MetaTrader 5 HelpUser InterfaceToolbarsPeriodicity 

Periodicity

Switchers among the chart periods are grouped in this toolbar. Totally 21 periods are available: from a minute (M1) to a month (MN). A click on one of the toolbar buttons changes the chart period in the active window. Immediately after that data are loaded for this symbol and period, which can take some time. When data are uploaded, corresponding logs about the number of added bars appear in the terminal journal.

Period

By default not all the periods are displayed in the toolbar. One can set up them using the commands of the toolbar context menu:

Setup

The procedure of setting up periods to be displayed is analogous to setting up of other toolbars.

 

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