Manual signals

Type a signal directly into the dashboard. Useful for testing your Flows, sending one-off trades, or sanity-checking signal format syntax.

When to use

Manual signals are not meant for live automated trading, use them for:

  • End-to-end Flow testing. Verify that a newly configured Flow, with all its rules and destinations, works before connecting a live signal source.
  • Signal format debugging. Try different signal strings to confirm Signalync parses them the way you expect before wiring them into a live alert.
  • One-off trades. Send a single trade through an existing Flow without leaving the dashboard.
  • Rule verification. Test how a Flow rule (time window, symbol allowlist, action allowlist) behaves with specific signal values.

Any active source works

Manual sending works with any active source you own, not just a Manual one. Create a dedicated Manual source on the Sources page if you want to keep dashboard-sent signals separate from your live sources.

Sending a signal

  1. 1

    Open the send signal page

    In the dashboard sidebar, open Signals, then click Send a signal at the top of the page. You can also navigate directly to /signals/manual.
  2. 2

    Select a source

    Choose the source to send through from the dropdown. Any active source you own can be used.
  3. 3

    Type your signal

    Enter a signal in the text field using the standard format, for example: EURUSD,buy,vol=0.1,sl_pips=50,tp_pips=100 See the signal format reference for all options.
  4. 4

    Send it

    Signalync processes the signal immediately and shows the result: the signal ID and the number of delivery attempts. Open the signal in the Signals table to inspect each delivery in detail.

Manual signals go through Flows

The signal is processed exactly like any other signal: it runs through every rule configured on the Flow and is delivered to real destinations, so a Flow mapped to an MT5 destination will place a real trade. If no enabled Flow maps the selected source to a destination, the signal is recorded but nothing is delivered. Manual signals also count toward your plan's signal quota.

Troubleshooting

Signal sent but no delivery attempt

Check that an enabled Flow exists with the source you selected as its input. Open Flows in the sidebar and confirm one includes that source. Also check whether any Flow rules (time window, symbol allowlist, action allowlist) might be blocking the signal.

Format error on submission

The signal text did not match the expected format. The minimum required fields are a symbol and an action, for example: EURUSD,buy Check the signal format reference for correct syntax.

Delivery shows “failed” in the Signals table

Click the signal row in the Signals table to open the delivery detail. The error message shows whether the MT5 destination was offline, the trade was rejected by the broker (for example insufficient margin), or another delivery error occurred. Make sure the Receiver EA is attached to a chart in the MT5 terminal with Algo Trading on, and that the destination shows Online on the Destinations page.