Workspaces

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… 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

Recent posts detailed observing market data during pre-, current, and post-market sessions. The post View Pre and Post Sessions for Stocks detailed the steps to displaying a chart that included… more

This post, View Pre and Post Sessions for Stocks, detailed creating a custom session in CQG IC or QTrader to view on a chart pre-market and post market Bid and Ask activity for stocks.

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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

Traders who look to forward curves for analysis can create forward curves using Excel RTD calls. This post details some ways to create forward curves and some "tricks" to make the forward curves… more

The forward curves dashboard displays futures contracts White Maize (symbol: WMAZ), Yellow Maize (symbol: YMAZ), Wheat (symbol: WEAT), Soybeans (symbol: SOYA), and Sunflower Seeds (symbol: SUNS),… more

The Excel MAXIF function returns the maximum value from a range of cells and a criteria range. For example. The downloadable sample at the bottom of this post is determining the best performance… more