Does My Chart Show the Bid or Ask Price?

Bullwaves.com
July 14, 2025

The bid price is the value at which you can sell an asset on the market.
It’s the default price shown on all charts in both MT4 and MT5 platforms.

However, every trade has two sides:

  • Bid = Sell price
  • Ask = Buy price

To fully understand your trading costs and execution levels—especially for buy orders—it’s useful to display the ask price line on your charts.

How to Show the Ask Price in MT4

On Desktop

  1. Right-click on the chart
  2. Select Properties
  3. Go to the Common tab
  4. Check “Show Ask Line”
  5. Click OK

On iOS

  1. Open Settings
  2. Go to Charts
  3. Toggle Ask Price Line ON or OFF

On Android

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Charts
  3. Check or uncheck the Ask Price Line

How to Show the Ask Price in MT5

On Desktop

  1. Right-click the chart
  2. Select Properties
  3. Go to the Show tab
  4. Check “Show Ask Price Line”
  5. Click OK

On iOS

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Tap Charts
  3. Toggle Ask Price Line ON or OFF

On Android

  1. Tap the chart
  2. Tap the Settings icon
  3. Check or uncheck Ask Price Line

Displaying both lines helps you understand spreads and trade execution more clearly.

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July 14, 2025

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