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A small text block in the chart corner of your choice with three lines:
- Bar closes in: time left on the current bar, on any timeframe from M1 to MN1. It changes colour near the close (the last 10% of the bar).
- Spread: the current ask minus bid, in points.
- Swap in: time left until 00:00 server time, the usual rollover. "(x3)" is added on the day the broker charges triple swap for the symbol.
The block updates every second from a timer, so the countdown keeps running between ticks and on quiet symbols. When no tick has arrived for more than 5 minutes (market closed, weekend), the first line shows the time of the last tick instead of a countdown.
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Notes:
- MT5 uses the terminal's estimate of the server clock. MT4 has no such function, so the MT4 version takes the server time from the last tick and keeps it running on the local clock. Until the first new tick after loading, the MT4 times can be off (for example at the weekend).
- Swap is charged at server midnight by most brokers, but check your broker's rollover time.
- The indicator only draws text labels and removes them when it is taken off the chart.
Inputs
| Input | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Corner | Right lower | Chart corner for the text block |
| Font size | 10 | Text size |
| Text colour | Silver | Colour of all lines |
| Countdown colour near the bar close | Orange | Colour of the countdown in the last 10% of the bar |
| Show spread | true | Show or hide the spread line |
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