A Look at CQG XData

Charting and Analytics

Your data has more to tell you.

CQG XData

XData Overview
Creating a Proprietary Data File
Importing Proprietary Data into CQG
Charting Proprietary Data
Exporting CQG Data into a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet

XData Overview

Access real-time data on any CQG Chart within milliseconds.

XData allows you to import your proprietary data into the CQG Integrated Client. Once imported, the
data can be updated as frequently as every second.
You can formulate studies specific to your trading needs.
XData offers a variety of standard and custom studies and indicators so you can expose behavior
across markets.
Proprietary data joins CQG data seamlessly, enabling you to use one application for data analysis
without relinquishing control of your data and who can access it.
XData requires only a one-time setup. Once a data path has been established, CQG retains that path.

Creating a Proprietary Data File

Format your data to be used in CQG.

The data file should be represented in this column order:

Date, Time, Open, High, Low, Close.
Save your Excel spreadsheet as either tab delimited (.txt)
or space delimited (.prn) format.
While saving the file, the system may display additional
messages. Respond accordingly.
You must close the spreadsheet in order to view the data
in CQG.
Once the file is saved, you can then import the data into
CQG using the XData function.

Importing Proprietary Data into CQG

Add depth to your charting and analytical capabilities.

To create an XData QFormula:

1.
Click the QFormulas tab on the Define User
Formulas window.
2.
Click the New button.
3.
Click OK. The new QFormula will be displayed in
the list with the next QNumber in the series
assigned to it. Click the drop-down arrow to
change the QNumber or type a new number.
4.
Type the QFormula without using spaces or
special characters.
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Importing Proprietary Data into CQG (contd)

Add depth to your charting and analytical capabilities.

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Once you have created a new QFormula, click

the XData button.
Enter a CQG symbol in the Issue field. The symbol
will reflect the same holiday schedule, session
information, and price format as your
proprietary data.
On the Data Source field, click Browse to locate
the data file to use in the formula.
Select the date format you used in the data file.
Click OK.

Tip: If you are using numerous QFormulas, create a

naming convention for the descriptions. Keep the names
short and use the format Q.XXXX when placing the data
into a CQG Chart.

Charting Proprietary Data

Analyze your data with CQGs analytic tools.

Open a chart and specify the time to match the

time frame used in your data file spreadsheet. The
image on the right is an example of a daily chart.
You can add the XData curve to the chart using
the QNumber or QFormula description.
Once the data has been imported, you can analyze
it using CQGs library of over 200 analytic
tools, including:
- Bollinger Bands
- Relative Strength Index (RSI)
- Moving Average Convergence Divergence
(MACD)
In CQG IC version 7.9, you can analyze your
external data with these studies:
- Bar External Data
- CVB External Data
- TradeFlow External Data

Exporting CQG Data into an Excel Spreadsheet

Create a data file from a CQG Chart.

If you do not have your own data file, you can create one using CQG data:
1.
Open a chart in CQG.
2.
Right-click the Print button.
3.
Select Tabular Display.
4.
Highlight all the data in the table, and then press CTRL + C to copy the data
into the clipboard.
5.
Open a spreadsheet.
6.
Press CTRL + V to paste the data into the spreadsheet.
7.
Format the date in column A by using MM/DD/YY. The data can be ascending
or descending. CQG will automatically assign OHLC to four columns of data,
HLC for three columns, HL for two columns of data, and C for one column
of data.

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