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Band Moving Average Metatrader 4 Forex Indicator

    The Band Moving Average forex technical indicator for MT4 draws a set of tradable bands which are based on a moving average.

    The Metatrader 4 indicator consists of a middle band and two outer bands.

    The upper blue outer band is considered resistance while the lower green band is support.

    Trading bands are a great way to put you in a favorable trading position.

    • Look for buy trade opportunities when the slope of the bands are pointing to the upside
    • Look for sell trade opportunities when the slope of the bands are pointing to the downside

    Best zone to execute a buy trade: between the red and green band.

    Best zone to execute a sell trade: between the blue and red band.

    This works for any trading style.

    Free Download

    Download the band-moving-average.mq4” MT4 indicator

    Example Chart

    The GBP/USD Daily chart below displays the Band Moving Average Metatrader 4 Forex indicator in action.

    Basic Trading Signals

    Signals from the Band Moving Average MT4 forex indicator are easy to interpret and goes as follows:

    Buy Signal: Open buy trade when price touches the red or green band and the bands are sloping up. Confirm the buy trade with other technical indicators or with price action techniques.

    Sell Signal: Open sell trade when price touches the red or blue band and the bands are sloping down. Confirm the sell trade with other technical indicators or with price action techniques.

    Trade Exit: Use your own method of trade exit.

    Download

    Download the band-moving-average.mq4” Metatrader 4 indicator

    MT4 Indicator Characteristics

    Currency pairs: Any

    Platform: Metatrader 4

    Type: Chart pattern indicator

    Customization options: Variable (Ma period, MA method, Percentage) Colors, width & Style.

    Time frames: 1-Minute, 5-Minutes, 15-Minutes, 30-Minutes, 1-Hour, 4-Hours, 1-Day, 1-Week, 1-Month

    Type: trend

    Installation

    Copy and paste the band-moving-average.mq4 into the MQL4 indicators folder of the Metatrader 4 trading platform.

    You can access this folder from the top menu as follows:

    File > Open Data Folder > MQL4 > Indicators (paste here)