Archive for the 'CQG Studies' Category

Studies on Studies in CQG

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

One aspect of some popular studies is the study is not normalized. That is, a study may not be range bound. For example, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) can only flash readings between zero and 100. On the other hand, the TradeFlow On Balance Volume (TFOBV) line is a running sum of the trades at […]

CQG 7.5 Upgrade and my Custom TradeFlow Studies

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Any traders upgrading to 7.5 will need to install a new version of my TradeFlow custom studies referenced in my writing. Here is the link to the CQG web site with the pac posted: http://www.cqg.com/AdditionalInfo/About-CQG/Articles.aspx

I will be moving to 7.5 after today to show some of the new features coming.

CQG Announces Software Release 7×5 Beta 1

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

CQG Integrated Client version 7×5 beta 1 is available for installation. Please contact CQG Customer Support at 1-800-525-1085 if you have questions.
Highlights of Analytics Features and Enhancements

TradeFlow: CQG’s updated TradeFlow chart offers not only quote data, but also depth of market data.
In addition, there are three ways to aggregate TradeFlow data: Smoothed, Range and by […]

Executed Bid/Ask Volume Data for Bar Charts

Monday, March 12th, 2007

Another new feature coming with release 7.5 is executed bid/ask volume data from the exchange’s electronic order book is available for custom studies and conditions for bar charts. This market data is similar to the TradeFlow volume work we provide for traders using TradeFlow charts and studies.

Volume analysis is a key part of my work […]

The CQG Order Ticker

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

One of the fun aspects about working for CQG is I get to see some new tools in the pipeline, and in this section, “From the Alpha/Beta Corner”, I will share with you some that I think you will find interesting, too.

The first one I will review is one scheduled for release with CQG 7.5 […]

The Relative Strength Index as a Trend Indicator

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

One aspect of oscillators, such as the relative strength the index (RSI) that traders may overlook is the impact the trend of the market has on the RSI readings. If the market is in a sustained up trend, the range of the RSI readings will shift upwards. In other words, an oversold reading by the […]

NYSE and NASDAQ Volume Ratios

Sunday, November 5th, 2006

Many equity traders and analysts focus on the advance decline statistics during the trading day. The advance decline numbers are simply the net number of stocks up from the previous day’s close and the number of stocks down on the day relative to the previous day’s close.
I prefer to focus on the up-volume and down-volume […]

Support and Resistance Zones

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Support and resistance is often thought of as a price level. For example, analysts and traders might discuss support for the E-mini S&P 500 futures contract is at the previous day’s low of 1343.00. As a trader, if you are looking for a place to go long would you wait for the market to actually […]

Thom Hartle’s View of Trading and the Financial Markets