MTF SCAN & Dashboard Consumer Information
Desk of Contents
- Introduction
- Set up & Including to Chart
- Enter Information — MTF Scanner
- Enter Information — MTF Scanner Dashboard
- Enter Information — MTF Alerts & Notify
- Enter Information — MTF Timeframes
- Methods to Use MTF Scan
- Methods to Use the MTF Dashboard
- Sign Dashboard (Commerce Statistics Panel)
- FAQ & Frequent Points
1. Introduction
MTF SCAN (Multi-TimeFrame Scanner) is a built-in characteristic that scans alerts throughout a number of timeframes and a number of symbols concurrently. As a substitute of opening separate charts for every image and timeframe, MTF Scan mechanically scans all symbols in your Market Watch throughout 8 timeframes (M1 to W1) and shows the outcomes on a Dashboard grid proper in your chart.
What you get:
- Scan as much as 150+ symbols × 8 timeframes without delay
- Grid Dashboard exhibiting BUY/SELL alerts per cell (image × timeframe)
- Click on any sign cell to bounce to that chart (image + timeframe)
- Alerts when new alerts seem, Entry hit, TP hit, SL hit
- Full chart show: Entry, SL, TP1-4 traces, BUY/SELL arrows, worth monitoring path
2. Set up & Including to Chart
Step 1: Connect the indicator to a chart
- Open MetaTrader 5
- Open any chart (e.g., XAUUSD, H1)
- Go to Insert → Indicators → Customized → choose the indicator identify (e.g., MirageTradingSystem )
- Or drag and drop from the Navigator window (Ctrl+N) onto the chart
Step 2: Open the Inputs window
Whenever you connect the indicator, the settings window opens mechanically. You will notice enter teams organized by part:
- === MTF SCANNER === — Allow/disable and configure multi-symbol scanning
- === MTF SCANNER DASHBOARD === — Dashboard place and measurement
- === MTF SCANNER ALERTS === — Alert settings
- === MTF SCANNER NOTIFY TYPES === — Notification varieties
- === MTF TIMEFRAMES === — Choose timeframes to scan
Tip: If the indicator is already on the chart, right-click the chart → Indicators Listing → choose the indicator → Properties to reopen the Inputs window.
Step 3: Allow Enable DLL imports (if wanted)
Go to the Frequent tab → verify ✅ Enable DLL imports (some notification options require this permission).
Step 4: Click on OK
The indicator will begin scanning. The primary time could take 5-15 seconds to load historic information for all symbols.
3. Enter Information — MTF Scanner
Group === MTF SCANNER === within the Inputs window:
| Title in MT5 | Kind | Default | Description | Advice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow Multi-Image Scanner (150+ pairs) | true/false | true | Grasp change to allow/disable multi-symbol scanning. Set to false in case you solely wish to use the indicator on the present chart. | Disable on sluggish machines or when buying and selling just one image. |
| Solely Scan Present Image (all TFs) | true/false | false | When enabled, solely scans the image at the moment open on the chart however throughout all chosen timeframes. Doesn’t scan different symbols. | Allow while you solely care about one image however need alerts throughout a number of TFs (e.g., XAUUSD on M15, H1, H4, D1). |
| Use MarketWatch Symbols | true/false | true | Scans all symbols at the moment seen within the Market Watch window. Add symbols to Market Watch to incorporate them. Take away symbols to exclude them. | All the time preserve enabled. Handle the scan listing by including/eradicating symbols in Market Watch. |
| Historical past Depth per Image (bars, 30=default) | Integer | 30 | Variety of current bars checked on every periodic scan cycle. Larger values look additional again however use extra assets. | 30 fits most customers. Improve to 50-100 to catch older alerts. Lower to 10-20 on sluggish machines. |
| Batch Dimension (symbols/scan, 50=default) | Integer | 50 | Variety of symbols scanned per cycle (each few seconds). If Market Watch has 150 symbols and Batch Dimension is 50, scanning completes in 3 rounds. | 50 fits most customers. Lower to 20-30 on sluggish machines. Improve to 100 on highly effective machines. |
| Look Again Bars (historical past, 50=default) | Integer | 50 / 200 | Variety of historic bars scanned on preliminary startup or when switching timeframes. After the primary scan, solely new bars are checked (a lot sooner). Default is 50 (Mirage) or 200 (PinBar, InvertedHammer). | 50-200 relying in your wants. Larger = finds older alerts however slower startup. |
| EA Sign Slots (50-500 capability) | Integer | 500 | Most sign storage slots for EA (Skilled Advisor) to learn through buffer. Solely related in case you use an EA to learn alerts from the indicator. | Preserve at 500. Common customers don’t want to vary this. |
4. Enter Information — MTF Scanner Dashboard
Group === MTF SCANNER DASHBOARD === within the Inputs window:
| Title in MT5 | Kind | Default | Description | Advice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present Scanner Outcomes Panel | true/false | true | Present/conceal the Dashboard grid displaying MTF scan outcomes on the chart. | Disable in case you solely need alerts with out the visible panel. |
| Panel X Place (pixels) | Integer | 380 | Horizontal place (pixels) of the Dashboard from the left fringe of the chart. | Alter if the Dashboard covers necessary chart areas. It’s also possible to drag and drop it immediately on the chart. |
| Panel Y Place (pixels) | Integer | 100 | Vertical place (pixels) of the Dashboard from the highest fringe of the chart. | Similar as above — drag and drop immediately for comfort. |
| Font Dimension (8-24 pixels) | Integer | 20 | Font measurement for textual content in Dashboard cells. | 20 is comfy on Full HD. Lower to 14-16 if it takes an excessive amount of house. Improve to 22-24 for 2K/4K screens. |
| Row Top (24-50 pixels) | Integer | 36 | Top of every row within the Dashboard. | 36 fits most customers. Lower to 24-28 to indicate extra symbols in the identical space. |
5. Enter Information — MTF Alerts & Notify
Group === MTF SCANNER ALERTS ===
| Title in MT5 | Kind | Default | Description | Advice |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow Scanner Alerts (grasp change) | true/false | true | Grasp change to allow/disable all alerts from MTF Scanner. When off, no alerts are despatched whatever the notify settings under. | Disable when you do not wish to be interrupted. |
| Alert Cooldown (seconds between alerts) | Integer | 30 | Minimal wait time (seconds) between two alerts for a similar image + timeframe. Prevents alert spam. | 30 seconds fits most customers. Improve to 60-120 if overwhelmed by alerts. |
Group === MTF SCANNER NOTIFY TYPES ===
Every occasion sort under could be enabled/disabled independently:
| Title in MT5 | Default | Description | When to allow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notify: New Sample Detected | false | Alert when a brand new sample is detected on any image/TF. That is the earliest sign, earlier than worth reaches Entry. | Whenever you need the earliest heads-up on potential setups. Might generate many alerts. |
| Notify: Entry Value Hit | true | Alert when worth reaches the Entry degree of a sign. That is when a commerce can be triggered. | All the time preserve enabled — that is a very powerful alert for precise buying and selling. |
| Notify: Take Revenue Hit | false | Alert when worth reaches a Take Revenue degree (TP1, TP2, TP3, or TP4). | Whenever you wish to monitor outcomes with out watching the chart consistently. |
| Notify: Cease Loss Hit | false | Alert when worth reaches the Cease Loss degree (SL). | Whenever you need rapid notification of a stopped-out commerce. |
| Notify: Trailing Cease Hit | false | Alert when the Trailing Cease triggers. Trailing Cease mechanically strikes SL in your favor as worth strikes in the precise course. | When utilizing Trailing Cease and also you wish to know when it prompts. |
6. Enter Information — MTF Timeframes
Group === MTF TIMEFRAMES === allows you to select which timeframes to scan:
| Title in MT5 | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scan M1 (1-minute) timeframe | true | Scan the 1-minute chart |
| Scan M5 (5-minute) timeframe | true | Scan the 5-minute chart |
| Scan M15 (15-minute) timeframe | true | Scan the 15-minute chart |
| Scan M30 (30-minute) timeframe | true | Scan the 30-minute chart |
| Scan H1 (1-hour) timeframe | true | Scan the 1-hour chart |
| Scan H4 (4-hour) timeframe | true | Scan the 4-hour chart |
| Scan D1 (each day) timeframe | true | Scan the each day chart |
| Scan W1 (weekly) timeframe | false | Scan the weekly chart (disabled by default) |
Vital notes:
- W1 is disabled by default as a result of weekly alerts are uncommon and scanning them is resource-intensive.
- Disable smaller TFs (M1, M5) in case you commerce swing/place (H1+) to considerably scale back load.
- Disable bigger TFs (D1, W1) in case you scalp (M1-M15) to cut back sign “noise.”
- The Dashboard will mechanically conceal columns for disabled TFs.
7. Methods to Use MTF Scan
7.1. How does scanning work?
After attaching the indicator and enabling the MTF Scanner:
- Startup (5-15 seconds): Masses historic information for all symbols × timeframes
- Historic scan: Finds patterns that appeared in the latest N bars (per Look Again Bars )
- Actual-time scan: Every time a brand new bar closes, checks for brand spanking new alerts
- Show: Outcomes seem on the Dashboard + alerts fireplace if enabled
7.2. Indicators displayed on chart
When a sign is detected, you will note on the chart:
Arrows:
- ▲ Inexperienced = BUY sign
- ▼ Pink = SELL sign
- Arrows seem on the worth and time the place the sample was detected
Horizontal traces (Buying and selling Traces):
- Blue = Entry (entry degree)
- Pink = Cease Loss
- Inexperienced / Yellow / Orange / Purple = TP1 / TP2 / TP3 / TP4 (take revenue ranges)
Value labels:
- Present actual worth and pip distance at every degree
Monitoring path:
- Dotted line connecting Entry to TP/SL ranges as worth strikes
- Helps you visualize the worth “journey” after the sign seems
High quality Rating:
- A quantity from 0.0 to 1.0 displayed on the arrow
- Nearer to 1.0 = stronger, extra dependable sample
7.3. Sign states
Every sign goes by these states:
| State | Visible | That means |
|---|---|---|
| PENDING | Dashed Entry line | Ready for worth to succeed in Entry |
| ACTIVE | Strong Entry line | Value has reached Entry, monitoring TP/SL |
| TP HIT | Inexperienced marker at TP degree | Value hit Take Revenue (win) |
| SL HIT | Pink marker at SL degree | Value hit Cease Loss (loss) |
| EXPIRED | Hidden or pale | Sign expired (worth did not attain Entry inside N bars) |
7.4. Sign filters
The indicator applies 7 filters mechanically so as:
- Spacing — Filters alerts too shut collectively (prevents clustering)
- High quality — Filters low-quality patterns (under Min High quality threshold)
- Excessive Zone — Filters alerts in overbought/oversold zones
- Path — Filters by course (BUY solely, SELL solely, or each)
- Stoploss Hunt — Filters alerts close to stoploss hunt zones
- Sign Zone — Filters by market construction zone (BOS/CHOCH)
- Reverse — Filters reverse alerts when an lively sign already exists
These filters use settings from different enter teams (High quality Filter, Path Filter, and so on.). The indicator mechanically syncs between the present chart and multi-symbol scan outcomes.
8. Methods to Use the MTF Dashboard
8.1. Dashboard format
The MTF Dashboard shows as a grid on the chart:

- Rows: One row per image
- Columns: One column per timeframe (left to proper: M1 → W1)
- Empty cell: No sign
- Cell with BUY (inexperienced background): Purchase sign
- Cell with SELL (pink background): Promote sign
8.2. Data in every sign cell
When a cell accommodates a sign, you will note:
- BUY or SELL — commerce course
- Q:75% — sample high quality rating (e.g., 75% = good high quality)
8.3. Click on to leap to chart
Most necessary characteristic: Click on any sign cell on the Dashboard → the chart will mechanically:
- Swap to that image
- Swap to that timeframe
- Show the sign with full Entry, SL, TP traces on the chart
Instance: Click on the “BUY” cell within the EURUSD row, H4 column → chart switches to EURUSD H4 and reveals the sign.
- The Dashboard reveals a most of 10 symbols without delay
- If greater than 10 symbols have alerts, use the Prev / Subsequent buttons to navigate pages
- Symbols with out alerts are usually not displayed (saves house)
8.5. Drag & Reduce
- Drag: Maintain the Dashboard title bar and drag to your most popular place
- Reduce: Click on the ( − ) button on the Dashboard nook to attenuate/increase
- Place saved: When switching timeframes or restarting, the Dashboard retains its place + decrease state
8.6. Colour coding
| Cell coloration | That means |
|---|---|
| Inexperienced | BUY sign |
| Pink | SELL sign |
| Empty / Grey | No sign |
9. Sign Dashboard (Commerce Statistics Panel)
Along with the MTF Dashboard (multi-symbol grid), the indicator additionally has a Sign Dashboard — a smaller statistics panel exhibiting commerce outcomes for the present chart.
Enter group === SIGNAL DASHBOARD ===
| Title in MT5 | Kind | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present Sign Dashboard (stats panel) | true/false | true | Present/conceal the statistics panel |
| Dashboard X Place (pixels) | Integer | 20 | Horizontal place |
| Dashboard Y Place (pixels) | Integer | 150 | Vertical place |
| Font Dimension (8-24 pixels) | Integer | 20 | Font measurement |
| Row Top (18-40 pixels) | Integer | 28 | Row peak |
What it shows
The Sign Dashboard reveals:
- Whole alerts on the present chart
- BUY sign depend (Bullish) — in inexperienced
- SELL sign depend (Bearish) — in pink
- States: Pending / Lively / Completed with respective counts
- TP outcomes: Win/Loss for every TP1-4 + TSL degree, win price, whole revenue/loss pips
The Sign Dashboard solely counts alerts on the present chart (1 image + 1 timeframe). The MTF Dashboard is the multi-symbol grid.
10. FAQ & Frequent Points
Q: Dashboard not seen on chart?
Verify:
- Enter Present Scanner Outcomes Panel = true
- Enter Allow Multi-Image Scanner = true
- The Dashboard could also be minimized — search for a small title bar on the chart and click on to increase
- The Dashboard could have been dragged off-screen — reset Panel X Place = 380 and Panel Y Place = 100
Q: Dashboard reveals however no alerts?
Attainable causes:
- Knowledge nonetheless loading — Wait 10-30 seconds after attaching the indicator. Verify the Skilled tab (Ctrl+Shift+E) to observe loading progress.
- Filters too strict — Strive decreasing Min High quality (within the High quality Filter group). For instance: from 0.6 all the way down to 0.4.
- Few symbols in Market Watch — Add extra symbols to Market Watch (Ctrl+M → right-click → Present All).
- No patterns exist — The market merely has no alerts assembly the standards proper now. That is regular.
Q: Dashboard solely reveals alerts for the present timeframe, not different TFs?
Trigger: Knowledge for different timeframes hasn’t been downloaded by MT5 but.
Answer:
- Wait an extra 10-30 seconds — the indicator mechanically retries loading information
- Manually open charts on a couple of different TFs (e.g., open EURUSD H1, H4) so MT5 downloads the information
- Verify the Skilled log — in case you see “unverified alerts,” the indicator is retrying
Q: Sign on Dashboard however clicking does not change chart?
Verify:
- Be sure that no different window is overlapping the Dashboard
- Click on precisely on the cell with BUY/SELL textual content (not an empty cell)
- The image have to be in your Market Watch for the change to work
Q: Too many alerts firing consistently?
Answer:
- Improve Alert Cooldown to 60-120 seconds
- Disable notify varieties you do not want (e.g., preserve solely Notify: Entry Value Hit )
- Disable smaller TFs (M1, M5) in case you do not scalp — smaller TFs generate extra alerts
Q: MT5 operating sluggish / lag after enabling MTF Scanner?
Answer:
- Lower Batch Dimension to 20-30
- Disable unneeded TFs (e.g., disable M1, M5, W1)
- Cut back symbols in Market Watch (preserve 20-30 key symbols)
- Lower Historical past Depth per Image to 15-20
- If nonetheless sluggish, allow Solely Scan Present Image to scan just one image
Q: Indicators seem then disappear?
That is regular habits in these instances:
- Sign expired: Value did not attain Entry throughout the designated time interval
- Filtered by Reverse Sign: A stronger reverse sign appeared → outdated sign is hidden
- Filtered by High quality: In case you elevated Min High quality, weaker alerts get filtered out
Q: After switching timeframes, Dashboard goes clean then reappears?
That is regular habits. When switching timeframes:
- The indicator should reload information for the brand new TF
- The Dashboard shall be clean for 2-5 seconds
- Indicators step by step reappear
- Dashboard place and decrease state are preserved
Q: Indicators on present chart differ from MTF Dashboard?
That is by design:
- Present chart reveals alerts for 1 image + 1 TF
- MTF Dashboard reveals alerts from ALL scanned symbols + TFs
- The 2 sources could differ as a result of every applies filters in its personal context
Q: Numbers on Sign Dashboard and MTF Dashboard do not match?
That is regular:
- Sign Dashboard counts all alerts on the present chart (together with historic)
- MTF Dashboard solely reveals lively alerts (Pending or Lively)
- The 2 panels depend from totally different information sources and standards
Fast Reference
| Need to… | Do… |
|---|---|
| Allow MTF Scanner | Allow Multi-Image Scanner = true |
| Scan only one image | Solely Scan Present Image = true |
| Present/conceal Dashboard | Present Scanner Outcomes Panel = true/false |
| Select TFs to scan | Allow/disable every TF within the MTF TIMEFRAMES group |
| Get alerts on Entry hit | Allow Scanner Alerts = true + Notify: Entry Value Hit = true |
| Cut back lag | Lower Batch Dimension, disable unneeded TFs, scale back Market Watch symbols |
| Transfer Dashboard | Drag the title bar on the chart |
| Reduce Dashboard | Click on the ( − ) button on the Dashboard |