Dashboard Guide
A complete guide to the PineHook dashboard — monitoring signals, managing licenses, and tracking your trading performance.
Video walkthrough coming soon.
The PineHook dashboard is your command center for managing licenses, monitoring incoming signals, and tracking trading performance across your MT5 accounts.
Navigation#
The left sidebar gives you access to the main sections of the dashboard:
| Section | What you do here |
|---|---|
| Overview | All your accounts at a glance — switch between them with one click and watch live balance, P&L, and connection health |
| Licenses | Create and manage your license keys |
| Signal Logs | Full history of every signal received |
| Analytics | Performance charts and trading metrics |
| Open Positions | View and manage trades currently open in MT5 |
| Settings | Password, 2FA, active sessions, and preferences |
| Subscription | Your current plan and upgrade options |
| Referrals | Your referral link and commission earnings (hidden during the beta period, returns at general availability) |
| Beta Updates | Team announcements, fixes, and feature notes during the beta period |
Connection Status#
Each license card shows a live connection indicator for its MT5 EA:
- Connected (pulsing green): the EA is online and receiving signals immediately.
- Last: <time ago> (amber): the EA has connected before but is currently offline. Signals queue on the server and replay when it reconnects, within your recovery window (see below).
- Never connected (blue): the license has never been used.
- Disabled (gray): the license has been manually disabled and won't accept signals.
Missed signals replay within your recovery window
Signals sent while your EA is disconnected are held on the server. When the EA reconnects, it replays the signals it missed within its signal recovery window (default 15 minutes, configurable to 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes in the EA's recovery settings). What happens to each replayed signal depends on your recovery mode (default Closures Only: missed close signals auto-execute to protect open positions, missed entries arrive as notifications only). Signals older than the recovery window are not replayed, so reconnect promptly to avoid missing signals.
Real-Time Updates#
The dashboard is connected to the server via WebSocket, so you see changes as they happen — no manual refresh needed:
- New signals appear at the top of the log immediately after delivery
- Connection status updates the moment the EA connects or disconnects
- Open positions reflect the current state of your MT5 account
- Balance and equity update after each confirmed trade
Getting Started#
If you just signed up, the typical first-time setup is:
- Create a license on the Licenses page.
- Copy your license key and paste it into the EA's License Key input field in MetaTrader.
- Attach the EA to any chart. It will connect automatically.
- Send a test signal from TradingView — it should appear in Signal Logs within seconds.
Need help with EA setup?
See the EA Installation and EA Configuration guides for a step-by-step walkthrough.