Unified Dashboard (MT5)
The iTradeAIMS Dashboard is the control surface for the Confluence Indicator Suite on MetaTrader 5. One panel hosts Box, Banana, and Wave tabs, license status, and display settings.
Banana and Box also have standalone doc trees for platform-specific detail. This page covers what matters when you run the full suite.
Open the dashboard
Drag iTradeAIMS Dashboard MT5 from Navigator → Indicators → iTradeAIMS onto a chart. If sections show Activation required or Not live, complete Install on MT5 first.
Status pills
Along the top of the dashboard, pills summarize each attached product:
- Blue / green — product is live on this chart.
- Red — not activated, not attached, or license missing.
Pills are a fast health check before you read Setup or Confluence sections.
Box tab
Use the Box tab for structure:
| Element | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Setup 1 / Setup 2 | Candidate setups ready for review |
| Closed break | Price closed beyond the relevant box level |
| Blocked | Filter or box-height condition failed |
| Trade reference lines | BuyStop / SL / TP style references when READY — review only |
| Gator / Purple / ATR | Filter confirmations |
Deep dive: Box tab in the suite. Full methodology: Using AIMS Box levels.
Banana tab
Use the Banana tab for signal context:
- Market state — trend, volatility, session, spread.
- Last signal — latest marker and VALID / INVALID treatment.
- Filter toggles and checks (version-dependent).
The Banana tab describes Banana facts. Banana Confluence (Confluence Indicator section) describes whether those facts align with wave + box.
Deep dive: Banana tab in the suite. Full reference: Banana dashboard panel.
Wave tab
Use the Wave tab for Elliott wave context:
- Current wave count and phase.
- Target zones and counter-wave risk.
- Pairs with on-chart wave labels and AIMS Wave histogram.
Deep dive: AIMS Wave in the suite. Switch to Wave when Box setup context needs wave alignment — especially for Setup 1 Confluence.
License Center
Open Settings → License to verify each product:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Live Active | Licensed and runtime check passed |
| Live Missing | Activation file not applied to this data folder, or DLL/algo trading off |
| Not live | Not yet activated |
| Runtime active | Confluence layer running on this chart |
For support, copy lines containing iTA-LIC from the Experts log when a product shows missing or inactive.
Settings → GUI
| Control | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Scale | XS · S · M · L · Screen — panel size on your monitor |
| Theme | System · Light · Dark |
| Restore Defaults | Reset layout after experimentation |
Collapse [−] / [+] on heavy sections so Confluence rows stay visible on smaller screens.
Settings → Product
Use Settings → Product to Restore dashboard layout per attached product (Banana, Box, Wave, Bubble) without re-attaching indicators.
Settings → NEWS
When Enable Upcoming News is on in the dashboard indicator inputs, filter headlines from the NEWS tab:
| Control | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Importance | High · Med+ · All |
| Scope | Auto (chart symbol) · Majors |
Settings → Alerts
Turn Confluence Alerts On when you want popup notifications from Setup 1 Confluence and Banana Confluence sections. Pair with Enable Confluence Alerts in dashboard indicator inputs and MT5 terminal notification settings.
Dashboard indicator inputs (iTradeAIMSDashboardMT5)
The dashboard panel is its own indicator. Open iTradeAIMSDashboardMT5 → Properties → Inputs for layout, news feed, and confluence alert toggles:
Confluence sections in the same panel
Below or beside the tabs (layout varies by template), look for:
- Setup 1 Confluence
- Banana Confluence
These are produced by the Confluence Indicator product, not by the Box or Banana tabs alone. See Confluence reads.
MT4 contrast
MT4 AIMS Box Advanced uses a compact mini-dashboard on chart — no Box/Banana/Wave tabs, no confluence sections, no GUI scale/theme controls. Suite confluence docs apply to MT5 only.