🎛️Control Buttons

Control Buttons & Their Behavior

• TC (Trade Control) Button

  • Cycles states: AUTO → MANAGE → PAUSED (3-state toggle)

  • Effects:

    • AUTO: EA trades automatically based on signals; manual buttons hidden

    • MANAGE: You control all trading manually; BUY/SELL buttons appear; visual entry tools become active

    • PAUSED: All trading stopped; dashboard remains visible for monitoring only

  • Your TC state preference is saved between sessions

• Manual Buy / Sell Buttons

  • Visibility: Only appear when TC is set to MANAGE mode

  • Behavior: Click to place buy or sell orders (instant or pending, depending on Order Type setting)

  • Buttons disappear when you switch back to AUTO or PAUSED

• Entry Mode Toggle (CANDLE / SWING / LINES)

  • Cycles: CANDLE → SWING → LINES (3 visual entry systems)

  • Controls: Changes how you interact with the chart to place entries

  • Visual Effects: Each mode displays different helper objects (candle markers, swing levels, or price lines)

  • See: visual-entry-systems.md for detailed usage of each mode

• Order Type Toggle (PO / MO)

  • PO (Pending Order): Creates entry lines that execute when price reaches them

  • MO (Market Order): Executes trades immediately at current market price

• Minimize / Maximize / Theme / History Buttons

  • Quick access buttons for customizing your workspace appearance and visibility

• Layout Controls

  • Rearrange Windows: Organizes panels in stacked or cascaded layouts

  • Clear Chart Objects: Removes visual markers and entry lines from chart

• Tooltips & Confirmations

  • Many actions show confirmation dialogs to prevent accidental clicks (configurable in EA settings)