thought there would be a clear pop up visual like there is in cTrader as well as the audible alarm.

If that function isn't there then fine I will just have to deal with it but just unsure if it's there but I have somehow missed ticking a certain box.
  • #4
  • Aug 10, 2023 1:06pm Aug 10, 2023 1:06pm
Quoting FX-DON
{quote} Thanks mate. I can set the alerts no problem but my issue is I can hear them but when you have multiple charts open and alerts across multiple instruments nothing pops up on the screen to let you know which instrument has triggered the alert. So you have to scramble from chart to chart to see which one is triggered and for my style of trading it's often too late to react. I just thought there would be a clear pop up visual like there is in cTrader as well as the audible alarm. If that function isn't there then fine I will just have to deal...
I don't use Alerts but it seems it is not designed for popup msg, rather it notifies as sound or to your phone.
Alternative solution might be using seperate indicator that will do for like this

https://www.forexfactory.com/thread/...75#post7409475
  • #5
  • Aug 10, 2023 2:06pm Aug 10, 2023 2:06pm
Quoting FX-DON
{quote} Thanks mate. I can set the alerts no problem but my issue is I can hear them but when you have multiple charts open and alerts across multiple instruments nothing pops up on the screen to let you know which instrument has triggered the alert. So you have to scramble from chart to chart to see which one is triggered and for my style of trading it's often too late to react. I just thought there would be a clear pop up visual like there is in cTrader as well as the audible alarm. If that function isn't there then fine I will just have to deal...
I use separate audio files for each currency pair.
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  • #6
  • Aug 10, 2023 2:55pm Aug 10, 2023 2:55pm
Quoting Chris.GER
{quote} I use separate audio files for each currency pair. {image}
Hi mate could you explain that a bit more more please ? I am an absolute dinosaur and don't use any add on indicators or ea's etc.

When you say different audio files for example a piano tune is EUR/USD, guitar is US30 etc etc ? If so how do you get the files into the platform ?

TIA
  • #7
  • Aug 10, 2023 3:03pm Aug 10, 2023 3:03pm
Quoting Chris.GER
{quote} I use separate audio files for each currency pair. {image}
I just thought about this again. Are you saying I can record my own audible message and save as a sound file in mt4 ?

Example. " Cable has reached target" then perhaps for XAU/USD " Gold reached target" etc etc
  • #8
  • Edited 12:31am Aug 11, 2023 12:18am | Edited 12:31am
Quoting FX-DON
{quote} I just thought about this again. Are you saying I can record my own audible message and save as a sound file in mt4 ? Example. " Cable has reached target" then perhaps for XAU/USD " Gold reached target" etc etc
That's exactly how I do it.

You can also use a software for the sound files and set different voices (male, female). And then you copy the sound files into the audio folder of the MT4 terminal.

Audio-Software

My sound files:

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  • #9
  • Aug 11, 2023 2:32am Aug 11, 2023 2:32am
Quoting Chris.GER
{quote} That's exactly how I do it. You can also use a software for the sound files and set different voices (male, female). And then you copy the sound files into the audio folder of the MT4 terminal. Audio-Software My sound files: {file} Sound folder in MT4 terminal: {image}

Thanks very much Chris that is an excellent solution !!

Will try setting that up over the weekend.
  • #10
  • Last Post: Aug 16, 2023 2:11am Aug 16, 2023 2:11am
Quoting Chris.GER
{quote} That's exactly how I do it. You can also use a software for the sound files and set different voices (male, female). And then you copy the sound files into the audio folder of the MT4 terminal. Audio-Software My sound files: {file} Sound folder in MT4 terminal: {image}
Hi Chris just want to show some more appreciation for your help ! I have implemented this and it is working fine

Many Thanks !!
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