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iCrosshair - Live Candlestick Indicator on Hover - MetaTrader 4 Script - MT4/MT5 Resource

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iCrosshair - Real-Time Candle Metrics on Hover - indicator for MetaTrader 4

iCrosshair - Real-Time Candle Metrics on Hover - indicator for MetaTrader 4

iCrosshair - Real-Time Candle Metrics on Hover - indicator for MetaTrader 4

iCrosshair - Real-Time Candle Metrics on Hover - indicator for MetaTrader 4

Interactive crosshair indicator that displays real-time candle analysis in a single-line information bar. Press 'T' or click on the line to freeze/unfreeze.

iCrosshair - Real-Time Candle Metrics on Hover - indicator for MetaTrader 4

iCrosshair - Real-Time Candle Metrics on Hover - indicator for MetaTrader 4

Also available for MT5

 Bar: 5 | Points: 12.3 | Oh: 1.0850 Hours: 1.0875 Length: 1.0820 C : 1.0860 | Range: 55 | Body: 40 % | UW: 25 Weight: 35 % | Volume: 1234 | 2026.01.15 14:00
Metric describe
bar Current bar index (0 = current bar)
base point The distance between the cursor and the closing price of the bar
oil/oil/liquid/oil OHLC prices (compact format)
scope Total candle size (points/points)
Body% body as percentage of range
Extra width%/length and width% Upper/lower wick percentage of range
roll bar chart scale
closing time Candle closing date and time


parameter

Show options

  • show tooltip (true) - Show/hide tooltip on hover
  • Show comments (true) - Show/hide the information bar
  • SHOW_OHLC (true) - Include O/H/L/C prices
  • Show volume (true) - include quote volume
  • Display ratio (true) - includes range, body%, UW%, LW%

visual settings

  • Line Color (SlateGray) - Crosshair Color
  • Line Style (Points) - Line style
  • linewidth (1) - line thickness(1-5)

Performance

  • Information update interval (50ms) - information bar update frequency

How to use

  1. Add indicators to any chart
  2. Hover over any candle to see instant analysis
  3. Press 'T' or click on the line to freeze/unfreeze
  4. Freeze line can be used as S/R reference

Measure distance

  1. Position the crosshair at point A
  2. Press 'T' to freeze
  3. Click anywhere on the chart (point B)
  4. Reading: Bar:X/Points:X/Price:X

Change Log v2.0

  • Complete rewrite of original iCrosshair v1.x
  • Added keyboard shortcut "T" for switching
  • Added compact infobar containing Range, Body%, UW%, LW%
  • Add closing time display
  • Added universal symbol support
  • Optimization via a two-tier update strategy
  • Namespace object names to prevent conflicts

author

Oran 5


Attachment download

📎 iCrosshair.mq4 (19.7 KB)

Source: MQL5 #15515

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