📊Smart Dashboard

Smart Dashboard

• Purpose: Central command center for trade management. Shows EA state, trading mode, quick controls, and high-level metrics.

• Primary Controls:

  • TC (Trade Control) Button: cycles AUTO → MANAGE → PAUSED

    • Controls whether the EA trades automatically or you trade manually

  • Manual Trade Buttons: Visible in MANAGE mode only

    • BUY and SELL buttons appear when you switch to manual trading mode

  • Entry Mode Toggle: cycles CANDLE / SWING / LINES

    • Changes how you place entries on the chart

  • Order Type Toggle: toggles Pending (PO) vs Market (MO) entry

    • Choose between instant execution or pending orders

  • Layout Controls:

    • Minimize/Maximize button - collapses or expands all panels

    • Theme switcher - changes dashboard color scheme

    • Hide/Show Performance - toggles performance metrics display

    • Rearrange Windows - organizes panels in stacked or cascaded layouts

    • Clear Chart Objects - removes visual markers and lines from chart

• Dashboard States & Behavior:

  • AUTO: EA runs its signal orchestration and opens trades automatically. Manual trade buttons are hidden.

  • MANAGE: EA will not auto-open trades; manual buy/sell buttons and entry UI are active to let you place or manage trades.

  • PAUSED: Trading logic paused; UI still visible for review but order execution disabled.

• Persistence & Positioning:

  • Your dashboard settings, panel positions, and preferences are automatically saved between sessions

  • Layout adjusts automatically when you change screen resolution

• Quick Tips:

  • To manage manual trades created outside BananaEA, set Magic = 0 (Trade Management Mode). See trade-management-mode.md for details.

  • When switching from AUTO to MANAGE, the dashboard shows immediate access to manual controls; switching back returns to automated signal processing.