# 🎛️ 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)