Thom Hartle

Request:

I want to chart the DDH6-EPH6*5 spread using a Heikin-Ashi chart. On a bar chart, I just see a closing line chart and it will not work in a Heikin-Ashi chart.

Solution:… more

Thom Hartle

Request:

The 12m DEC16DEC17 Eurodollar and the 12m DEC16DEC17 Sterling spread should be around 2, but I see 34. Why is this?

Solution:

In CQG the EDA spread is quoted as… more

Thom Hartle

This Microsoft Excel® dashboard displays trade system statistics pulled from CQG’s Backtesting module. Enter the system's “short’ name, chart time frame, and symbol.

This new version… more

Andy Hecht

There is a big difference between price and value. Price is a transparent number where buyers and sellers meet to transact. Value is a concept that often goes much deeper. We can all watch asset… more

Our next gateway upgrade is scheduled for the weekend of February 5, 2016. Along with several improvements and bug fixes, it will include these CAST changes:

Changes to Order Handler logins,… more
Thom Hartle

This Microsoft Excel® dashboard displays market data for natural gas spreads traded on the CME Globex platform. This monitor uses a matrix-style format. The outrights are along the top row and the… more

Thom Hartle

This Microsoft Excel® dashboard displays market data for Soybean Crush Spreads traded on the CME Globex platform. These spreads have an added layer of complexity due to the soybean contract not… more

2016 entered with a bang. Recent volatility has many of us questioning whether a rebound will be quick or slow to surface. The transition to growth of the global macro economy has been… more

Thom Hartle

This Microsoft Excel® dashboard displays today’s open interest and traded volume for all of the strikes by month for both call and put options on futures. In addition, the current put/call ratio… more

Andy Hecht

The final quarter of 2015 is now in the books and for the most part, it was more of the same for commodity prices. Overall, a composite of over thirty commodities moved lower once again in a… more