Forex P4L Clock Dashboard Indicator
From the Old Kings archive: Forex P4L Clock Dashboard Indicator, an indicator for MetaTrader 4. Its name points to an information panel on the chart. In the code it works with moving averages. It draws arrows on the chart, can send alerts and is set up for gold. It has 40 settings, for example INFO Version (default 2.11), INFO Build Info (default 2014.01.30 by pips4life ) and Indicator On (default true). Attach it to a chart to see what it draws, then compare it with price on a few timeframes. Inside: 2 indicator files with source code (.mq4) you can open and edit in MetaEditor. Old Kings are classic community tools shared as-is. Not tested by PolyMaria. Try it on a demo account first. Are you the author of this tool? Message us on Telegram (@abumarket_support) and we will credit you or take it down.
Indicator · MT4 · v1.0 · Free
About Forex P4L Clock Dashboard Indicator
Forex P4L Clock Dashboard Indicator is an indicator for MetaTrader 4 based on Moving Average. It draws buy and sell arrows on the chart, can alert you with a pop-up, sound, email or push message and is set up for gold (XAUUSD). It has 40 settings, such as Info version, Info build info and Indicator on. MQL source code included.
Files in the download: installation manual.txt, P4L Clock.ex4, P4L Clock.mq4.
Settings
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Info version | 2.11 | DEV code version |
| Info build info | 2014.01.30 by pips4life of ForexFactory | |
| Indicator on | true | Easy method to disable without removing indicator. |
| Info set your computer clock | Accuracy depends on YOUR CPU CLOCK!! | |
| Info verify times with url | www.worldtimezone.net/index24.php | |
| Info re label corner | 0=Top-left, 1=TR, 2=BL, 3=BR | |
| Label corner | 2 | 0=top-left; 1=top-right; 2=bottom-left; 3=bottom-right |
| Draw in window number | 0 | 0=main chart window. >=1 are sub-windows BUT they must already exist (e.g. add RSI to create a sub-w |
| Reverse label order | false | false = Normal top-to-bottom order: Bar,Broker, then NZ to Asia to Europe to US |
| Horiz clock offset pixels | 5 | 5 pixels from left (or right) to show the 1st clock |
| Horiz timezone offset pixels | 42 | 42 pixels from left (or right) to show the 1st timezone |
| Timezone color | Green | Green. Color of label, off-hours. Alt: Blk: LimeGreen Wht: SlateGray or C'103,118,133' |
| Clock color | SteelBlue | SteelBlue. Color of clock, off-hours Blk: CornflowerBlue Wht: Blue |
| Label mkt open color | Red | Red. Color of label, market-open Blk: Red Wht: MidnightBlue |
| Clock mkt open color | OrangeRed | OrangeRed. Color of clock, market-open Blk: DarkOrange Wht: Crimson |
| Higher price volume color | SteelBlue | Colour on the chart |
| Lower price volume color | Red | Colour on the chart |
| Low spread arrow color | HotPink | Maximum spread allowed to trade |
| Low spread arrow code | 119 | 119 = tiny diamond |
| Font name | Arial | "Arial" Wht-or-Blk: "Arial Bold" or "Arial" are good choices. |
| Timezone font size | 10 | 10 Wht-or-Blk: 10, or Blk: 9 |
| Clock font size | 9 | 9 |
| Line spacing | 14 | 14 or 13 |
| Display times with ampm | false | True=show 12 hour AM/PM time, false=show 24 hour time |
| Display time with seconds | true | Turn on seconds for timezone clocks. |
| Highlight market open | true | When true, the above market-open colors are used between 8AM - 5PM (market Local) |
| Local open hour | 8 | Almost all local markets are assumed open 8AM to 5PM |
| Local close hour | 17 | |
| Sydney local open hour | 7 | Sydney market Local is 7am-4pm per FF Aussie user "NuckingFuts" |
| Sydney local close hour | 16 | |
| Tokyo local open hour | 9 | Tokyo market Local is 9am-6pm per FF MarketHours tool and several users. |
| Tokyo local close hour | 18 | |
| Display bar with seconds | 1 | Control "Bar Left:" to display ":SS" independently from other times. |
| Suppress bar hh below h1 | true | For "Bar Left:" on H1 and below, display only [MM:SS] since HH in [HH:MM:SS] is always "00" |
| High volume bars compared | 120 | How many bars to consider when looking for high volume. |
| Above the nth highest volume | 12 | Flag if volume is >= the Nth highest volume of the last HighVolumeBarsCompared. Highlighted with red |
| Do high volume alerts | false | Popup alert if High Volume Bar |
| Auto pip tenths for5 digit broker | true | If true, extra-digit-brokers "pips" multiplied by 1/10th to get standard pips. |
| Info must change low spread | ...threshold to >0 pips for low-spread | Maximum spread allowed to trade |
| Low spread highlight threshold | 0.0 | Any pip spread <+ threshold value is highlighted using ClockMktOpenColor. |
How to install
- Download the ZIP from your PolyMaria library and unzip it.
- In MetaTrader 4 open File → Open Data Folder, then go to MQL4 → Indicators.
- Copy the .mq4 file(s) there. Put any .mqh files in MQL4 → Include.
- Open the .mq4 file in MetaEditor and press Compile (F7) if MetaTrader does not show it.
- Drag the indicator from the Navigator onto a chart and adjust the settings.
Tags: Dashboards & Scanners · Buy/Sell Arrows · Alerts · Gold (XAUUSD) · Moving Average · MT4 Indicator · MQL4 Source Code