The DPO histogram buy and sell technical oscillator delivers short-term dual colored trading signals that can be used for scalping and day trading purposes.
The DPO fluctuates above and below its zero level.
- DPO oscillator values above the zero level suggests the short-term trend is up.
- DPO oscillator values below the zero level suggests the short-term trend is down.
The DPO oscillator paints blue colored bars above the zero line when the short-term trend is up and red bars below the zero line when the short-term trend is down.
The DPO indicator should be traded together with a longer-term trend following indicator.
For instance, use it together with the 200 period exponential moving average, 200 period simple moving average, Bollinger Bands,…
- Underlying trend up? Trade the blue DPO oscillator bars and ignore the red bars.
- Underlying trend down? Trade the red DPO oscillator bars and ignore the blue bars.
Feel free to experiment with the different indicator’s inputs settings to suit your needs and preferences.
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Example Chart
The EUR/USD 5-Minute chart below displays the DPO Buy/Sell Histogram Metatrader 4 forex indicator in action.
Basic Trading Signals
Signals from the DPO Buy/Sell Histogram MT4 forex indicator are easy to interpret and goes as follows:
Buy Signal: Buy the currency pair when the DPO oscillator bars changes color from red to blue. The short-term trend is up.
Place a stop loss below support or use your own preferred SL method.
Sell Signal: Sell the currency pair when the DPO oscillator bars changes color from blue to red. The short-term trend is down.
Place a stop loss above resistance or use your own preferred SL method.
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MT4 Indicator Characteristics
Currency pairs: Any
Platform: Metatrader 4
Type: chart window indicator
Customization options: Variable (X period, average mode) Width & Style.
Time frames: 1-Minute, 5-Minutes, 15-Minutes, 30-Minutes, 1-Hour, 4-Hours, Daily, Weekly, Monthly
Type: oscillator
Installation
Copy and paste the dpo-histogram-indicator.ex4 indicator 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)