How to Trade Renko Charts: Main Strategies
Author: Victor Gryazin
Dear Clients and Partners,
In this article, we will discuss a strategy using the Renko charts. This is a specific way of representing the price chart that highlights the size of the movement, regardless of time.
What is a Renko chart?
Renko candlestick charts are coming from Japan, where they first appeared and were called "renga", which means "a brick". Such candlesticks look like small rectangle boxes/bricks composing the price chart.
Renko candlesticks are not bound to timeframes, they are focused on price changes solely. When the market is active, there are more Renko candlesticks on the chart; when the quotations are in a flat, and volatility drops, there are less of them.
A new candlestick appears only when the price exceeds a set threshold. For example, if the set size of a Renko candlestick is 10 standard points, and the price has grown by 20, there will appear 2 white "bricks", 10 points each.
If the price is falling, the candlesticks on the chart turn black, each of them also reflects a decrease of 10 points. Thus, a Renko chart shows the general direction of the price movement, smoothing out minor fluctuations.
The advantages and drawbacks of Renko charts
Renko chart was created for making the main market trend easier to perceive. As well as other methods of price representation, Renko candlesticks have their advantages and drawbacks.
The advantages would be:
- A clear averaged representation of the trend.
- Filtering of meaningless noises on the chart.
- Smoother work of indicators and advisors.
- The chart shows the places of probable trend reversals.
- The chart represents key support and resistance levels.
Installing and setting up Renko chart in MT4
To install the Renko charts to MT 4 trading terminal, first of all, download the files of a special expert advisor RenkoExpertAdvisor via a link at the end of this article. Copy the files to the folder Experts.
In the Main Menu, open File/Open Data Catalog/MQL 4/Experts. Copy the files of the EA into the folder, then restart the terminal.
As a result, RenkoExpertAdvisor will appear in the Navigate window. To add it to the chart of the chosen instrument, left-click and drag it to the necessary window. Then choose Service on the instrument board, click Settings, then proceed to Expert Advisors. Tick Automatic Trade and Import DLL.
After choosing the settings, in the upper right corner of the chart, you will see a smiling face and the name RenkoExpertAdvisor. Moreover, in the upper left corner, you will see a text, telling you to open a new Renko chart in the autonomous regime. To do it, choose File/Open Autonomously. You will see a window with a list of autonomous charts. Choose a chart with the parameters specified in the upper left corner of the window with the expert advisor. Open it with a double left click of the mouse. A window will appear with a Renko chart that will be constantly renewed. Now you can add indicators to Renko charts and start trading.
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