Two recent posts CQG Primer: The Level Function and Level Function Using Excel RTD Formulas detailed using the Level function available in CQG IC and QTrader. The Level function plots two lines, which identify the highest and lowest levels attained over a defined period. The first post showed… more
This post covers two topics: Details using the Chart Analog Overlay Study and the Percent Bar chart type.
Traders use the analog study to compare how markets are trading relative to each other. The Analog study enables up to ten market's price actions to be displayed on the same chart.… more
This post "CQG Primer: The Level Function" introduced the Level Function. The Level Function plots two lines, which identify the highest and lowest levels attained over a defined period. The default lookback period is 20 bars. Basically, the highest high and the lowest low over the last 20 bars… more
The Level Function plots two lines, which identify the highest and lowest levels attained over a defined period. The chart below displays the Level Function using the default lookback period of 20 bars. Basically, the highest high and the lowest low over the last 20 bars are plotted on the chart… more
Strategy builder was added in Version 9.9 and replaces Spread Builder.
Strategy Builder
Improved synthetic strategy supportAdded keyboard navigationCustomizable toolbarsThis video by CQG Product Specialist Jim Stavros details the steps to setting up a page in CQG One for trading a… more
This recent post "Quote Spreadsheet 2.0 TTM Squeeze and More" provided a page installed via a CQG PAC that included a CQG QSS V2 for monitoring the markets. The benefit of the Quote Spreadsheet 2.0 is a collection of markets, and the status of conditions and study values can be observed in a… more
This post details using CQG's Quote Spreadsheet 2.0, Instrument Monitor, chart and DOMTrader to monitor and trade a portfolio of instruments on a single page.
The benefit of the Quote Spreadsheet 2.0 is a collection of markets, and the status of conditions and study values can be monitored… more
The CQG XL Toolkit, which uses CQG's WebAPI to connect to CQG's servers for data. (unlike the CQG RTD Toolkit which connects to CQG IC or QTrader), has been updated to include pulling in historical bar data. This feature is the third button from the left named "Bars."
The Add-In does… more
This post "TTM Squeeze Indicator" detailed the TTM indicator, which is a combination of measuring volatility and momentum. The volatility is a condition where the Bollinger Bands contract and move within the Kelter Channels. The momentum indicator (histogram bars) is the momentum study smoothed… more
Markets move through phases: An uptrend (higher highs preceded by higher lows), a downtrend (lower lows preceded by lower highs) and sideways or consolidation price action.
Technical based traders look to a host of indicators to identify which phase a market is in to base trading decisions… more