EA Pause Manager

EA Pause Manager — Your Smart Risk Guard & Scheduler (MT5)

What It Does

- Stops conflicting trades before they happen (based on active market positions).  

- Pauses or resumes your EAs automatically based on:  

  - A simple “leader” rule: the first EA to trade becomes the leader and blocks the rest.  

  - A time schedule you set (e.g. no trading in Asian session).

- Note: Interlock logic is triggered by executed market orders, not by pending orders (Buy Stop / Sell Stop).

Why It Matters

- Protects your capital: no more accidental extra orders.  

- Reduces drawdowns: EAs don’t fight each other.  

- Zero manual work: everything runs solo once you set it up.

Important

- EA Pause Manager detects and reacts to active market positions (executed trades).

- It does NOT detect or manage pending orders (Buy Stop / Sell Stop, etc.).

- If your strategy relies heavily on pending orders, those orders may be triggered later without interlock control.

- For best performance, use EA Pause Manager with EAs that open direct market orders.

Works With Pause Manager Indicator (Free)  

- Attach this free indicator to every chart with an EA you wisht to manage with EA Pause Manager (up to 4 EAs with a EA Pause Manager instance) .  

- Required for correct operation.

- Download and Install Pause Manager Indicator from MQL5 Market - Indicators

1. Key Features

- Leader-follower pause: first EA trades, the rest wait.  

- Custom time blocks: choose days and hours to pause all or some EAs.  

- *Up to 4 EAs: tag by Magic Number or Comment.  

- Instant alerts: get push notifications on your mobile.  

- Light & safe: pure MQL5, no DLLs, no slowdowns.

2. Unique Benefits

- Combines EA-to-EA control and time scheduling in one tool.  

- Only pauses the EAs you choose—your other robots keep working.  

- Compatible with any MT5 account (hedging or netting).

3.  Input Parameters

Group 1 - EA Identification


• COMMENT_EA1 - Comment text used by EA #1.
• MAGIC_EA1  – Magic number of EA #1.
• COMMENT_EA2  – Comment text used by EA #2.
• MAGIC_EA2  – Magic number of EA #2.
• COMMENT_EA3 – Comment text used by EA #3.
• MAGIC_EA3 – Magic number of EA #3.
• COMMENT_EA4 – Comment text used by EA #4.
• MAGIC_EA4  – Magic number of EA #4.




▶ Inter-EA Pause Matrix – Preset Reference

• IL_NONE – Interlocking disabled. All EAs trade freely without mutual restrictions.
• IL_PAIRS_12 – Single pair lock: EA1 ↔ EA2 block each other; EA3 and EA4 remain independent.
• IL_PAIRS_12_34 – Dual-pair lock: EA1 ↔ EA2 block each other and EA3 ↔ EA4 block each other
    • EA1 ↔ EA2
    • EA3 ↔ EA4
• IL_PAIRS_14_23 – Dual-pair lock: EA1 ↔ EA4 block each other and EA2 ↔ EA3 block each other
    • EA1 ↔ EA4
    • EA2 ↔ EA3
• IL_PAIRS_13_24 – Dual-pair lock: EA1 ↔ EA3 block each other and EA2 ↔ EA4 block each other
    • EA1 ↔ EA3
    • EA2 ↔ EA4
IL_TRIAD_123 – Three-way mesh: EA1, EA2 and EA3 interlock with each other; EA4 trades freely.
• IL_FULL – Complete mesh: every EA interlocks with the other three. Maximum protection, most restrictive.
• IL_CHAIN_A – Chain pattern A:
    • EA1 ↔ EA2, EA3
    • EA2 ↔ EA1, EA3
    • EA3 ↔ EA1, EA4
    • EA4 ↔ EA1, EA3
• IL_CHAIN_B – Chain pattern B:
    • EA1 ↔ EA2, EA4
    • EA2 ↔ EA1, EA4
    • EA3 ↔ EA2, EA4
    • EA4 ↔ EA2, EA3
• IL_CHAIN_C – Chain pattern C:
    • EA1 ↔ EA2, EA3
    • EA2 ↔ EA1, EA4
    • EA3 ↔ EA2, EA4
    • EA4 ↔ EA1, EA3
• IL_STAR_1 – Star hub on EA1: EA1 interlocks with EA2, EA3 and EA4; the other EAs interlock only with EA1, not among themselves.




Group 3  Schedule Blocking


• BlockBySchedule  – Master switch for time-based pauses.
• ScheduleEASelection – Which EAs the schedule affects.
• ScheduleDay  – Day filter (All, Mon…Sun).
• BlockStartHourGMT / Minute – Schedule start time (GMT).
• BlockEndHourGMT / Minute – Schedule end time (GMT).
• PauseEvenWithOrders  – Keep pause active even if positions are open.




Group 4  Notifications


• SendPushNotifications – Enable push alerts to MT5 mobile app.