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Thom Hartle

CQG offers the Moving Linear Regression Line study. When plotted on a chart the line (blue line below) is the endpoint of a best fit line using the least squares technique. This technique finds… more

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This post details using Excel's MAP function to rank the companies in the S&P 500 index performance relative to the S&P 500 index's performance. This is defined by today's percentage net… more

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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

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

Reference operatorMeaningExample: (colon)Range operator, which produces one reference… more
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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

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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

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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

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

Thom Hartle

This post details an Excel dashboard for measuring the Z-Score of stocks from the NASDAQ 100. The dashboard sets the parameters as user defined inputs for the time frame, the average lookback… more