Telegram DrawnDown control

Requirements

• MetaTrader 5 (any broker)
• A Telegram account

  
  
  Step 1 — Create your Telegram Bot

  1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather
  2. Send /newbot and follow the prompts to set a name and username
  3. BotFather will reply with a Bot Token — copy and save it
  4. Send any message to your new bot (e.g. /start ) so it can detect your Chat ID
  5. Open the following URL in a browser to find your Chat ID: https://api.telegram.org/bot<YOUR_TOKEN>/getUpdates Look for "chat":{"id": 123456789} — that number is your Chat ID
     
     

  Step 2 — Allow WebRequest in MT5

  1. Go to Tools → Options → Expert Advisors
  2. Check Allow WebRequest for listed URL
  3. Add https://api.telegram.org to the list and click OK
     
     

Step 3 — Configure EA Inputs

Input	Description
InpBotToken	Your Bot Token from BotFather
InpChatID	Your Chat ID (numbers only)
InpDDThreshold	Drawdown % that triggers an alert (default: 5%)
InpDDCritical	Drawdown % that auto-closes all positions (0 = disabled)
InpUseEquityDD	true = Equity vs Balance · false = Floating P/L only
InpCheckIntervalSec	How often to check drawdown in seconds (default: 5)
InpPollingIntervalSec	How often to poll Telegram commands in seconds (default: 3)
InpAlertOnce	Send the DD alert only once per breach, instead of every check (resets once DD recovers below the buffer)
InpDDRecoveryBuffer	% below InpDDThreshold required before the alert is allowed to re-arm (default: 1.0)
InpSendStartupMsg	Send a Telegram message with balance/threshold when the EA starts
InpMagicFilter	Magic number to monitor (−1 = all orders)
InpSendDailyReport	Automatically send a daily P/L summary at InpDailyReportHour
InpDailyReportHour	Hour (0–23, broker/server time) the daily report is sent
InpMaxMagicsTracked	Max number of distinct Magic Numbers tracked on the dashboard (default: 40)

Step 4 — Attach the EA

• Drag DD_Guardian_Bot onto any chart (XAUUSD M1 recommended)
• The EA does not need to be on the same symbol as your trading bots
• If configured correctly, a startup message will appear in your Telegram chat within a few seconds
• A multi-column dashboard panel will also appear on the chart, showing live Balance, Equity, DD%, and a per-Magic-Number breakdown of positions and P/L, with on-chart buttons to toggle monitoring or close all positions

Telegram Commands

Command	Action
/status	Show current Balance, Equity, DD%, Max DD reached, total alerts, and a per-Magic-Number Buy/Sell breakdown
/dashboard	Show Balance, Equity, DD%, and a per-Magic-Number table (positions, volume, floating P/L, total P/L)
/daily	Send the daily P/L report on demand (start balance, realized P/L, floating P/L, net day P/L, trade count)
/closeall	Close all open positions immediately
/closeloss	Close only positions currently at a loss
/closeprofit	Close only positions currently in profit
/disable	Pause DD monitoring (does not close positions)
/enable	Resume DD monitoring and reset alert state

Alert Behaviour

• When DD exceeds InpDDThreshold , one alert is sent to Telegram. The alert resets automatically once equity recovers by InpDDRecoveryBuffer percent below the threshold, allowing the next alert to fire if DD rises again.
• When DD reaches InpDDCritical , all positions are closed automatically and a critical alert is sent. This fires only once per session.
• A startup message is sent when the EA loads and a shutdown message when it is removed from the chart.