CQG Missing Several Key Indicators

[Papa Lazarou 10]

Hi all,

 

I've just started using CQG, from previously using eSignal. I do like the look of CQG so far. However, I'm used to having the esignalcentral forum to discuss indicators - most of which seem to already be in the program or easily downloaded from people sharing in the forums there.

 

However, I can't for the life of me find an equivalent CQG forum until finding TradersLab. Any ideas where I can get the following indicators in CQG or if there are any CQG dedicated forums out there??

 

Chaikin Money Flow

Money Flow Index

ATR based trailing stop.

 

Appreciate any help or direction.

 

Cheers

Papa.

[Soultrader 12]

Hi Papa,

 

Are you familiar with the CQG formula and toolbox. If you have the coding behind the indicators, you should be able to replicate them as custom study.

 

Let me search around to see if any of my buddies have those available.

[Papa Lazarou 10]

Thanks Soultrader. It's appreciated.

 

I'm just having a play around with it now. I guess I will have to attempt to learn it somehow and code these studies myself. Hopefully you'll be able to find some of them. Fingers crossed!!

 

Very suprised they're not included though.

 

I'll wait to hear from you before I make an amateurish attempt!!

 

Thanks again

Papa.

[Soultrader 12]

Hi Papa,

 

I was able to obtain Chaikin and MFI for CQG. Please see the below threads:

 

1. http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f46/chaikin-money-flow-for-cqg-5135.html

2. http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f46/money-flow-index-for-cqg-5136.html

 

Unfortunately the ATR trailing stop is not available... I can not seem to find anyone with this.

[Papa Lazarou 10]

Thanks Soultrader!

 

The MFI seems to be working great.

 

Sorry I meant Chaikin Money Flow, not the Chaikin Oscillator....

 

I've found the formula for CMF.....

 

CMF = SUM(AD, n) / SUM(VOL, n)

where n = Period

 

and here's an article on it just for your info.... http://www.linnsoft.com/tour/techind/cmf.htm

 

Do you know anyone that might have this?

 

Thanks

Papa

[Soultrader 12]

Hi Papa,

 

Let me see if I can find it. No guarantees though. I guess one could write it but im no coder. (tried over and over again but still cant seem to figure out how to program!)

 

I do have a coder who builds conditionals, studies, backtests, etc... for me so will ask if he's already got it.

[Papa Lazarou 10]

Once again, thanks a lot for your time and effort.

 

Looking at the 'formula' behind the CMF it doesn't seem like it would be very difficult to code - I just need to learn the syntax for CQG though. I'll give it a stab and see where I get to in the mean time!

 

Papa

[Papa Lazarou 10]

Me again....

 

I've coded the following CMF which seems to work.....

 

Sum(A_D(@) ,period) / Sum(Vol(@) ,period)

 

This seems to work with no syntax errors, but the 2nd condition in the sum brackets automatically changes in the code from 'period' to '8' when pasting the above line into the custom study formula box .....

 

Sum(A_D(@) ,8) / Sum(Vol(@) ,8)

 

And I have no options once the study is in place to change the period. it seems fixed at 8.

 

If you could ask your friend if he knows why, that would be great.

 

Also, could you ask him what the '@' signs means? Does that just mean 'value'?

 

Thanks again.

[Soultrader 12]

Hi Papa,

 

@ simply means value I think. So a -1 would indicate volume one bar back a -2 would indicate volume 2 bars back. You can change this in the toolbox area.

 

Also, in order to change the parameters.... simply highlight the line and hit the setup button. (see pic below)

 

[Papa Lazarou 10]

Hi,

 

 

Thanks, I found the param bit that was causing me grief!! :-)

 

I've come up with this now....

 

Sum((((Close(@)- Low(@))-(High(@)- Close(@)))/(High(@)- Low(@)))* Vol(@),period) / Sum(Vol(@),period)

 

It's strange. At times it seems to look like reasonable values (i.e. +0.30, -0.25 etc), but the you change the timeframe or look back into the past and the values go very wrong! +9,500 as an example.

 

It should literally be the Accumulation distribution / volume for the same lookback period. Really can't figure out why it's not working as it should. Any ideas?

 

Obviously I've done something wrong, just don't know what!!

 

Thanks

Papa

Edited December 17, 2008 by Papa Lazarou

[Soultrader 12]

Hi Dave,

 

Let me get back to you on this tomorrow. Ill ask around and see I can come up with.

[Papa Lazarou 10]

It seems it was just a scaling issue. The scaling had gone a bit wild, ( i think that's what it is anyway!)

 

 

 

I've uploaded the pac for anyone to import and test.

 

If people have any other charting packages could they please test my CQG version of CMF against another package to see if the values are the same?

 

Thanks

Papa.

cmf.pac

[Soultrader 12]

Hi Papa,

 

Would it be okay if you release this officially at the forum here? http://www.traderslaboratory.com/forums/f46/

 

Would appreciate it. Thanks.

[Papa Lazarou 10]

Yes of course. But I'm really not sure if it's correct!! I'd like some people to review / test it if possible!

 

:-)

 

Also, remember you published the other chaikin study, which isn't the CMF, i think it's the Chaikin Oscillator?