Studies

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… 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… 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… 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.… 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… 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… 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… more

CQG IC and QTrader users can chart bid and ask orders activity for stocks during pre-market trading hours and after-market trading hours. This requires a custom session and setting the chart data… more

Excel users with RTD links to both market and study data can design a real-time dashboard that can monitor a portfolio of instruments and the status of various studies. This is the topic of this… more

The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence indicator (MACD) was invented by Gerald Appel over 40 years ago. The study is an unbounded oscillator with two lines: MACD and MACDA.