Visualizing RSI Momentum with a Gauge-Style MQL5 Indicator

Summary

This article explains how to build an MQL5 indicator that presents the Relative Strength Index as both a conventional line and a circular dial. A canvas-based display maps RSI values onto a moving needle, with colored regions for values below 30 and above 70, tick marks, labels, and configurable visual settings. The indicator uses the platform’s built-in RSI calculation and separates graphical elements into structures and drawing layers.

The document describes the implementation framework and says the indicator was compiled and visually tested, but supplies no quantitative trading evaluation or evidence that the gauge improves decisions. The thresholds are standard display conventions in this example; the article does not establish them as profitable entry or exit rules. Its main contribution is visualization and indicator-interface construction for momentum analysis.

Key ideas

• The indicator displays RSI in a separate window as a line and a circular dial.
• A canvas and a moving needle map RSI values onto the gauge, with distinct visual zones around 30 and 70.
• Structures organize drawing components such as arcs, lines, labels, and scale marks.
• The implementation uses the built-in RSI calculation and configurable visual parameters.
• The reported check is a compiled visualization, not a test of trading profitability.

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