[Papa Lazarou]

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]

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]

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]

Hi Papa,

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

1. http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-cqg-5135.html
2. http://www.traderslaboratory.com/for...-cqg-5136.html

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

[Papa Lazarou]

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]

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]

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]

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.