Questions
Do the tools tell me what to trade?
No. They measure currency strength and show the result. The Basket Viewer ranks the eight currencies and lists the pairs that combine the strongest and the weakest basket. It does not time entries or exits, and it does not place trades. Whether and how to trade is your decision.
What is a currency basket?
A basket combines the seven pairs of one currency into one chart. The EUR basket, for example, shows the euro against GBP, AUD, NZD, USD, CAD, CHF and JPY at the same time.
What is the Secret of Zero?
The eight currencies form a closed system. Each of the 28 pairs appears in two baskets: as it is in the basket of its base currency, inverted in the basket of its quote currency. A pair that gains 20 pips adds +20 to one basket and −20 to the other, so across all eight baskets the values always sum to zero. Strength in one currency is always weakness somewhere else.
The rule also works as a data check. If the eight values do not sum to zero, a pair is missing or a price feed is out of date.
Which tools should I start with?
Synthetic Chart builds the basket charts, and the Basket Viewer shows all eight baskets in one panel. Both are free on the MQL5 Market.
Why MetaTrader 5 and TradingView?
They do different jobs. TradingView is for analysis in the browser, without installing anything. Use the same data source in all scripts and basket charts there.
MetaTrader 5 builds the baskets as real charts (custom symbols), keeps its state between ticks for functions like the daily kill switch, and sends orders directly to the broker. TradingView scripts have no clickable chart buttons and need a webhook bridge to place orders, so execution stays in MetaTrader 5.
I installed an update, but nothing changed on my chart.
MetaTrader 5 keeps the old version running until the indicator is reloaded. Remove it from the chart and add it again from the Navigator. With many charts, save one updated chart as a template and apply that template to the others.
What are #RON and #ROFF?
Two baskets of eight pairs each. Every pair combines a risk-on currency (EUR, GBP, AUD, NZD) with a risk-off currency (USD, CAD, CHF, JPY); the 16 pairs are split into two sets. Measured geometrically, both baskets describe the same quantity, so the Risk Meter shows #ROFF inverted as a mirror line. A buy on #RON together with a sell on #ROFF is therefore a hedge.
Is MetaTrader 4 supported?
No. MetaTrader 4 has no custom symbols, so it cannot build the basket charts the tools depend on.
