Bid-Ask Pressure Dashboard - indicator for MetaTrader 5

Bid-Ask Profile Dashboard for MT5

This tool demonstrates how to build a real-time microstructure visualization panel directly on a MetaTrader 5 chart using the standard ChartObject GUI framework.

The project implements a custom Bid-Ask monitoring dashboard that tracks consecutive tick price changes from incoming ticks and converts them into a simple yet informative market pressure histogram. A lightweight structure stores recent price updates and evaluates directional movement to estimate short-term buying or selling pressure.

Key Features

• Fully custom GUI dashboard built with chart objects
• Real-time Bid and Ask price monitoring
• Consecutive price trend analysis with trend-strength decay
• Dynamic histogram bars representing market pressure
• Color-coded direction detection (buy vs sell pressure)
• Interactive close button for quick indicator removal
• Efficient tick-driven updates
• Developer Insights

The source code also demonstrates practical techniques for:

1. Building custom trading dashboards in MQL5
2. Managing lightweight price buffers
3. Implementing directional trend-strength logic with decay handling
4. Creating reusable GUI helper functions
5. Updating interface components efficiently in real time

This project is well suited for developers interested in tick-level market analysis, trading dashboards, and custom interface development in MQL5.