I feel that MetaQuopes should provide the traditional MACD in their suite of indicators provided with MT5 as a lot of traders find the version of MACD provided by MQ to be unsatifacory in that it hasn't got crossover lines and the hisogram behaves a whole lot differently. I have got a new MT5 account with Alpari in the UK and in my endeavour to get the traditional MACD, I downloaded a file titled MACD_true.mq5 and added it. However, it doesn't appear correct as it displays on the page- it is as if wrong values were put in the code concerning its display. I cannot alter the code as it a display only file. If MQ provided the traditional MACD in their suite of indicators, there wouldn't be any need to search for and add it as an additional indicator. How about MQ's programmers adding the traditional version of MACD to the indicators provided when they next bring out a revision ro MT5 ?
Well I guess you need custom MACD to meet your need.
However, I highlight your comments there that I find interesting, seems like both MACD display incorrect in tour MT. May I know what Windows you're using including it's bit and where directory did you install MT5 in your PC.
About altering the code, from MT5, right click the indicator name and select modify - it will open MetaEditor 5 where you can alter your indicator's code.
I feel that MetaQuopes should provide the traditional MACD in their suite of indicators provided with MT5 as a lot of traders find the version of MACD provided by MQ to be unsatifacory in that it hasn't got crossover lines and the hisogram behaves a whole lot differently. I have got a new MT5 account with Alpari in the UK and in my endeavour to get the traditional MACD, I downloaded a file titled MACD_true.mq5 and added it. However, it doesn't appear correct as it displays on the page- it is as if wrong values were put in the code concerning its display. I cannot alter the code as it a display only file. If MQ provided the traditional MACD in their suite of indicators, there wouldn't be any need to search for and add it as an additional indicator. How about MQ's programmers adding the traditional version of MACD to the indicators provided when they next bring out a revision ro MT5 ?