Symbol Sets Reference

This document outlines the naming convention and organization for Symbol Set files (.set) located in the SymbolSets directory. These files are used to quickly load predefined lists of instruments into the MetaTrader 5 Market Watch window.

Naming Convention

To ensure compatibility across different brokers (who often use different symbol names like XAUUSD vs Gold or US500 vs SPX500), we include the broker name in the file structure:

sym.[Broker].[Category].[Detail].set

sym: Prefix identifying the file as a Symbol Set.
[Broker]: The broker for which the symbols are valid (e.g., tickmill, gomarkets, icmarkets).
[Category]: The primary asset class.
- forex
- indices
- crypto
- commodities
- global (Mixed asset classes)
[Detail]: Specific subset or description.
- majors, minors, crosses_eur
- us, eu, asia
- main, macro

Examples

Forex Sets

Filename	Description
`sym.tickmill.forex.majors.set`	The 7 major currency pairs (EURUSD, GBPUSD, etc.).
`sym.tickmill.forex.crosses_eur.set`	All EUR crosses (EURGBP, EURJPY, EuraUD, etc.).
`sym.tickmill.forex.crosses_jpy.set`	All JPY crosses.

Index & Commodity Sets

Filename	Description
`sym.tickmill.indices.all.set`	All available stock indices.
`sym.tickmill.commodities.energy.set`	Oil (WTI, Brent) and Natural Gas.
`sym.tickmill.crypto.top10.set`	The top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap.

Global / Mixed Sets

Filename	Description
`sym.gomarkets.global.macro.set`	A balanced mix of major Indices, Commodities, and Forex pairs for Global Macro analysis.
`sym.tickmill.global.main.set`	The most liquid instruments across all markets (e.g., US500, Gold, EURUSD, Bitcoin).

Usage

Right-click in the Market Watch window.
Select Sets -> Load...
Navigate to the SymbolSets folder and select the desired .set file.

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