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5-Day Breakout Metatrader 4 Forex Indicator

The 5 Day Breakout forex indicator for Metatrader 4 marks the 5-day high and 5-day low price using two red lines.

This is a forex breakout indicator.

Trading the 5 Day Breakout forex indicator is pretty much self-explanatory:

  • A breakout buy signal occurs when price breaks and closes above the 5-day high price
  • A breakout sell signal occurs when price breaks and closes below the 5-day low price

The default day breakout period is set to 5 but can be easily changed from the indicator’s inputs tab.

For instance, if you like to trade the 14 day breakout period, set the value to 14.

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Download the 5-day-breakout.mq4” MT4 indicator

Indicator Chart (EUR/USD H1)

The EUR/USD Hourly chart below displays the 5 Day Breakout Metatrader 4 Forex indicator in action.

Basic Trading Signals

Signals from the 5 Day Breakout MT4 forex indicator are easy to interpret and go as follows:

Buy Signal: Initiate a long trade when price exceeds and closes above the 5-day high price red line.

Sell Signal: Initiate a short trade when price exceeds and closes below the 5-day low price red line.

Trade Exit: Use your own method of trade exit.

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Download the 5-day-breakout.mq4” Metatrader 4 indicator

MT4 Indicator Characteristics

Currency pairs: Any

Platform: Metatrader 4

Type: Chart pattern indicator

Customization options: Variable (Days) Colors, width & Style.

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

Type: Breakout

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