User Guide – VM Auto SLTP Basic

📌 Introduction

VM Auto SLTP Basic + Pending Orders is a powerful Expert Advisor (EA) for MetaTrader 5, developed by Van Minh Nguyen.

💡 This EA provides flexible trade management with multiple Stop Loss and Take Profit (SL/TP) modes:

• 📊 ATR-based SL/TP

• 🎯 Fixed price SL/TP

✨ Key highlight:
An intuitive control panel that allows you to:

• Execute market orders instantly

• Place pending orders (Limit/Stop)

• Adjust lot size

• Switch SL/TP modes

• Manage risk automatically

This guide will walk you through installation, configuration, and all features in detail.

⚙️ 1. EA Installation

📥 Download the .ex5 file
📂 Open MetaTrader 5 → File → Open Data Folder
📁 Copy file to: MQL5/Experts
🔄 Restart MT5 or Refresh Experts (Ctrl+N)
📊 Drag & drop EA onto your chart
✅ Click OK to activate

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🧩 2. Input Settings Configuration

2.1 📊 Single Chart Operation

• EnableSingleChartOperation
  👉 Manage only trades on the current chart
  ✅ Recommended: ON

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2.2 📈 ATR SL/TP Settings

• Enable ATR mode

• ATR Period (default: 14)

• SL Multiplier

• TP Multiplier

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2.3 🎯 Fixed Price SL/TP

• Enable fixed price mode

• Fixed SL Price

• Fixed TP Price
  (0 = disabled)

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2.4 🖥️ Fixed Price Display

• Show SL/TP lines on chart

• Customize color & style 🎨

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2.5 📉 ATR Display

• Show ATR-based SL/TP for Buy/Sell

• Custom colors and styles

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2.6 🔒 Breakeven

• Enable breakeven

• BreakevenR (profit ratio trigger)

• BreakevenPoints (+points to secure profit)

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2.7 💹 Account % TP/SL

• Close all trades based on %:

  • TP % (e.g. +5%)

  • SL % (e.g. -20%)

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2.8 💰 Total Profit/Loss (USD)

• Close all trades when:

  • Profit target reached

  • Loss limit exceeded

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2.9 📦 Per Order TP/SL (USD)

• Manage each trade individually

• Set profit & loss limits per order

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2.10 📊 Average Profit Points

• Close all trades when average points target is reached

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2.11 ⏳ Pending Orders

• Enable Limit/Stop orders

• Show Entry / SL / TP on chart

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2.12 🎛️ UI Settings

• Show Control Panel

• Customize:

  • Position & size

  • Colors

  • Fonts

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2.13 📏 Trading Settings

• Default Lot Size

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2.14 🔢 Other Settings

• Magic Number (EA trade identifier)

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🎛️ 3. Control Panel Overview

3.1 📊 Account Info

• Status (Running / Stopped)

• Symbol

• Profit (USD)

• Spread

• Open Positions

• Equity & Balance

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3.2 🎯 Trading Buttons

• 🔴 SELL MARKET

• 🟢 BUY MARKET

• ❌ CLOSE LAST

• 🔄 CLOSE ALL

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3.3 ⚖️ Lot Adjustment

• ➕ Increase lot

• ➖ Decrease lot

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3.4 🔄 SL/TP Mode Switch

• 📈 ATR MODE

• 🎯 PRICE MODE

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3.5 📊 ATR Settings (ATR Mode)

• ATR Period

• SL Multiplier

• TP Multiplier

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3.6 🎯 Fixed Price Settings (Price Mode)

• SL Price

• TP Price

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3.7 ⏳ Pending Orders Section

Enter:

• Entry

• SL

• TP

Then choose:

• 🟢 BUY LIMIT

• 🟢 BUY STOP

• 🔴 SELL LIMIT

• 🔴 SELL STOP

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3.8 🙈 Hide Panel

• Click HIDE PANEL to remove UI

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🧠 4. Risk Management Logic

4.1 📈 ATR-Based SL/TP

• Dynamic SL/TP based on volatility

• Minimum distance protection applied

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4.2 🎯 Fixed SL/TP

• Manually defined prices

• Validation applied before execution

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4.3 🔒 Breakeven

• Automatically moves SL to protect profit

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4.4 💹 Account % Close

• Closes all trades at % thresholds

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4.5 💰 Total USD Close

• Closes all trades at total profit/loss

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4.6 📦 Per Trade Close

• Each trade managed individually

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4.7 📊 Average Points Close

• Based on average profit across all trades

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📉 5. Chart Visualization

Depending on mode:

• 🔴🟢 Fixed SL/TP lines

• 🟠🟢 ATR SL/TP lines

• 🔵 Pending order lines (Entry / SL / TP)

💡 Lines can be dragged (if supported), but using the panel is safer.

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⚠️ 6. Important Notes

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📬 Contact

For support or feedback, please contact:
👉 https://www.mql5.com/en/users/minhnguyen1504