Question: What does the % of "Price Change" indicate on MT4 and MT5 trading platforms?
The price change in percentage terms in “Details” tab on “Market Watch” window, indicates “the difference between the price of a last deal (Last) and the close price of the last session”.
The value is calculated with the following formula:
((Last – Settlement Price)/Settlement Price) * 100
By referring to this data, you can understand how the market price is tending to move by numbers in Market Watch window.
*The number of statistics values shown in the “Market Watch” window maybe limited by your Forex broker’s choice.
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