clock analog

Related: clock - another powerful indicator for MetaTrader 4 traders.

24-hour analog gmt(utc) market clock displaying in background. the clock displays the greenwich mean time and shows the status of all main stock exchanges according to their schedule.

Also recommended: Clock Indicator for MetaTrader 4/5 - similar indicator with strong performance on MetaTrader 4.

the clock shows the status of the following stock exchanges:
tokyo, singapore, shanghai, dubai, moscow, johannesburg, london, zürich, frankfurt, riyadh, new york, toronto, chicago, wellington, sydney.
transition to daylight saving/standard time is performed as follows:

second sunday in march: new york, toronto, chicago. transition to daylight saving time.

last sunday in march: london, zürich, frankfurt. transition to daylight saving time.

first sunday in april: wellington, sydney. transition to standard time.

last sunday in september: wellington. transition to daylight saving time.

first sunday in october: sydney. transition to daylight saving time.

last sunday in october: london, zürich, frankfurt. transition to standard time.

first sunday in november: new york, toronto, chicago. transition to standard time.
stock exchange working hours in gmt
(information from stocktime.ru):

tokyo. open — 0:00, close — 6:00.

singapore. open — 1:00, close — 9:00.

shanghai. open — 1:30, close — 7:00.

dubai. open — 6:00, close — 10:00.

moscow. open — 6:00, close — 14:45.

johannesburg. open — 7:00, close — 15:00.

riyadh. open — 8:00, close — 12:30.

london, zürich, frankfurt. standard time: open — 8:00, close — 16:30. daylight saving time: open — 7:00, close — 15:30.

new york, toronto, chicago. standard time: open — 14:30, close — 21:00. daylight saving time: open — 13:30, close — 20:00.

wellington. standard time: open — 22:00, close — 04:45. daylight saving time: open — 21:00, close — 03:45.

sydney. standard time: open — 00:00, close — 06:00. daylight saving time: open — 23:00, close — 05:00.
the clock has two color schemes for both white and black chart background. you can change the second hand color and style in settings.
button actions:
move:
bring to front:
hide (move function doesn't work in hidden state):
the demo mode allows you to display opening and closing hours for any date:
files location:

clockanalog.zip archive contains images in bmp format. extract it to /images folder maintaining the folder structure. in /images folder, clockanalog folder should appear, containing following sub-folders: /104 (32 files), /110 (36 files), /111 (34 files), /203 (36 files), /403 (36 files), /409 (32 files); /images/clockanalog should contain 5 bmp files.

mqh files should be put in /include/clockanalog.

you can place clockanalog.mq4 in any indicator folder you like, for example, /indicators/my.

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#property copyright "robotfx"
#property link "https://robotfx.org"
#property version   "1.00"
#property strict
#property indicator_chart_window
#include <clockanalog\cstockclock.mqh>
input string comment0="position";
input int topleft=10;                  // left position
input int tophigh=15;                  // top position
input string comment1="colors and style";

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• This tool is provided for educational and testing purposes only.
• Past performance does not guarantee future results.
• Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Use on a demo account first.
• Results may vary depending on market conditions, broker, and settings.
• We recommend thorough backtesting and forward testing before using with real funds.