Renko Charts Indicator

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Introduction to the Renko Charts Indicator

The Renko Chart was originally developed by Steve Nison and first introduced to the world in his book “Beyond Candlesticks”. What actually is a Renko Chart? Simply speaking, it is a type of price charting. I am sure you know about the Japanese Candlestick Charts, Bar Charts, Line Charts. The Renko Chart is also very popular, but unfortunately, it isn’t included in the MT4 platform as standard. The name of the Renko Chart comes form the Japanese word “renga”, which literally means brick. It’s not hard to guess why it was named like that, as the Reno Charts present price movements using rectangles that look just like bricks.

How Are Renko Bricks Formed And Calculated?

In essence, Candlestick Charts and Renko Charts are very different. The main difference between these two types of charts is the information they show and how they are formed. The traditional Candlestick Chart uses the open, high, low, and close of each session. In other words, it measures price movements in relation to time periods. The Y-axis of the chart represents price levels, while the X-axis of a chart indicates time intervals.

The Renko Chart is significantly different from this type of price presentation, as it totally ignores the time factor and focuses solely on price movements. That formula creates a chart that effectively indicates momentum and trend, based strictly on price movements. Each brick of the Renko Chart represents a unit of price movement. These bricks are formed depending on your setting, meaning they will only form once the price has moved a certain distance in pips. For instance, if you have set that price must move 40 pips before creating a brick, then the Renko Chart will not form a new brick until the price has moved 40 pips. Check the comparison picture below to get know how different Japanese Candlesticks and Renko Charts are.

Japanese Candlesticks Chart vs Renko Chart

How does it work? How to apply Renko in trading?

Trading Rules Explanation

There are many ways to trade with the Renko Charts Indicator. On the one hand, it shows a smooth and clear picture of the trend. On the other hand, you must be aware that Reno Chart plots price movements regardless of the period covered, therefore it may not correspond to Japanese Candlesticks at the same time. You will need to manually determine the price corresponding to Renko bricks. It simply has advantages and disadvantages. Let us show you the most basic and simple strategy for trading using Renko Chart.

Buy Signal

Follow these steps for a long trade:

Renko Chart should form at least three consecutive blue bricks
Determine the price corresponding to the high of the third blue brick
Open buy trade at that price level
Set stop loss a few pips below the last swing low of the price (not brick)
Take profit or exit trade whenever you get at least 1:1+ Risk:Reward ratio, or use your own method of trade exit

Renko Charts Indicator Example of Buy Trade

Sell Signal

Follow these steps for a short trade:

Renko Chart should form at least three consecutive red bricks
Determine the price corresponding to the low of the third red brick
Open sell trade at that price level
Set stop loss a few pips above the last swing high of the price (not brick)
Take profit or exit trade whenever you get at least 1:1+ Risk:Reward ratio, or use your own method of trade exit

Renko Charts Indicator Example of Sell Trade

As always, to achieve good results, remember about proper money management. To be a profitable trader you need to master discipline, emotions, and psychology. It is crucial to know when to trade, but also when not to trade. Avoid trading during unfavorable times and market conditions like low volume/volatility conditions, beyond major sessions, exotic currency pairs, wider spread, etc.

How to set up the Renko Charts indicator in MT4?

Installation Guide

Download the Renko Charts.rar archive at the bottom of this post, unpack it, then copy and paste the Renko Charts.ex4 or Renko Charts.mq4 indicator files into the MQL4 folder of the Metatrader 4 trading platform.

You can gain access to this folder by clicking the top menu options, which goes as follows:

File > Open Data Folder > MQL4 > Indicators (paste here).

Now go to the left side of your MT4 terminal. In the Navigator find the gauge name, right-click it and select Attach to the chart.

Bottom Line

The Renko Charts indicator is well worth adding to your trading collection. A good forex indicator will most probably enhance your chance of success. Nonetheless, remember about having realistic expectations. Just like any other technical analysis tool, is not capable of providing accurate signals 100% of the time. Thus, this forex indicator provides false signals occasionally. Its performance will vary significantly depending on market conditions. Feel free to develop your own trading system based around it.