Expert Advisors and Indicators on the Macbook
Adding indicators in MacBook
Please follow the steps below:
- Navigate to “File” in the upper left-hand corner and then select "Open Data Folder"
- From there navigate to the folder called "MQL4" From there navigate to the folder called "Indicators" Drag and drop the indicators that you want to install into this folder.
Adding Expert Advisors (EA) in MacBook
Please note that before installing any Expert Advisors, you will need to ensure you have copied the EA to a folder on your Mac.
- Please locate the desired EA or Indicator on your MAC by opening up your Axi MT4 Trading Platform on your MAC. Please make sure you are logged in.
- Log into your MT4 platform then go to File Open Data Folder. A window will appear on your screen: Navigate to My Computer Z drive Users.
- Within the Users file, locate your EAs and Indicators. For demonstration purposes, we have created a folder on our desktop and named it EAs. Select the EA, right click, and click ‘Copy’.
- By pressing the green upwards arrow you’ll be able to navigate back to the MQL 4 folder. Within MQL4 you will find subfolders called Experts and Indicators.
- Open Experts, right-click, and click Paste. Your EA should now be copied into the Experts folder. When you have finished copying all your EAs and Indicators, close the Wine Explorer by clicking on the red spot on the top left-hand side of the window.
- You will need to close your MT4 platform and reopen it, then the newly installed EAs should be displayed in the Navigator window under Expert Advisors.
Can I transfer EAs and Indicators from Windows to the Macbook?
Yes, you will need to transfer any EAs and Indicators you have in the Windows software and then load them into the Mac.