The Kaufman Bands indicator for Metatrader 4 provides accurate buy/sell signals with the help of the Kaufman trading method.
The indicator appears as a two white colored bands with buy & sell signals plotted onto the middle brown band.
In essence, the Kaufman Bands indicator provides both trend direction and trading signals.
Buy & sell signal:
- Open a buy trade when the bands are sloping upward and the blue Kaufman dot appears on the middle brown band.
- Open a sell trade when the bands are sloping downward and the yellow Kaufman dot appears on the middle brown band.
- Exit the open buy/sell trade for a fixed profit target or wait for any opposite trading signal.
From our testings, the indicator does not repaint and works for any currency pair and time frame without slowing down the trading platform.
It can be used as a standalone technical tool or it can be combined with other technical indicators and trading strategies.
Try first on a demo account until you fully understand how this indicator works!
Free Download
Download the kaufman-bands.mq4 indicator file (MT4)
Indicator Chart Example
The picture above shows the indicator attached to the Euro / U.S. Dollar technical chart.
How to install the Kaufman Bands indicator to your Metatrader 4 platform?
- Download the kaufman-bands.mq4 indicator file here and save it to your computer
- Open your Metatrader 4 platform
- Click on “File” (top menu) and then select “Open Data Folder” from the drop down menu
- Click on “MQL4” and open the “Indicators” folder
- Paste the indicator file in this folder
- Restart Metatrader 4 and you’re ready to start using the indicator
How to edit the indicator?
- Attach the indicator to any trading chart of your preference
- Right click in the chart and select “Indicators List” from the drop down menu
- Select the indicator from the list and click on “Edit”
- Now you can start editing the indicator (Inputs, Colors and Visualization)
- Final step, click on the “OK” button to save the new configuration
