This post details the steps to pulling custom study values into Excel using RTD formulas. First, an overview of RTD formulas and parameters.
When CQG IC or QTrader are installed, a DLL… more
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The post CQG Primer: The Ultimate Smoother detailed a study developed by John Ehlers. You can find a detailed description of the Ultimate Smoother on the MESA Software website.
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John Ehlers developed the Ultimate Smoother study. https://www.mesasoftware.com/TechnicalArticles.htm The study is a two-pole low-pass digital filter designed to smooth price data while… more
This post detailed the Double Exponential Moving Average Study or DEMA. DEMA is helpful for technical analysis because it reduces the lag of traditional moving averages, such as the simple moving… more
The Double Exponential Moving Average study is a moving average calculation that reduces the lag associated with other moving averages. The Double Exponential Moving average is calculated as the… more
This post offers a downloadable CQG PAC for IC and QTrader and Excel dashboard that includes two custom studies that track a market's performance by measuring the price difference between the… more
In the March 2025 issue of Technical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES magazine John Ehlers, President of MESA Software, presented "A New Solution, Removing Moving Average Lag."
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The PriceToDollar function converts the prices of the particular market to their value. For example, below the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract's last price is 6003.75. And 6003.75 multiplied… more
Two recent posts CQG Primer: The Level Function and Level Function Using Excel RTD Formulas detailed using the Level function available in CQG IC and QTrader. The Level function plots two lines,… more
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