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Order Entry

Order entry controls how BananaEA-Auto places an order after a signal is accepted.

Entry Type And Buffers

Input labelDefaultWhat it controls
Entry order typePendingChooses pending, market, or limit entry behavior.
Buy entry buffer in pips1.0Extra distance above the signal high for buy pending entries.
Sell entry buffer in pips0.1Extra distance below the signal low for sell pending entries.
Limit order distance in pips20.0Distance used when limit entries are selected.
Execution deviation in points10Maximum execution deviation sent with orders.

Pending entries wait for price to move in the expected direction. Market entries attempt immediate execution after a signal is accepted. Limit entries use the configured limit-order distance.

Pending Order Lifecycle

Input labelDefaultWhat it controls
Place/manage trades from accepted decisionsOffTurns lifecycle execution on or off.
Pending expiry in entry bars, 0 disables4Number of entry-timeframe bars before a stale pending order can expire.
Delete stale pending ordersOnDeletes pending orders after expiry rules are met.
Delete invalidated pending ordersOnDeletes pending orders when invalidation logic says the setup is no longer valid.
Delete pending on EMA closeNoneOptional EMA-based pending-order invalidation.
Multi-symbol lifecycle heartbeat, 0 disables5Timer interval used by lifecycle management.

Leave pending-order history or diagnostic options off unless support asks you to collect detailed data.