Heiken-Ashi Metatrader 5 Forex Indicator

Heiken-Ashi is a Japanese word for “average bar.” The indicator gets deployed in conjunction with candlestick charts to forecast future prices and spot trends.

Knowing when the market is in a trending state is crucial to profit taking – the Heiken-Ashi chart offers an easy trend determination technique.

The key difference between the Heiken-Ashi MT5 forex indicator chart and that of the candlestick is the use of a separate formula instead of the standard OHLC values used for candles.

The formula for the Heiken-Ashi is listed below:

Close = (Open+High+Low+Close)/4

Open = [Open (previous bar) + Close (previous bar)]/2

High = Max (High,Open,Close)

Low = Min (Low,Open, Close)

As a result, the Heiken-Ashi candlestick display is different from the standard one, and can be tagged “synthetic” candlesticks.

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Example Chart

The AUD/USD H1 chart below displays the Heiken-Ashi Metatrader 5 forex indicator in action.

Basic Trading Signals

Buy Signal:  Go long when the dodger blue Heiken-Ashi Metatrader 5 forex indicator candlesticks pops up on the activity chart.

Sell Signal: Go short when the red Heiken-Ashi Metatrader 5 forex indicator candlesticks pops up on the activity chart.

Exit buy trade: Close all buy orders if while a bullish trend is ongoing, a red Heiken-Ashi MT5 forex indicator candlestick pops up on the activity chart.

Exit sell trade: Close all sell orders if while a bearish trend is ongoing, a dodger blue Heiken-Ashi MT5 forex indicator candlestick gets put on display.

Tips: Using the Heiken-Ashi Metatrader 5 custom forex indicator along with other technical indicators is necessary for profitable scalping & day trading strategies.

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MT5 Indicator Characteristics

Currency pairs: Any

Platform: Metatrader 5

Type: chart pattern indicator

Customization options: 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 heiken_ashi.ex5 indicator into the MQL5 indicators folder of the Metatrader 5 trading platform.

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

File > Open Data Folder > MQL5 > Indicators (paste here)