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placing trendline on MT4

  • #1
  • First Post: Jun 10, 2007 12:32pm Jun 10, 2007 12:32pm
Hi all,

I really have problems in accurately placing (physically) trendlines on my charts. Tha damn thing swings around all over the place and invariably finishes up in the wrong place. Am I using te wrong sort of mouse (I'm useless on computers)? Anyone help ?
  • #2
  • Jun 10, 2007 12:48pm Jun 10, 2007 12:48pm
Quoting bundubill
Hi all,

I really have problems in accurately placing (physically) trendlines on my charts. Tha damn thing swings around all over the place and invariably finishes up in the wrong place. Am I using te wrong sort of mouse (I'm useless on computers)? Anyone help ?
If you double click on the trendline dots will show and you can drag and adjust the trend line. When you get it where you want double click on it again. I think you can also adjust the magnet sensitivity. The adjustment is under the Tools-Options-Objects menu. I've never played with that setting much. 10 is the default setting.
  • #3
  • Jun 10, 2007 2:19pm Jun 10, 2007 2:19pm
Quoting nvwine
If you double click on the trendline dots will show and you can drag and adjust the trend line. When you get it where you want double click on it again. I think you can also adjust the magnet sensitivity. The adjustment is under the Tools-Options-Objects menu. I've never played with that setting much. 10 is the default setting.
That is good to know. Thanks. How can you make the trendline with dashes instead of a line? also, what does the magnet sensitivity do?
Thanks
  • #4
  • Jun 10, 2007 3:52pm Jun 10, 2007 3:52pm
Quoting jbone
That is good to know. Thanks. How can you make the trendline with dashes instead of a line? also, what does the magnet sensitivity do?
Thanks
You can change the look of the trend line in the properties section. After double clicking on the trend line and getting the dots at the end to show right click on the trendline and select properties from the menu. You can also do this in the objects list by selecting the trendline and clicking edit. As a side note; the check mark box labeled Ray in the properties menu controls the right extension of the trendline and some other objects.

The magnet sensitivity is what attracts the ends of the trend lines and other objects to the outer points of the candles or bars. Just play with it try using 3 and then 17 and see how different a trendline acts when you drag it around. At 17 it will jump to the end of a bar.
  • #5
  • Jun 11, 2007 2:00am Jun 11, 2007 2:00am
Quoting nvwine
If you double click on the trendline dots will show and you can drag and adjust the trend line. When you get it where you want double click on it again. I think you can also adjust the magnet sensitivity. The adjustment is under the Tools-Options-Objects menu. I've never played with that setting much. 10 is the default setting.
Thanks nvwine, that really is very helpful

Good luck
  • #6
  • Last Post: Jun 11, 2007 2:55am Jun 11, 2007 2:55am
Quoting bundubill
Thanks nvwine, that really is very helpful
Good luck
Your welcome. Here are two more short informative threads on trendlines that I learned from myself.
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...992#post239992
http://www.forexfactory.com/showthre...86#post1439486
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