How to Hide MT5 Indicator on Windows 10: A Practical Guide for Traders

Have you ever found yourself staring at a cluttered MetaTrader 5 chart, wishing you could temporarily hide an indicator without deleting it entirely? Perhaps you're presenting your analysis to a client, preparing a clean screenshot for a trading journal, or simply want to focus on price action without the distraction of multiple technical tools.

If you're using MT5 on Windows 10, you might be surprised to learn that there's no single "hide indicator" button. However, several practical methods exist—and understanding them can make your trading workflow significantly smoother.

Why Would You Want to Hide an Indicator?

There are several legitimate scenarios where hiding an indicator becomes necessary:

• Visual clarity when too many indicators clutter your chart
• Presentation mode for sharing analysis with others
• Backtesting focus to see price action more clearly
• Privacy considerations when working in shared spaces
• Reducing visual noise during important market events

The Quickest Way: Keyboard Shortcuts

MetaTrader 5 provides a straightforward keyboard shortcut to manage indicator visibility. Pressing Ctrl + I opens the Indicators List dialog, where you can select any indicator and click "Remove" to delete it from the chart .

However, this permanently removes the indicator—you'll need to re-add it later with all your custom settings. Not ideal if you frequently toggle indicators on and off.

The Chart Context Menu Approach

Right-click anywhere on your MT5 chart and you'll find the "Indicators List" option. This opens the same dialog where you can manage your active indicators. While convenient, this method still requires deleting and re-adding indicators rather than simply hiding them.

Advanced Method: Using Chart Templates

For traders who want to preserve their indicator setups while temporarily clearing the view, creating chart templates is the most practical solution. Save a template with all your indicators, then apply a "clean" template when you want to hide them, and switch back when needed. This is particularly useful for Windows 10 users who value efficiency in their trading workflow.

The Programmatic Approach: For MQL5 Developers

If you're comfortable with MQL5 programming, there's a more elegant solution. In an Expert Advisor, you can use the TesterHideIndicators() function to control whether indicators appear during testing . For live charts, developers sometimes use:

PlotIndexSetInteger(0, PLOT_DRAW_TYPE, DRAW_NONE);

This sets the indicator's plot style to invisible while it continues calculating in the background . Alternatively, changing indicator buffer types to INDICATOR_CALCULATIONS can prevent them from displaying visually .

How Camovia Tray Complements Your MT5 Workflow

While hiding chart indicators addresses visual clutter, there's another aspect of MT5 management that many Windows 10 traders overlook: the terminal window itself.

Camovia Tray transforms your MT5 into a discreet tray tool that sits quietly in your system notification area. Instead of keeping the full terminal window open to check prices or manage positions, you can:

• Hover over the tray icon to view real-time quotes for your chosen symbols
• Access open positions through a floating panel showing instrument, direction, lot size, opening price, and current profit/loss
• Close positions with two clicks without bringing the full terminal to the foreground
• Hide the MT5 main window completely from the taskbar and Alt+Tab switching

This approach addresses a different kind of "hiding" need—not hiding indicators on a chart, but hiding the entire trading platform to maintain focus or privacy while still staying connected to the markets.

For Windows 10 users who trade while working in other applications, Camovia Tray provides a practical middle ground: your MT5 stays running, your positions remain accessible, but the terminal window doesn't dominate your screen real estate.

Making Your Choice

Whether you need to clear indicator clutter for a cleaner chart view or want to keep your trading activity more discreet on Windows 10, understanding these methods gives you flexibility. The right approach depends on whether you're dealing with visual chart management or platform-level workflow optimization.