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Technical studies are used to analyze markets and are often the basis for trading decisions. The studies all take market data and apply mathematical steps that result in a single value.

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This post combines four Excel functions for managing market performance measurements. The market performance measurements are the top ten and bottom ten percentage net changes. The time periods… more

This table is from Microsoft's Excel Help file for Reference Operators. It lists three Reference Operators.

In CQG Desktop or CQG One, you can write custom formulas for monitoring risk and account status using the "account." prefix. These formulas can be used to create custom columns or filters in the… more

In legacy Excel if a function required the data to be returned to be an array then you had to press Ctrl + Shift + Enter following entering the function. You would see curly brackets surrounding… more

The Double Dash Operator (--) is formally known as the double unary operator. It is used in Excel to convert non-numeric data like TRUE/FALSE statements or text-based numbers into actual integers… more

This post details a macro-enabled Excel Dashboard for monitoring Soybeans, Soybean Meal, and Soybean Oil contracts. The macro is a feature for managing the price axis on the charts. Excel may use… more

If Microsoft Excel is an app that you utilize for building market screening dashboards then you might periodically require updating the symbols used in the dashboards. For example, using an Excel… more

This post is another example of using Excel functions and RTD calls to screen a large portfolio. The sample dashboard tracks the holdings of the NASDAQ 100® Index (as of 8/02/2026). The screening… more

This post is another example of using Excel functions and RTD calls to screen a large portfolio. The sample dashboard is the holdings of the S&P 500® Index (as of 7/20/2026). The screening is… more