# 📊 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.